Broadband in the workshop

**Wired1** · 2nd January 2008, 18:39

Well what better way for a sparky to spend the day after new year than to install high speed internet access into the workshop. I'm always looking up the parts catalogue on the Yamaha site, or reading CD versions of manuals so I thought it was about time, and I'm sick of printing out screeds of pages only to get grease all over them and have to print them out again. Plus I can keep an eye on my emails, turdeme and the KB site without having to wash my hands etc. I'll have to make a pointer thing that I can use when I've got shit all over me otherwise I'll bugger the laptop.
The wife had a bemused look on her face when she saw what I was doing but as long as I sell a bike every now and then she's happy...

**sAsLEX** · 2nd January 2008, 18:45

A cheap mouse is only a few dollars so just replace them as they get full of grease

**rwh** · 2nd January 2008, 18:51

Originally Posted by Wired1

I'll have to make a pointer thing that I can use when I've got shit all over me otherwise I'll bugger the laptop.

You should be able to get a dirt cheap usb keyboard and mouse that'll do the job (says he typing on his laptop with greasy fingers, in the gargre (with wifi))

There are also rubber keyboards that are supposed to resist harsh environments - I think I've seen them at the local Domino's Pizza ... hmm, I think this is it - not so cheap though:
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspeci...?ItemID=106674
Here's a cheaper one:
http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspeci...?ItemID=340405

Richard

**Wired1** · 2nd January 2008, 19:07

Cool, well I'm a bit relieved to see that I'm not the only one. I like the roll-out rubber keyboard, I could wrap them around whatever I was working on. The cheap mouse idea is probably the go, I see them on turdme for under $20 and you could put a ball-less one in a plastic bag I would guess.

**Monsterbishi** · 3rd January 2008, 09:07

We run a wireless network here, wife uses a laptop, and I have a HP Ipaq PDA, so I can be under the car/bike in question and looking up stuff at the same time :-)

**Wired1** · 3rd January 2008, 09:11

Originally Posted by Monsterbishi

We run a wireless network here, wife uses a laptop, and I have a HP Ipaq PDA, so I can be under the car/bike in question and looking up stuff at the same time :-)

Now that's just showing off, fucks sake - we've only just got hot running water in the Nelson!

**sAsLEX** · 3rd January 2008, 10:07

Originally Posted by Wired1

we've only just got hot running water in the Nelson!

Hot running water!

**Storm** · 3rd January 2008, 10:38

Whats wrong with some Glad wrap? Cheap,easily available, can replace when needed.

There you go-dont say I never did anything for ya

**Wired1** · 7th January 2008, 18:12

Took me a while to figure out what you were going to do with the gladwrap! yes that's a great idea.
Now all I need is a beer fridge (come on, everyone north of the Bombays already has one right?)

**Wasp** · 18th January 2008, 22:57

yet another reason why macbooks suck - white keys

**more_fasterer** · 21st January 2008, 08:14

You have broadband in the gargre but no beer fridge???

**scracha** · 21st January 2008, 08:50

Originally Posted by Wired1

The cheap mouse idea is probably the go, I see them on turdme for under $20 and you could put a ball-less one in a plastic bag I would guess.

Bwahaha. You can get the cheap old fashioned ones with balls (ooer) for about $1.50!

Get yourself a bluetooth mouse and keyboard and big LCD telly to plug the laptop into. That way you can just glance up at the online manuals.