If you get an Android you can use termux and do literally anything. I like to write websites, write newsletters in vim and run a jekyll instance, transcode video with ffmpeg, etc.
I think the remaining friction is mostly ergonomics and integration
I love my Bluetooth keyboard
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#72> I really wish there was an alt+tab replacement for window switching in iOS. On Android it's a simple Alt+Tab to switch between apps; press it to bring up the current apps, then Alt+Tab lets you cycle through them too. In general Android is much more keyboard friendly.
Cmd+Tab works on iOS on iPad, when keyboard is connected, not sure about iPhones
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#73I’m planning to take an iPad air on a trip and thought about getting a bluetooth keyboard too. What do people generally recommend for travel? I don’t plan to use it for extensive periods of times, mainly writing some emails/docs/notes in the hotel room.
For that use case I'd probably optimize less for "best keyboard" and more for "least annoying thing to pack and set up"
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#74If you get an Android you can use termux and do literally anything. I like to write websites, write newsletters in vim and run a jekyll instance, transcode video with ffmpeg, etc.
Termux for iOs might also be available, cursory searching suggests.
The iOS one is pretty much just an SSH client (and also seems like a different developer piggybacking off the name)
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#76On “field trips” where laptop is too much and just the iphone is too little, I have been pairing my ipad with a k380 for the last 200 years and cannot complain much. The only warning I get is that k380 causes some kind of interference with the apple pencil and other bluetooth connected devices. Can’t precise exactly how much though.
Logitech! Love-hate relationship with their products. I have M570 trackball and it's perfect for me and i love it. Only problem -- the switch on it fails in one year and starts doubleclicking like crazy. (I am aware of DIY fixes to replace the switch that needs desoldering and soldering) Accumulated six useless M570 trackballs in past six years. I hate that. They are waiting for me to find enough time and motivation…
Get a soldering iron and fix! I did. It’s sort of fun in a way. Shouldn’t have to do it, sure, but it saves you buying more and more. You could fix the fleet!
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#77I've just recently got a mechanical keyboard, after doing a workspace ergonomics assessment, and also cultural influence from various other developer friends, etc... It's a Keychron Q10 Max (Alice Layout) - looks like a split keyboard but it's one piece. It's excellent typing, has both wired (USB-C) and wireless (Bluetooth, probably also radio too? I don't use that) connectivity too. I don't normally use the LED ligh…
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#78Another advantage is that a mistake on a keyboard is only a typo, whereas a fat finger on a touch screen can and will trigger almost anything.
In spite of doing EVERYTHING to turn of "gestures", they persist, and my phones screen is an inadvertant landmine game where I always loose.
Then there is the total impossibility of turning of the gyros and they overlayed the screen rotate on one edge of the keypad.
Presumably this is partialy due to de~guggling the phone, but who knows anymore.
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#79I tasted heaven for a moment with Planet Computer's QWERTY phones. Now that those are gone, I despise text communications with the phones that don't have a real keyboard and just want to avoid it overall.
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#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's not expensive either, just $46 (EUR. 41). Weirdly enough, they only sell/ship to the five biggest EU countries.
They have a direct link to buy from AliExpress
I tried to follow that link, but AliExpress only lists one product (a mouse jiggler) when I actually went to that website.
German Amazon should ship to me without additional costs but then I'd end up with QWERTZ...