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Blank Keyboards (Das)

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Re: Blank Keyboards (Das)

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Post by cocoflunchy »

sneak wrote: post #25
Confusion wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because you may think you're not looking, but -- unless you're a trained touch-typist -- you actually are looking. Even if only occasionally noticing something in your peripheral field of vision. 'Looking' is not necessarily a conscious act.

I thought we were all trained touch-typists? How on Earth would we work if we didn't? That'd be like having a workstation with 256MB of ram. Again - I don't get it. If you look at the keyboard ever, you're Doing It Wrong. If you don't look at the keyboard, then it doesn't matter if there are letters on it or not. Buying hardware is not the solution to "I don't know how to touch type".

Well it is a solution. Because you won't be able to look at the keyboard, you will learn much faster and get rid of the last looks at your keyboard. Another (cheaper) solution is to put a cloth on your hands when typing so you don't see the keyboard.

Re: Blank Keyboards (Das)

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Post by MaximHarper »

pudgereyem wrote: post #11

QUOTE : >"In 2005, in a personal quest to improve his own typing speed and accuracy, Metadot Corporation founder and self-proclaimed “Uber Geek” Daniel Guermeur asked to have a totally blank keyboard created. To his surprise, his typing speed doubled after just a few weeks of use." When reading the history of Das Keyboard I get the feeling that the founder (Daniel Guermeur) felt an increase in typing speed due to the…

Badass feeling - forcing yourself to remember the most obscure symbols - ultimate customizability

Re: Blank Keyboards (Das)

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Post by pudgereyem »

MaximHarper wrote: post #33
pudgereyem wrote: post #11

QUOTE : >"In 2005, in a personal quest to improve his own typing speed and accuracy, Metadot Corporation founder and self-proclaimed “Uber Geek” Daniel Guermeur asked to have a totally blank keyboard created. To his surprise, his typing speed doubled after just a few weeks of use." When reading the history of Das Keyboard I get the feeling that the founder (Daniel Guermeur) felt an increase in typing speed due to the…

Badass feeling - forcing yourself to remember the most obscure symbols - ultimate customizability

I can agree on that.

I actually did have a blank keyboard as a teenager, and altho I type pretty fast (90+ wpm) my technique is bad: only using my index and middle finger on the right hand. I don't know why really, just got used to it and never bothered to rethink.

Anyone recognize themselves?

BTW: After reading your blog post Maxim, I ordered a Das keyboard myself. I still think it's overpriced, but hey, I guess we all need our gadgets.. dont we? :)

Re: Blank Keyboards (Das)

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Post by MaximHarper »

pudgereyem wrote: post #34
MaximHarper wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Badass feeling - forcing yourself to remember the most obscure symbols - ultimate customizability

I can agree on that. I actually did have a blank keyboard as a teenager, and altho I type pretty fast (90+ wpm) my technique is bad: only using my index and middle finger on the right hand. I don't know why really, just got used to it and never bothered to rethink. Anyone recognize themselves? BTW: After reading your blog post Maxim, I ordered a Das keyboard myself. I still think it's overpriced, but hey, I guess we…

We'll I'm still a teenager just about - so maybe it's a phase. I hope you enjoy it!

Re: Blank Keyboards (Das)

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Post by swah »

metafour wrote: post #27
swah wrote: post #7

I wish they made tenkeyless. I'm trying to buy a Leopold but stuck in that "Paypal can't ship to a country that isn't the one you live" problem (I want to use a forwarding service).

Check out Geekhack.org or Deskthority.net. You may be able to find a keyboard from a member that's in your country or someone willing to act as a forwarding service.

I was able to buy, the seller generated a custom invoice for me. Thanks for the tip anyway. (There are some Model M's in Brazil, but it takes too much desk space IMO).
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