Question stimulated by request for 'evidence' in another thread
Poll: Using an external keyboard with laptop - business use
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I'm never but I always plug a mouse in , trackpads annoy the carp out of me
Got some buttons missing on mine, so plug in an external keyboard most times.
If its just emails and other nonsense I don't bother, if there's drawings or big spreadsheets or video editing then the external mouse and keyboard come out and usually plug the thing into a larger monitor as well (sometimes 2 for video work)
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I think that's probably the approach that many/most of us take in relation to 'business use'.
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Again, I think that is probably roughly what a high proprium of us do.
In my case, I don't do that much with a laptop on a train/plane/whatever (but, if I did, I obviously would use the 'internal' keyboard etc.) but, for me, the most common place I use a laptop when 'away' is either in a client's 'meeting room' and/or a hotel room - and, in both those cases, I would again only use the laptop's 'internal' keyboard etc. In fact I would imagine that the great majority of people, like me, would not even think of travelling with a keyboard (let alone monitor!) as well as my laptop!
Edit: to all my readers - if you haven't yet seen and voted on the 'sister poll', relating to personal/business use of laptops, it would be good if you could look, and vote! Thanks.
Kind Regards, John
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Always when at a desk in the office or at home, but never when out and about.
A man after my own heart - how anyone can be happy with 'touch pads' is a bit beyond my understanding
Well, it could again be a 'wireless thingy' but, if wired, you probably know how to plug a USB plug into a socket
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EddieM
I once worked with a colleague who swapped the left and right mouse button functionality over as he was left handed, weirdo, and that's from someone who's also of the sinister persuasion.
Yes, I think that all mouse drivers allow that Not being left-handed, I don't really know, but, at first sight, I wouldn't have thought that it would necessarily make much difference 'which button was which' when one learned how to use a mouse (and its buttons) - but maybe I'm wrong.
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EddieM
Makes no difference at all for the user, but if for some reason they need to ask someone else to show them how to do something all mayhem ensues.
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