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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: zwmalone on Tue, 16 June 2009, 10:02:35

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: zwmalone on Tue, 16 June 2009, 10:02:35

Free case badges AND replacement stickers for your windows keys, even those funky orb style ones: http://system76.com/article_info.php?articles_id=9

Found it on a Digg article, just thought I'd share the love :hug:
(http://system76.com/images/freeStuff/Ubuntu_Key2.jpg)

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: jelly on Tue, 16 June 2009, 11:09:55

anyone can help me get a set?

dont have my country in it ):

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: bigpook on Tue, 16 June 2009, 11:25:44

way too go!

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: cchan on Tue, 16 June 2009, 13:22:21

Jelly: PM me.

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: ironcoder on Tue, 16 June 2009, 13:35:26

That's hilarious. Can I get some for Slackware and Solaris?

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: zwmalone on Tue, 16 June 2009, 13:37:25

You'll have to make those yourself...  System 76 is an Ubuntu systems distributor...  I'm getting 2 or 3 sets and can help the international members who want a set as it seems they are only available in the US...

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: pex on Tue, 16 June 2009, 14:37:23

Now we just need someone who provides a free SASE service to send system76 our envelopes!

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: rdjack21 on Wed, 17 June 2009, 10:39:52

I agree with ripster just sand blast the lettering of the top of the key and be done with it.

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 17 June 2009, 10:42:00

Quote from: rdjack21;97054

I agree with ripster just sand blast the lettering of the top of the key and be done with it.

Or just stop caring.

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: bigpook on Wed, 17 June 2009, 10:43:34

lol, yeah, I'll just drag the ol' sandblaster from the garage and have at it.

The last time I saw a sandblaster was when I was a kid and my neighbor was sandblasting his camero down to the metal. Went through a whole bunch of sand before he was done. But what do I know. Maybe there is a personal size sandblaster that can be used.

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: bigpook on Wed, 17 June 2009, 10:47:50

Quote from: itlnstln;97055

Or just stop caring.

I can understand completely where some people just don't understand but for some of us it can be the most annoying thing. I don't want to see the windows logo on any computing hardware that I own. Yeah, that may be silly and irrational to some, but I don't run windows. And I don't want to have to look at that logo.


On another note, I like how the HHKB makes it the "diamond key". Thats at least neutral.

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: lal on Wed, 17 June 2009, 11:29:02

It's a pity that the key stickers are only available to people in the U.S. :(
Zwmalone, thanks for the offer, that is very kind!  Although it could be a bit hard putting a sticker on the bump of the newer Vista style keys.   Maybe that's the reason they made the key like that, to make it harder glueing something over it.  Time for some conspiracy theory?  :)

Title: Ubuntu Users rejoice! Free stickers for your windows key!
Post by: ironcoder on Fri, 19 June 2009, 03:18:35

Quote from: bigpook;97060

I can understand completely where some people just don't understand but for some of us it can be the most annoying thing. I don't want to see the windows logo on any computing hardware that I own. Yeah, that may be silly and irrational to some, but I don't run windows. And I don't want to have to look at that logo.

+1 for you, buddy. I thought I was alone in this.

"Never let Windows or anything out of Microsoft touch real metal"

I run that garbage only in a padded cell (really liking VirtualBox btw) and only when absolutely necessary. I meant it!