Posted: May 12, 2002
Written by: Justin "The Sheriff" Woods

Cordless Freedom Optical (continued)

The configuration of each button is made extremely simple. Logitech places a shortcut in your program files, as well as the ability to launch the config tool from an icon on your system tray. This same icon can be used to launch sites, which are also configurable. You're given the option of selecting a menu, an Internet site, Logitech's ITouch Site, or a program.

I do want to take a moment and mention on thing that really needs to be changed on all future revision of Logitech's wireless keyboards, and that is the lack of a Caps Lock or Number Lock LED on the keyboard. They do supply a software version of these two important LEDS, but it sits in your system tray, and if you're like me, you hide your taskbar, which negates the usefulness of this feature. I don't know why they do this, but I found this same issue on one of my older wireless keyboards. Maybe they use too much battery juice, in any even, I would gladly buy 5 batteries, instead of the now required 4 to power this board if I could have my LEDs back.

The next grouping of buttons is called the "Internet zone 2", and is located a the top left-hand side of the keyboard. Labelled "Finance", "My Sites", "Community", and "Favorites", the buttons are there for quick access to sites like online banking and finance sites. Of course, they can all be reprogrammed to launch applications or other sites. Push button frag fests, Yeah Baby!! I have to admit, being able to push a button and launch Quake 3, UT, Max Payne, and Dungeon Siege is pretty sweet, and the best part is, this is only half the buttons!! As I said earlier, the buttons are very easily configured too.

The Internet Zone 2

Now, let's look at the next addition, the "Media Zone".

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