live

http://www.dx.com/p/__-239705

A 92-key wireless keyboard+mouse combination.

With a lithium-ion battery and charging cable, broad compatibility and tiny-but-functional size, this is an inexpensive and handy device.

mouse: HID\VID_046D&PID_C01B\6&a742701&1&0000
keyboard: HID\VID_413C&PID_2003\6&34a825d5&0&0000
Although the box is labelled RT-MWK08, there is no indication of this being a "Rii"
Not well tested, but strongly triggers MF sensitivity in my left hand.
There are alternate versions of this keyboard: colours, Russian character set, and a 2x AA battery-operated one.
I did not require a driver installation for Windows 10.

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Bic VelocityGel

2016-02-02

hardware, liked, live, loved, proprietary hardware, writing

(company page, on Wikipedia)
http://www.bicworld.com/en/products/details/59/velocity-gel

These are high-quality pens which use ceramic-tipped water-based refills.

When my Kyocera pen ran out of ink, I explored some other pens. Unfortunately, I fell in love with the Bic VelocityGel. It's not a fancy pen, so it lacks the sort of ritualization of a very high quality pen and a pen with a cap. But its ink and the writing experience are spectacular.

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Moleskine

2016-01-08

hardware, liked, live, loved, proprietary hardware, writing

(on Wikipedia)
www.moleskine.com

These are high-quality notebooks with archival quality paper.

Much of my writing is pen and paper, and it turns out that good paper also matters a lot. I'm perfectly comfortable with cheap paper in a three-ring binder, but I want something much better for travel and for long-term storage. A bookshelf of these little notebooks also look a hell of a lot better than binders.

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Logitech C110

2015-08-06

desktop hardware, Glances, hardware, input devices, live, Logitech, proprietary hardware, USB hardware, webcams, Windows 10 hardware, Windows 8 Hardware, Windows XP hardware, zombie

http://support.logitech.com/product/webcam-c110

Obsoleted by the Logitech C525.

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NZXT H2 Silent Mid-Sized Tower

2014-07-29

computer cases, desktop hardware, hardware, liked, live, proprietary hardware, quiet computing, reviews

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/103-h2-case.html

aka NZXT CS-NT-H2-B or H2-001-BK

Conclusion: Seems great!

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Pen and Paper

2014-04-01

hardware, intelligence, live, my writing, writing

I write short stories. On paper. With a pen.

One of the obvious questions one would have come to mind when seeing me work is "Why use pen and paper?" In an era of computers and sophisticated writing software, isn't the pen obsolete? Not even close.

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Logitech MX-310

2012-09-09

desktop hardware, Glances, hardware, input devices, liked, live, Logitech, mice, proprietary hardware, USB hardware, Windows 10 hardware, Windows 8 Hardware, Windows XP hardware

http://support.logitech.com/en_ca/product/mx310-optical-mouse

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Thermaltake ST0026Z Max 5 Duo SATA HDD Rack

2012-09-09

desktop hardware, hardware, IDE hardware, live, proprietary hardware, storage, USB hardware, Windows 10 hardware, Windows 8 Hardware, Windows XP hardware

http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00001852

A tool-free dock. Plug a hard drive in like a floppy. Does not support hot swapping, but doesn't need to. Turn it off, plug in a hard drive, turn it on.

Has two front-facing IDE ports.

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