That's the keyboard I'm using. It's pretty good as far as keyboards go. The keys feel nice to use. All the extra buttons go unused. It also puts my mouse at least 40cm off my centre line. My arm is on what I guess is a 45 degree angle to reach it. I think reducing that will have a substantial benefit in the long run.
David "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama On 15 August 2013 12:11, Craig van Nieuwkerk <crai...@gmail.com> wrote: > On a similar note, does anyone know where you can still get "Microsoft > Digital Media Keyboard 1.0a". They are still my favourite but seem not to > be sold anymore. http://greengateway.home.pl/allegro//DSC_02411.JPG > > > On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:04 PM, David Richards < > ausdot...@davidsuniverse.com> wrote: > >> A bit off topic and a bit on topic. I've been in the market for a good >> developer keyboard for a while but never seem to find anything I like. I >> was just wondering if others on this list had found a decent keyboard. >> >> A few qualifying points: >> >> I don't want a number pad or at least I don't want one on the right of >> the keyboard. Not that I have anything against them, I just want my mouse >> to be closer. I've tested this using a cheap (and crappy) laptop like >> keyboard and there is a noticeable difference in comfort. I can just as >> easily by a separate number pad keyboard to position elsewhere. >> >> I would prefer the cursor keys and the other navigation keys to be in a >> reasonable location. My "crappy" keyboard as some of these along the >> bottom. It also sacrificed the right Control key in favour of a Scroll >> Lock key. Who uses scroll lock any more? >> >> I don't like those "ergonomic" keyboards that split the keyboard to be >> comfortable for two hands. I don't know about the rest of you but I spend >> at least as much time with one hand on the mouse and the other on the >> keyboard as I do with both hands on the keyboard. So the ergonomic aspects >> are actually a hindrance when typing with one hand. >> >> I don't care about media buttons or any other specific use button. I >> never user them. They just make the keyboard bigger. 20% of the keys on >> my current keyboard will never be used. >> >> Obviously I want the keys to be comfortable to use 8 hours a day. >> >> The recently announce keyboard from microsoft is fairly close to what I'm >> looking for: >> >> >> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/08/microsofts-new-ergonomic-keyboard-is-just-plain-weird-looking/ >> >> But it's ergonomic style is a bit of a negative. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> David >> >> "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes >> will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" >> -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama >> > >
