Comments on: keyboards, keyboards, everywhere http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/ I love you. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:08:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Jt Hollister http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-302404 Jt Hollister Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:54:22 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-302404 His point is that caps lock is a software function, not that it should go away entirely. There will still be a way to type in all caps, it will just be something you do with a keyboard shortcut or your mouse probably. His point is that caps lock is a software function, not that it should go away entirely. There will still be a way to type in all caps, it will just be something you do with a keyboard shortcut or your mouse probably.

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]]> By: Remap Capslock - The Most Useless Key | jon lee dot see eh http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-35497 Remap Capslock - The Most Useless Key | jon lee dot see eh Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:10:19 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-35497 [...] The Caps Lock key on your keyboard is frequently renowned as the most useless key. Even the One Laptop Per Child laptops have dismissed the caps lock key in favor of a more ergonomic Ctrl key! Well perhaps it is not as useless as Scroll Lock but it is taking up very valuable keyboard estate in its current position. Amongst all keys in close proximity to a touch typist’s hand placement, caps lock is by far the least used (if typing correctly). [...] [...] The Caps Lock key on your keyboard is frequently renowned as the most useless key. Even the One Laptop Per Child laptops have dismissed the caps lock key in favor of a more ergonomic Ctrl key! Well perhaps it is not as useless as Scroll Lock but it is taking up very valuable keyboard estate in its current position. Amongst all keys in close proximity to a touch typist’s hand placement, caps lock is by far the least used (if typing correctly). [...]

]]> By: EisenBlog http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-29879 EisenBlog Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:02:20 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-29879 <strong>One Laptop Per Child keyboards</strong> Glad to see Chris Blizzard blogging about keyboard trials for One Laptop Per Child / OLPC / $100 Laptop. Keyboard design is a critical variable, and it was interesting to see a posting from the TypeMatrix people about their attempt at an RSI-busting ... One Laptop Per Child keyboards

Glad to see Chris Blizzard blogging about keyboard trials for One Laptop Per Child / OLPC / $100 Laptop.
Keyboard design is a critical variable, and it was interesting to see a posting from the TypeMatrix people about their attempt at an RSI-busting …

]]> By: Mark Meakings http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Mark Meakings Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:46:43 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-698 Marc Eisentstadt at the Open University (OU) mentioned your testing on his blog when we hooked up last week. I created KAZ (Keyboard A-Z) 90 minutes typing tutor for schools some years ago and also have patents pending on some keyboard developments in the pipeline now. These are to do with helping children (and adults) learn keyboard skills more easily and to help protect them from RSI (I designed a PC product some time back to do this as well) I have often said to Marc that I would love to be able to help this project so please do come back to me if you want to explore some ideas. FYI, KAZ is being provided free of charge to state schools in South Africa and other countries and I have ported special versions to keyboards like the alphasmart keyboard (www.alphasmart.co.uk/neo/kaz.html). KAZ Online is widely used in schools and colleges (www.touchtypeonline.com) and I would be happy to set you up with access to this. My passion has always been to equip children with this most essential of all skills. When I first started out 10 years ago all I could find was bloated products that took many hours of boring drills to to learn to touch type. We spent almost 2 years to refine our learning method based on 11 words in just 5 phrases. The OU conducted student research and have provided KAZ to over 300,000 students. No pressure. If you feel we can help your project in any way please let me know. Marc Eisentstadt at the Open University (OU) mentioned your testing on his blog when we hooked up last week. I created KAZ (Keyboard A-Z) 90 minutes typing tutor for schools some years ago and also have patents pending on some keyboard developments in the pipeline now. These are to do with helping children (and adults) learn keyboard skills more easily and to help protect them from RSI (I designed a PC product some time back to do this as well)

I have often said to Marc that I would love to be able to help this project so please do come back to me if you want to explore some ideas. FYI, KAZ is being provided free of charge to state schools in South Africa and other countries and I have ported special versions to keyboards like the alphasmart keyboard (www.alphasmart.co.uk/neo/kaz.html). KAZ Online is widely used in schools and colleges (www.touchtypeonline.com) and I would be happy to set you up with access to this.

My passion has always been to equip children with this most essential of all skills. When I first started out 10 years ago all I could find was bloated products that took many hours of boring drills to to learn to touch type. We spent almost 2 years to refine our learning method based on 11 words in just 5 phrases. The OU conducted student research and have provided KAZ to over 300,000 students.

No pressure. If you feel we can help your project in any way please let me know.

]]> By: Kevin Purcell http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Kevin Purcell Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:45:35 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-679 The F-keys seem rather oddly space at the top of the keyboard. They have F numbers at the end of a long key with dimples in it. What are they intended to be used as? Someling like a slider? The F-keys seem rather oddly space at the top of the keyboard. They have F numbers at the end of a long key with dimples in it.

What are they intended to be used as? Someling like a slider?

]]> By: Spidermonkey http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Spidermonkey Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:21:13 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-667 but, but where is the ANY key. but, but where is the ANY key.

]]> By: Gagan http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-654 Gagan Sat, 02 Sep 2006 16:53:52 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-654 Hey..Blizzard..! I do remember you..I saw you on your visit to..India for Linux Asia Conference 2006. Well gr8 going with the OLPC Project..!! Nice Keyboard layouts.. The article on Red-Hat website sayz..Big UNDO button..but I see a small one :D and what about a XXX Button near ESC key...? ..you people sure are working to take over the world. Keep it UP ;) Hey..Blizzard..!

I do remember you..I saw you on your visit to..India for Linux Asia Conference 2006. Well gr8 going with the OLPC Project..!! Nice Keyboard layouts..

The article on Red-Hat website sayz..Big UNDO button..but I see a small one :D
and what about a XXX Button near ESC key…?

..you people sure are working to take over the world. Keep it UP ;)

]]> By: Mark http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Mark Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:59:30 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-653 Please give these kids a straight-column keyboard (similar to the TypeMatrix 2030 (http://www.typematrix.com/ezr2030/)). If we give them staggered-column keyboards, they'll all grow up to have carpal tunnel syndrome. Please give these kids a straight-column keyboard (similar to the TypeMatrix 2030 (http://www.typematrix.com/ezr2030/)). If we give them staggered-column keyboards, they’ll all grow up to have carpal tunnel syndrome.

]]> By: One Laptop Per Child News http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/2006/08/keyboards-keyboards-everywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-652 One Laptop Per Child News Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:31:45 +0000 http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=219#comment-652 <strong>No CAPS LOCK key so far...</strong> Well whaddya know. While I was just speculating on the fate of the CAPS LOCK key on One Laptop Per Child 2B1's, Christopher Blizzard posted about the OLPC keyboards he's testing. "Water resistant" not "water proof", the sealed keyboards are a v... No CAPS LOCK key so far…

Well whaddya know. While I was just speculating on the fate of the CAPS LOCK key on One Laptop Per Child 2B1′s, Christopher Blizzard posted about the OLPC keyboards he’s testing.

“Water resistant” not “water proof”, the sealed keyboards are a v…

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