From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 22 16:15:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2F81106564A for ; Sat, 22 May 2010 16:15:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from parv@pair.com) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.122]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A4F08FC0C for ; Sat, 22 May 2010 16:15:00 +0000 (UTC) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=XlIRUSWzFvHiorqRgyN8fup7OiOLcGcwhtEWqPJTlSs= c=1 sm=0 a=wbKXeunVgZ0A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=64iin7ZDX+lUS8OB6KzQoA==:17 a=KLqrJeoNiBhsYVOUy6kA:9 a=OZv2FKVsa10V_7yedgYPlck4l0MA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=jKRid43F7UoA:10 a=64iin7ZDX+lUS8OB6KzQoA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 98.150.184.250 Received: from [98.150.184.250] ([98.150.184.250:59642] helo=localhost.hawaii.res.rr.com) by hrndva-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.39 r()) with ESMTP id EE/04-03066-20308FB4; Sat, 22 May 2010 16:14:59 +0000 Received: from holstein.holy.cow (parv [127.0.0.2]) by localhost.hawaii.res.rr.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D8F95C80; Sat, 22 May 2010 06:17:38 -1000 (HST) Received: (from parv@localhost) by holstein.holy.cow (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o4MGHa1Q006109; Sat, 22 May 2010 06:17:36 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from parv@pair.com) X-Authentication-Warning: holstein.holy.cow: parv set sender to parv@pair.com using -f Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 06:17:36 -1000 From: parv@pair.com To: Polytropon Message-ID: <20100522161736.GC5804@holstein.holy.cow> Mail-Followup-To: Polytropon , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, kline@thought.org References: <20100522034707.GA5188@thought.org> <20100522091753.a2f3b17d.freebsd@edvax.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100522091753.a2f3b17d.freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: kline@thought.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: an ACK, still here... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 22 May 2010 16:15:00 -0000 in message <20100522091753.a2f3b17d.freebsd@edvax.de>, wrote Polytropon thusly... > ... > I had a similar problem, too: USB slot only on the back of the PC, > hard to reach, and that's why uncomfortable and furthermore > unusable. > > My solution was to get an USB cable USB-A plug to USB-A socket, > quite simple, and have the USB socket (now on wire) directly > on the desk. > > If you recognize you often need more than one USB slot, you > usually would decide to get an USB hub ... > One of the most comfortable solutions I've seen (and used) > is to have a USB slot (ot two, usually) on the keyboard. A > good example for this is the Apple keyboard, and of course > the Sun USB type 7 keyboard. ... When one buys a hub, please have one with (the option to use) external power supply as keyboard ports may be underpowered. That will become a factor when powering a, well, power hungry(ier) USB devices (say, a 2.5 in HDD in an external enclousre). - parv --