Do You Type? Do You Use Computers? Then You Should Care About Keyboards!
All computer keyboards are not equal--that's for sure. There are cramped ones, flimsy ones, fold up types, ergonomic ones of various kinds. Which ones are the best? How can you find the best value for the very best keyboard for your busy fingers?
That's what we're going to explore. Why? Because I'm looking for a keyboard. I need a good one. It's what I do.
The question is, which keyboard is best for your wrists and hand positions? Which ones are actually damaging to your wrists and hands? And which ones are helpful and prevent damage like carpal tunnel injury?
That's what we're going to explore. Why? Because I'm looking for a keyboard. I need a good one. It's what I do.
The question is, which keyboard is best for your wrists and hand positions? Which ones are actually damaging to your wrists and hands? And which ones are helpful and prevent damage like carpal tunnel injury?
FASCINATING KEYBOARD FACTS
DID YOU KNOW THAT...
"Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand.And "lollipop" is the longest word typed with your right hand.
No word in the English language rhymes with
month, orange, silver, or purple.
"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt."
The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet.
The words "racecar," "kayak," and "level" are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left. They are called Palindromes.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."
TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
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Which keyboard is the best deal? That's the big question. Are you going to go by price or by comfort? In my case, both are important. I want an inexpensive keyboard but also a comfortable one that will keep me from developing carpal tunnel problems. I suppose I'm shooting for the moon, but...
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The choices
1. The cheapest one you can find--not the best idea.2. The smallest one you can find--really not the best idea, unless you want to go crazy.
3. Go to a store and actually test various keyboards--if they'll let you.
4. Try an ergonomic keyboard of some type for a week or so (it takes a while to get acclimated) and return it if it stinks.
5. Just stay with the cruddy keyboard you already have till it falls apart and the keys have a meltdown.
6. Get the most expensive keyboard on the market--of course you would have to have money.
7. Do what I'm doing and ask for advice from you squidly friends and online curiosity-seekers.
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Great Computer Stuff on Amazon
Ever Think of Buying PC Hardware from Amazon? You Should! They Sell It!
Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000
Amazon Price: $33.20 (as of 12/08/2009) 
Logitech Deluxe 250 Vista Qualified USB Keyboard (Black)
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 12/08/2009)
Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard (PK02AU)
Amazon Price: $49.99 (as of 12/08/2009)
iGo Stowaway Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Keyboard for Blackberry and other PDA/ Handhelds
Amazon Price: (as of 12/08/2009)
Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard
Amazon Price: $12.99 (as of 12/08/2009)
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Great Stuff on Amazon
Logitech diNovo Edge Keyboard (Black)
Amazon Price: $134.99 (as of 12/08/2009)
Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard - Red LED ( PZ30AUR )
Amazon Price: (as of 12/08/2009)
Ideazon Merc Stealth Illuminated Gaming Keyboard
Amazon Price: (as of 12/08/2009)
Adesso 2.4 GHz RF Wireless Mini Keyboard with Optical Trackball
Amazon Price: $48.99 (as of 12/08/2009)
Adesso 2.4 GHZ WIRELESS SLIMTOUCH TOUCHPAD MINI KEYBOARD SILVER W/BLACK KEYS ( WKB-4000US )
Amazon Price: $69.99 (as of 12/08/2009)
Blog Posts from Google
- Stevey's Blog Rants: Programming's Dirtiest Little Secret
- I worked data entry for the USPS for a year and a half. I'm not very sure, but I think that works out to something like 2500 hours of typing (irregular hours). I type maybe 40wpm. If I really try, I mean give it my all, I can maybe get ..... Years ago, when I had a brief slacker stint as a tape transcriptionist, I used to beat myself up over my slow typing speed of 80 WPM. The people who really made money at tape transcription could do 120+ WPM. I just tested myself, ...
- HIStalk Interviews Loren Leidheiser DO, Chairman & Director ...
- I think some people have found that there have been occasional problems with recognition, but there have been problems with traditional dictation being transcribed when it came back with errors. .... This is what people just don't get: the patient and results tracking is great but the data entry pieces for all the commercially available electronic EDIS for docs and nurses just serve to take them away from the patients?. which is bad for EVERYTHING: patient satisfaction, ...
- Your Top Voice Recorder Questions - O'Reilly Digital Media Blog
- Also see my article Turn Your Mac into an Audio Transcriber: It explains how I wrote my own program in AppleScript to help me transcribe interviews. It lets me control the playback of an audio file from my Mac keyboard so I can type the transcription myself. ... Is it possible to transfer recordings onto a Mac and have them transcribed into text by voice recognition software such as Mac Dicate, or perhaps software that comes bundled with certain voice recorders? ...
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Any Great Suggestions for an Awesome Keyboard?
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- TheTranscriptionist TheTranscriptionist Feb 23, 2009 @ 1:52 pm | in reply to LaraineRose
- thanks! I guess as a transcriptionist it's good I don't have any errors, huh?!! :) Thanks for the favorite, fan, and lensroll!
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- ZBT ZBT Feb 21, 2009 @ 11:52 pm
- You've done a beautiful job here. Bravo to you for creating something really nice!
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- LaraineRose LaraineRose Dec 19, 2008 @ 5:21 am
- Very interesting lens. No errors! *grin* I enjoyed your lens and I hope that you continue to write. 5*s, favorite, fan and lensroll.
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