Keyboard Thoughts

[MacFevre]

I'm really happy with how my pit is progressing, at least with most of the physical aspects. One thing that keeps nagging at me though is the keyboard placement. Unfortunately, at least until every piece in the pit is operational, you've still have got to use the keyboard. I can't for the life of me figure out a decent place to put it!

 

So I was wondering what others have been doing with theirs that have a full pit setup? Was considering perhaps an articulating arm that you could just swing up and out of the way when not in use? I purchased a trackball that does pretty well for the mouse, though even finding a permanent place for that is giving me some difficulty. Found a pretty nice articulating arm for the keyboard at newegg, but they want $300 for it, which makes it kind of hard to swallow just to get the keyboard in and out of the way quickly.

 

So any thoughts? Love to hear what others think.

[98abaile]

Mini bluetooth keyboard. I'm sure there are plenty of ways you could stow it within easy reach. Stick a lanyard on it and hang it from your neck; velcro it to your desk or monitor bezel; use magnets to attach it to a non sensetive part of your warthog throttle; dashboard phone/GPS mount on the side of your computer case.

[MacFevre]

Haha! I can imagine me now sitting in my pit with keyboard strung around my neck! But very good idea. When I made my computer, I didn't think I'd ever need bluetooth, so might need to get a card for it. Still, thanks for the idea!

[cichlidfan]

VAC or one of the other similar products. Then you don't need the keyboard at all.