Registered: Aug 2001
Location: TX
Posts: 80

I really like the Stowaway keyboard!

My husband surprised me with a keyboard for my VDX. I love it! How did I survive this past year without it? I have wanted one but wasn't sure how I would put it to use. I work in a medical lab and it is not always possible to leave my workstation to go type up policies or procedures. Now I can just plop my gear down and write in between the patient batches. Not to mention all my class notes I can type on it and carry with me to study during my free time! This is great!

Teri

Registered: Dec 2000
Location: Elkins Park, Pa
Posts: 577

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I love it!

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Who doesn't?

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Registered: Jan 2001
Location:
Posts: 118

Fun fact of the week

Went to Compusa this weekend and had my Deluxe and stowaway. Just for a lark, I beamed the driver to the Prism that they had chained to the display counter and snapped my keyboard onto it. Worked fine. WooHoo! I now have an upgrade path and can keep my keyboard and modules!

Cheers!

Tucson Sailors

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 1

I've been using the Stowaway keyboard for about six months and I feel it's the best add-on available for the Visor!

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: beach
Posts: 71

Question

I too like the stowaway so far... when I can get it to work. Is it uncommon to have trouble connecting it correctly? Sometimes it takes me 4 or more times to get it to connect to my plat correctly. It seems like I should just be able to connect it and it work, but it doesn't always "take". A few times it also seemed to stop working with the plat in mid-sentence. I contacted Targus last week and haven't heard back yet. I have no trouble synching my plat so I don't think it's the plat's connection. I was wondering if anyone else had/has that trouble. If it's not a matter of getting used to connecting it just right, I'll return it for another.

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: TX
Posts: 80

I had a little bit of trouble at first. I also seemed to have it quit in the middle of typing, then no matter what key I pushed I would get a "4" as the output. When trying to clear that out I would disconnect and start over. Same problem. This happened about 3 times before I downloaded the latest driver from the Targus website. I deleted the old driver and installed the new and haven't had a bit of problem since then. By the way, I did all this in about 30 minutes from the time I opened the box until I got it running. I don't want you to think I suffered for several days!

Try getting the latest driver (remove the old one first) and give it another shot. If that doesn't work, maybe you have a bad keyboard. Exchange it and try again.

Good luck, you'll love it once you get it working every time!

Teri