The perfect LightSpeed case!!!!!

Thank you, Laura Renke, for finding the perfect LS case -- the Saunders ReadiMate Portable Desktop. Just add padding (a piece of packing foam will do). There is a litle area for your USB cable. Laura further modified hers by removing the clip, but I'm leaving mine for now.

You can get it at Sams Club online for only $20.82. (I didn't have to pay shipping and got in in two days) at http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=345848

Lightspeed keypads

You can order keypads for your LS if you want. They are kind of thick and squishy. Some people like them; some don't. If you have applied your keypads and decide to take them off, it is a delicate process!

You must CAREFULLY remove the keypads. The pads have a very strong adhesive. You have to hold the key down while pulling the pad off. Underneath each key is a rubbery flap that goes under the plastic. If you pull the key up, the rubbery flap will come out from under the casing. (I found this out the hard way). After some cussing and hard work, you will get the pads off. Now there will be a lot of adhesive still stuck to the key.

It has been discovered by the LightSpeed Addicts Anonymous members over on www.depoman.com that Goo Gone is the substance to use to remove the glue. Use Q-tips to rub on small amount of Goo Gone and wipe. After the Goo Gone soaks into the glue, it will rub off easily. Be careful not to get any Goo Gone on the sides of the keys.

Lightspeed bag

http://www.ebags.com/gymspacific/macbook_poppy_sleeve_13/product_detail/index.cfm?modelid=80801

Ebags Macbook sleeve is the perfect size for the LS. It's not as sturdy as I would like, but it is doing a pretty good job. I put my writer and USB cord in the sleeve, then place the sleeve into my computer bag. I traveled with it like this to Washington, D.C., and back, and everything was fine.

I'm really back

Okay. December and on to now have been a whirlwind. Holidays in December, ACRA conference in January, NCRA Legislative Boot Camp in February, and all the while, moving my office from one courthouse to another. Now I am settled in, and I'm ready to update my LS website and blog! Sorry for the long absence.

Next weekend (March 29) I will be at the Georgia Shorthand Reporters Association Spring Technology Conference in Morrow, Georgia, outside of Atlanta. I will have my writer with me, so if you're there and you want to see it, look for me near the Stenovations room. We have a great group of Alabama digitalCAT users coming, so look for us Bama girls!

I'm back

After a busy holiday season, I'm back! 2007 ended with a flurry, of work and personal things, so I didn't really have time to post.

I am using my little red LS on a regular basis and still loving it. I demo'd the writer at the Alabama Court Reporters Association Midwinter Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. So many reporters and students stopped by and tried it out. It's funny how some people are a little scared of it! But I encouraged them to sit down and write.

Most asked questions (and the answers):
1. What software does it work with?
Any software that has Baron or Smartwriter as a choice for input.
2. How much does it cost?
$1,995.
3. How long did it take you to get used to it?
It takes about 15 minutes to get used to the touch of the keys. It takes about two weeks of tweaking to get the sensetivity settings set.
4. Do you really use it?
YES!

The newest color is cobalt blue, and it is really pretty. But I still love my red Etch-A-Sketch, as I fondly refer to it.