The modems are fine. Pardon my language, but buy a damn surge protector. One that protects the phone line! I work for an ISP, and I deal with modems that get blown out by lightning strikes all the time. The TiVo has a modem too, so the same applies. The difference is that on a TiVo, the modem is on the mainboard, and not in a slot. Sometimes this can cause more damage than just replacing a modem chip. My girlfriend's TiVo (yes. she got it because I got one, which I got because a friend got one, etc..) got hit pretty hard. Took out the whole mainboard. I've got pictures of blown chips. We mailed it in, and for $124, (regardless of problem) TiVo repaired it. this is a bargain. I've got no problems with TiVo at all.
I used to work for that company way back in the beginning. I've got the left one mapped as an "alt" and the others simply turned off. (as I recall) It works quite well that way. Of course, the keys still *look* like windows keys, but they're black, and this can be solved quite easily with the little help of a Sharpie marker.
It's been around for a few years now, but by far, the best ergonomic keyboard I've *ever* used. I own one, in fact. these little beauties attach to the arms of a chair and articulate in most every direction to suit whatever needs you may have.
http://www.ergointerfaces.com/
check it out, this is one seriously cool piece of equipment.
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The modems are fine. Pardon my language, but buy a damn surge protector. One that protects the phone line! I work for an ISP, and I deal with modems that get blown out by lightning strikes all the time. The TiVo has a modem too, so the same applies. The difference is that on a TiVo, the modem is on the mainboard, and not in a slot. Sometimes this can cause more damage than just replacing a modem chip. My girlfriend's TiVo (yes. she got it because I got one, which I got because a friend got one, etc..) got hit pretty hard. Took out the whole mainboard. I've got pictures of blown chips. We mailed it in, and for $124, (regardless of problem) TiVo repaired it. this is a bargain. I've got no problems with TiVo at all.
I used to work for that company way back in the beginning. I've got the left one mapped as an "alt" and the others simply turned off. (as I recall) It works quite well that way. Of course, the keys still *look* like windows keys, but they're black, and this can be solved quite easily with the little help of a Sharpie marker.
It's been around for a few years now, but by far, the best ergonomic keyboard I've *ever* used. I own one, in fact. these little beauties attach to the arms of a chair and articulate in most every direction to suit whatever needs you may have.
http://www.ergointerfaces.com/
check it out, this is one seriously cool piece of equipment.