The XSkey is one very valuable little piece. I wonder how sensitive it is to mechanical wear and tear. It is very convenient to keep the XSkey in the key-holder, but can it be damaged by this? What happens if it ceases to function? Is it easy to get it replaced? Bjorn

> The XSkey is one very valuable little piece. I wonder how sensitive it > is to mechanical wear and tear. It is very convenient to keep the > XSkey in the key-holder, but can it be damaged by this? What happens > if it ceases to function? Is it easy to get it replaced? > Bjorn > Hi there, I have it in my keychain, but protected it with one of those tiny USB connector plastic covers that came with my Apple keyboard. I guess the only bad thing that can happen to an xskey is to damage the connector (or losing it... xD) Regards, Juande www.cambiodeplanes.com

bjornblomberg wrote: > The XSkey is one very valuable little piece. I wonder how sensitive it > is to mechanical wear and tear. It is very convenient to keep the XSkey > in the key-holder, but can it be damaged by this? What happens if it > ceases to function? Is it easy to get it replaced? I keep mine permanently plugged into one of the USB sockets on the back of my Apple display (the other one goes to the keyboard and mouse, and I occassionally plug my digital camera into the other USB socket on the keyboard). Sort-of like this ASCII-art: +----+ /============| () | | +---------+ | |####| | | | [<=XSKey |####[<====>] | | | +------------[<==Mouse | | | | | [<=>] Keyboard | |....| | +---------+ | +------------[<=Êmera +____+ =============/ All seems to work nicely, and the XSKey is tucked away out of sight. Neil -- Neil Johnson :: Computer Laboratory :: University of Cambridge :: http://www.njohnson.co.uk http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~nej22 ---- IEE Cambridge Branch: http://www.iee-cambridge.org.uk ----

Juan de Dios Martín <cambiodeplanes@c...> wrote: > I have it in my keychain, but protected it with one of those tiny USB > connector plastic covers that came with my Apple keyboard. I guess the > only bad thing that can happen to an xskey is to damage the connector > (or losing it... xD) I would recommend you insure it PT www.petethomas.co.uk

El sábado, 1 febr, 2003, a las 00:33 Europe/Madrid, Pete Thomas <lug@...> escribió: > Juan de Dios Martín <cambiodeplanes@c...> wrote: >> I have it in my keychain, but protected it with one of those tiny USB >> connector plastic covers that came with my Apple keyboard. I guess the >> only bad thing that can happen to an xskey is to damage the connector >> (or losing it... xD) > > I would recommend you insure it Thanks for the advice! Can you insure a keychain? Thought about that but I believed it couldn't be done. Actually, I only take it out from my main computer when I need to do something else in other place. Recently I started using Logic & my iBook to perform live with EVB3 and sometimes I'm a little worried about losing my xskey. I'd like to buy a second Logic (Audio or Gold) plus softsynths for the live work, but I can't at this moment. Regards, Juande www.cambiodeplanes.com

>> Bjorn: > > It is very convenient to keep the XSkey > > in the key-holder, but can it be damaged by this? >Juan: > I have it in my keychain, but protected it with one of those tiny USB > connector plastic covers that came with my Apple keyboard. > Neil: > I keep mine permanently plugged into one of the USB sockets on the back o=> f > my Apple display (the other one goes to the keyboard and mouse, and I > occassionally plug my digital camera into the other USB socket on the > keyboard). Thanks. Good idea, but I cannot keep it permanently connected since my main=computer is a laptop. I guess I need to get something like Juan's small pla=stic cover for the connector. Bjørn

> Thanks. Good idea, but I cannot keep it permanently connected since my > main computer is a laptop. I guess I need to get something like Juan's > small plastic cover for the connector. How about a USB extension lead, so that at least you can place the XSKey somewhere safer than sticking out the side of your Mac? Neil -- Neil Johnson :: Computer Laboratory :: University of Cambridge :: http://www.njohnson.co.uk http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~nej22 ---- IEE Cambridge Branch: http://www.iee-cambridge.org.uk ----

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, Neil Johnson <nej22@h...> wrote: > How about a USB extension lead, so that at least you can place > the XSKey somewhere safer than sticking out the side of your Mac? Now, if emagic did a nice two- or three-button USB mouse, with a built-in dongle slot (so that the dongle disappears almost entirely inside the mouse), and maybe a few logic-supported extras, like a dedicated wheel or something ... [Erk]