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30% Keyboard Club – Ferris Sweep Review The previous post focused on unconscious writing habits. In this one, I want to shift attention to minimalist, compact ergonomic keyboards — specifically the so-called 30% keyboards. Using the Ferris Sweep as an example, we’ll explore whether less can truly mean more, and whether such a tiny keyboard is actually useful. ANSI Layout A full ANSI layout includes: Alphanumeric keys — letters and numbers Arrow keys and special function keys Function row Numpad Visually, a full ANSI layout looks like this: ...

Start of typing journey The first computer appeared in our home about 20 years ago. It feels like it was in a completely different era—when the internet was for the privileged few, and hardly anyone had heard of workplace ergonomics. People certainly didn’t care about it, and the time spent in front of a computer was much shorter. The very first crucial skill back then was learning how to type… If you could do that, you were good. But if you could type fast—you were SOMEONE. It was all about having the skill, not how well you did it. And let’s be honest—no one cared about typing style. What mattered was speed and looking at the screen. 🙂 ...