I have a Kinesis Classic MPC keyboard. I am trying to use it with my MacBook. What should I do? I have tried the keyboard assistant and it's useless, it just hangs when I press the key required.
a little digging found this: (oops lost the link, but google "kinesis mpc keyboard support macbook")
Do I have any gripes? Here they are:
1. The power key is tucked back behind and under the keys, which is a very awkward location for doing keyboard RESTARTS.
2. This keyboard can also be used by PC users, and the PC power key does power up the Macintosh, but leaves everything on the Mac frozen. This PC power button stays ON when pressed, and needs to be pressed again to enter the OFF position. Very inconvenient, especially, when a newbie presses it by accident. (There is a long version of this story involving plenty of unprintable words, which I will save for another time.)
Jon Biggs from Kinesis explains:
I can understand your frustration when you accidentally press this button instead of the power button. In actuality, the PC power key of which you refer is the Mac/PC selector button and is not a PC power key. When you push the button to the "in" position it switches it to PC mode and when you push the button to the "out" position it switches to the Mac mode. The power key located next to the Mac/PC selector button is used only when the keyboard is in the Mac mode and operating with a Mac. Therefore, the selector button is only used to switch between operating systems and not to power up the computer.
Okay, Jon. I promise I'll only press the correct power key.
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(oops lost the link, but google "kinesis mpc keyboard support macbook")
Do I have any gripes? Here they are:
1. The power key is tucked back behind and under the keys, which is a very awkward location for doing keyboard RESTARTS.
2. This keyboard can also be used by PC users, and the PC power key does power up the Macintosh, but leaves everything on the Mac frozen. This PC power button stays ON when pressed, and needs to be pressed again to enter the OFF position. Very inconvenient, especially, when a newbie presses it by accident. (There is a long version of this story involving plenty of unprintable words, which I will save for another time.)
Jon Biggs from Kinesis explains:
I can understand your frustration when you accidentally press this button instead of the power button. In actuality, the PC power key of which you refer is the Mac/PC selector button and is not a PC power key. When you push the button to the "in" position it switches it to PC mode and when you push the button to the "out" position it switches to the Mac mode. The power key located next to the Mac/PC selector button is used only when the keyboard is in the Mac mode and operating with a Mac. Therefore, the selector button is only used to switch between operating systems and not to power up the computer.
Okay, Jon. I promise I'll only press the correct power key.