When [Tom] got tired of the large size of his Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard, he decided to hack a recently acquired Apple Adjustable Keyboard for use with Windows. After removing the ancient ADB based control board from the Apple keyboard, he was able to map the keys and transplant the Microsoft keyboard’s USB control board into the Apple keyboard. After soldering the control board into the keyboard with old IDE cables, all that was left was to add some diodes to prevent ghost key presses, and the keyboard hack was complete. [Tom] offers a spreadsheet of the results…

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You may have noticed that my posting has dropped off lately…things have gotten really busy of late, so – rather than individual postings, here’s my “Bulk April Update” of the miscellaneous cool items I’ve found:In studying for my CCIE Voice, I’ve found that the CCIE Voice is actually the most “desired” CCIE right now (based on a 2007 survey). Wow! That’s good newsI was recently at a Phoenix Cisco User Group meeting and needed WIFI access. The receptionist asked me for my info (name, company, etc…), typed it into a webpage, and printed out a paper that showed my personalized,…

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