Logitech G15 OWNERS MUST HAVE

[SlappY]

Ok, couple of peeps have got this keyboard, very few realise it's potential. That little screen thingy does not just look pretty, it can be DAMM useful, provided the correct applets are loaded. I have put together a little list of applets I have loaded at the mo.

Finally all the new applets seem to be making use of the programmable buttons.

First off. Download the latest driver. They have added 2 new applets from the original. #1: A POP3 mail checker. Will query your mail account and check for new messages before downloading them. Tells you what is waiting on the server for you, you may even delete right off the server from the programmable buttons. #2: Stopwatch and countdown. Very handy.

Next up is the long awaited Battlefield 2 applet. This will give you server stats, squad config, score, rank, deaths, kills, kit, team kills, grenades left, and anything else. Also allows you to create your own screen. Again they may be cycled from the prgrammable buttons.

For the GW fellas. I found a Teamspeak applet that will tell you who is talking right on the LCD screen. Also allows you to mute the mic and the Teamspeak output from the programmable keys. Gives you channel information too.

Ever been in a game and need to take down some notes. Well the Notepad applet is just for that, turn the LCD into a little notepad that you can type directly on to.

Everyone needs a network monitor, so I included one of them too. Gives you up speed, down speed, bytes transfered, etc.

Also added a link to a RSS reader. Pops the latest posts on the screen. Perhaps Geek or someone could expose the shoutbox as an RSS feed, then we could get the latest shouts delivered directly to our keyboards?

AMD have also released an applet that does detailed reporting on the CPU itself. Voltages, freq's, etc... if you into that sort of thing.

Personally I turn off the auto applet cycling and switch manually.

Here are the links:

G15 Drivers
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/do...ftwareid=11334

AMD LCD
http://www.logitech.com/promotions/p...ontentid=11264

G15Netspeed, LogiSimpleRSS
http://www.g15mods.com/mods.html

Battlefield 2
http://www.g15forums.com//index.php?...fileinfo&id=56

G15 Notepad
http://www.g15forums.com//index.php?...fileinfo&id=72

[Albereth]

Thanx slapster - I did get the BF2 applet and I am not sure that it is just so straight forward to install - machine was behaving a little weirdly but that could be other factors. Have you tried it?

Must try the auto cycle

How does the stopwatch work? (Too lazy too read stuff)

[rainy]

What s the current price tag on the G15?

[SlappY]

BF2 applet was very easy. I got it running full time on my PC with no impact.
Just let it do its install thing then hide the tray icon (no need for it really).
It is configurable. The BF2 applet has its own auto cycle in it, to cycle within the BF2 applet only. It has 4 info screens to cycle between.

The logitech drivers have a auto cycle in them, which flips between applets (emulating the button press) Problem is that often you are half way through reading something and it will change.

The timer applet has a timer on the left and the stopwatch on the right. Then the 2 of the programable buttons are for start/stop and reset, then the other 2 are for similar operations on the other timer.

[SlappY]

Best is to get it from Rectron. R575 incl. Else go to Incredible Corruption and fork over about R750.

[rainy]

[Albereth]

Slappy - your link to the notepad is the same as the one to the BF2 applet

[SlappY]

Well now that just wont do!
Link fixed! Soz

[Askari]

Is the G15 and the BF2 applet fully x64 compatible?

[Megnut3025]

It is terrble when Geriatic old men need to get a "special" keyboard to be able to keep up with us young stuff
(Posted by The one and only PUNKY)

/ Punky sneeks off to go get 1