Keyboards, continued

[unixronin]

About two weeks back, I mentioned keycap wear issues with the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, and these keyboard stickers made by Meri Distribution, which I hoped would fix the problem.

Well, they did.  For about a week and a half.  They're wearing at an extremely rapid rate.  There is already severe wear (which is to say, large white patches where the letters were) on six keys, and moderate wear (small white patches not obscuring the letter) on three more.  So that, unfortunately, was a nearly complete waste of twenty dollars (for two sets, while I had a discount code to use with the vendor).

It's a shame, because they really are extremely clear and readable, even in dim light.

(Note:  I consider this in no part a failure of the vendor, "Baron Bob".)

Comments

[ithildae.livejournal.com]

I learned to touch type after the eight grade in summer school. I was never very fast (about 30 wpm), but I could code at that speed when I got going. Not needing to see the keyboard is a huge advantage! I highly recommend that people who use computers regularly learn touch typing. The problem then is that you cuss the mouse, that makes you move your fingers from the real keys...