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I finally received my WASD mechanical keyboard (Cherry MX blue switches) and, pricey as it was (48 euros of import duties...damn!Why don't these guys open shop in Europe?) typing on it feels very nice. It is noisy but I love the sound and I work from home, and live alone, so no ...

Yes clicky blues

well, we'll see with the keycaps, replacing them is very easy. The cable they offer is 1,83 m so barely enough for me, but it is detachable and I can get a longer one locally without increasing the already dramatic import fee.

I've placed my order, will post a pic here when it arrives. Thanks guys.

here's why I chose different colors for different keys - I am seeing colors with my peripheral vision and it helps me, I am typing this without looking at the keys right now and I made only 4 typos, But doing so requires too much effort at the moment - the temptation to look down is always there. I ...

Thanks, yes that will be probably something I will do in the future. Now I have a deadline but next month as soon as my book is with the publisher I'll take some time off and start to learn the basics.

I don't even know what Menu is for. I am a writer and know nothing of computing besides the shortcuts used in word processing software, and some of the F, but I tend not to use them. I just type

This is my exercise in bad taste
The color groupings make sense to me but the end result is a bit garish.

that's likely what I will be getting, I'm starting to play around with the designer. It's zazzle for keyboards, basically It is very expensive due to import duties, they should open a shop in Europe...

well thank you- it seems on WASD you can create your own layout...! that's what I needed

I mean 2000 words of edited text per day so it implies a lot of correcting, retyping, copy and paste, moving stuff around. And of course some days I produce much more than that but I'm left with aching fingers afterwards so I tend to intersperse my typing with other work, alternating between drawing ...

My books are mostly in English (I write tabletop miniature wargames for the International market, see my site www.ganeshagames.net to understand what I'm talking about) but I do type a lot of correspondence and translations as well so yes, I need Italian keycaps. I have sent a message to Truly ...

it seems this could do the trick, if I abandon the wireless idea: https://www.trulyergonomic.com/store/tr ... 27-english

i get jolts on the apple wireless as well. As Ne0phyte says above, it's the lack of key travel

the only thing that appears to be available online (Italian stores don't carry much) is the Filco Majestouch with Italian layout but the cord is just 1,5 meters -- there's no way I can have that go around the cintiq and reach a port on my PC under the table. And I'd prefer the tenkeyless version but ...

My solution has been to buy a taller chair for the moment so I do not really raise my arms.. they are more or less level with the keyboard.

I wanted to try a vertical ergonomic mouse but will look into the rollermouse too, thanks.

I might just scrap the wireless idea and get a good wired keyboard ...

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THanks. I know that the impact of the keyboard is minimal but when I type for long time on my Microsoft arc, I get "jolts" in my fingers because the only way I have to make sure a keystroke registers is to hammer it:-)

Here are two pics of my studio when typing and when ...

Thank you for the suggestion. I do not actually type with a keyboard on my knees, i am drawing on my cintiq with its pen. The keyboard is used only to type in a filename when I save a file or, occasionally, for a quick copy and paste. But there are long periods where I do not draw at all and I write ...

Thanks. the German layout is quite different and i wonder which of the above are easier to switch. I am assuming it is possible to change keycaps but I have no idea how that is done. I must find a store that will do that for me.

The model I am mentioning above was the KBTalking which has been out of stock since 2013.

Hi guys... I'm a writer/illustrator with recurring RSI problems and some suggested me to switch to a mechanical keyboard to alleviate the discomfort. So I've been doing some reading, and I wonder whether you can help me.

My situation:
I work on a PC with Win8 and occasionally on iOs devices (I'm ...