[clug] [OT] quest for keyboards

[Geoff Swan]

I have used a goldtouch (www.keyovation.com) adjustable erganomic keyboard
for the last couple of years and am very pleased with it. As far as I can
make out it has much the same click feel as a standard MS keyboard. Reading
about peoples experiences with the mac keyboard though makes me wish I could
get a split keyboard with the short stroke keys though... I also use the
dvorak layout. But that's largely because I got bored a la
http://xkcd.com/554/ and then never switched back to qwerty. By and large
"for the hell of it" still seems to be the most compelling reason to learn
dvorak but having learned I am not switching back.

Geoff




On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Alex Satrapa <alexsatrapa at mac.com> wrote:

> On 03/02/2010, at 09:38 , Brendan Jurd wrote:
>
> > Yeah I use laptop style keyboards as well.  I like the short key
> > travel distance and the clicky tactile response
>
> My favourite keyboard at this point in time is the "short" version of the
> Apple keyboard, which doesn't have the cursor keys or the numeric keypad:
>
>
> http://store.apple.com/au/product/MB869LL/A?fnode=MTY1NDA1Mg&mco=MTA4Mzc5NDY
>
> More room for my mouse (or a tablet, or Nostromo SpeedPad, or a cup of
> tea).
>
> Alex
>
> PS: paint your numeric keypad and cursor keys with talcum dust. See how
> long it takes before you actually use those keys (ie: brush the dust off).
> Most people will be surprised at how little you actually use those keys.
>
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