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[drumstick diva]

wuh ?

 

[Alaskan]

Well, it sounds like things have been clarified.


Glad to hear it.


But how were they clarified? With a filter?


Paper or charcoal?

 

[drumstick diva]

Everybody is sleeping? No one to talk too. I can take a hint. Might as well sign off .

 

[vehve]

Diva, don't be like that... you know we love you.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Diva I've been up since 0130 but nothing was going on on the thread.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: Most keyboards have a rubberized, or plastic mesh with dome shaped dimples, and when you press the key it depresses onto a printed circuit, which signals it to make the letter, or whatever function the keyboard is programmed to do. The keyboard can only go so fast to begin with, but over time the dimples wear down, decreasing response time. (If you've ever taken apart an old Nintendo controller you will understand what I'm talking about). Mechanical keyboards don't have the mesh, and dimples. There is an actual switch under the key, so response time is 1/1000th. of a second. The switches are each guaranteed for 500 million keystrokes, so you have many years of use without any lag.

Have you ever pressed two keys at once on your keyboard, and either no letter would appear, or only one of the letters? With mechanical keyboards, both letters will always appear. You can't out type the keyboard. Now, some people like the sound of an old fashioned typewriter, with the feel of an electric typewriter. Blue switches provide that experience. The majority of people want just a little bit of sound, and just enough resistance so they know they've pressed the keys. Brown switches provide that experience. I don't like sound, or tactile response, so I got red switches. The response speed is also customizable. What you end up with is a board that is geared to your preferences, comfortable to use, increases your keyboarding speed, is a joy to use, and will do these things reliably for a very long time.

In addition to all these things, just about all of my keys on the board can be programmed for another function as well. For example: when reading the blogs here, or doing email I like to listen to music, so I program the letter "A" key to open Media Player in my music library. Instead of it being multiple maneuvers, all I have to do is press the Fn key, and the letter A. I'm on a blog, or in my email and sometimes I want to open my picture folder, so I can post a picture. I can then program the letter "S" key to open my picture folder. Once again, instead of multiple maneuvers, all I have to do is hit the Fn key, and press the letter S. Programs you use often, or maneuvers you use repeatedly can be programmed, so it's done much more easily.

These things are some of the reasons for looking into getting a mechanical keyboard. They are also preferred by gamers because of the faster response times. Ducky is a smaller company, and have been producing some of the best mechanical keyboards in the industry for several years now. Being a smaller company means that there is a limit on the number of keyboards that they make yearly, and the number of those imported into the US has been fairly limited. A few years ago, some of the manufacturers of mechanical keyboards began introducing backlighting. Several of the companies have taken the backlighting to new levels, and Ducky is one of them. Now you know.

I looked in to those because of tht whole tactile response.... Only problem for me is the ergonomic issues. I need a keyboard that is a bit wider and angled. Which is what i get from a microsoft keyboard. and yep its tacticle. Only they dont come in back lit versions.

But I realllllly would like a keyboard that is back lit because mine rests on a tray that is under my physical desk top. NO Light. Now I mostly type by touch. But there are keys which I dont use enough. and have to look down to find them. That means I have to pull the keyboard out into the light and look for it. A real time killer when you are writing. Or drawing. IN Autocad you use keyboard strokes in combination with mouse clicks. Or a digitizer which is my favorite. hence the need for the keyboard tray.

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

@superchemicalgirl

I have a question for you. Today I spent most of the day in the ER. I thought I was having a stroke.

Long story scared the crap out of everyone. Diagnosis Bell Palsy.

I just got up to put more eye drops in my eye. I Understand your DH went through it with Lymes Right?

They told me it will take four to six weeks for the symptoms to go away.

OUt side from a face from Deliverance I feel pretty good. Have to drink from a straw and food tastes like crap. Both I can deal with.

Can you give me any hints to help me get through this.

Out side of taking the medicine.... and destressing...

deb

 

[NotAFarm]

Thanks, that clarifies wonderfully! Thank you! Since I hunt and peck at a rapid pace of about 10-15 WPM, key response time really doesn't make much difference. I'm not a huge gamer either, PVP anyway, so

Guess I'm just a beer kinda guy vice champagne... (actually rarely drink anything but vodka). Glad you like it though!

Sobieski is my friend.

wuh ?

@drumstick diva You're not a drinker and you were tired....plus, you know how hard we non-Alaskans have to work to translate what Al is talking about!!

 

[Beer can]

What is the plural of sasquatch?

It's Alaska. Must be a family of Yeti's.

 

[dsqard]

I think the plural of sasquatch is sasqueech