sent 01:55:03 31 January 2011, Monday
by adroid28:
> Thanks for the advice but I have a macbook so I wouldn't want to do that
> to it.. :) If I was using an external keyboard I would definitely do the
> painting part. I think that would help!
Instead of painting, you may use programming dvorak. It has all but two keys
different from standart us keyboard (considering only alphanumeric part of
keyboard), so having keys not black won't help you at all. It is also useful to
map CapsLock to Left Control and Left Control to Escape.
> I find though that the more customizing the less you can work on any system
> you
> happen upon and I wouldn't want that for keyboard skills...
Do you have to type fast on systems that you cannot customize? I sometimes have
to type on other systems, but it does not matter whether I will type fast or not
there. In any case, making enter short is enough for me to slow down by about
20%.
Original message:
> Wow! A lot of info!
>
> Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > I took a file to the F, J, 4, 8, F4, and F8 keys on the keyboard to
> > help find them faster. Then I painted the whole keyboard black!
> > Although painting may be a bit extreme, I do recommend filing a notch
> > into the aforementioned keys. Years later and it still saves me
> > precious seconds tens of times per day.
> >
> > If you really want to go wild on the keyboard, you can cut the silicon
> > domes inside to make the keys easier to press. That is the third thing
> > that I do to any new keyboard now (while the paint on the key caps is
> > drying, after filing notches).
>
> Thanks for the advice but I have a macbook so I wouldn't want to do that
> to it.. :) If I was using an external keyboard I would definitely do the
> painting part. I think that would help!
>
> I find though that the more customizing the less you can work on any system
> you
> happen upon and I wouldn't want that for keyboard skills...
>
> D.
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