Typing is something we do for hours every day, but most keyboards were never designed with our bodies in mind. Pain, fatigue, and discomfort are common side effects of traditional layouts. Over time, this can lead to serious health issues like RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury).
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Column Staggered Keyboards: Natural Alignment for Finger Comfort
What if we equipped ortholinear keyboards with a mysterious column stagger? To clarify, the previous post about ortholinear keyboards titled Ortholinear Keyboards described keyboards without row stagger. This layout is a step towards ergonomics, as it is more natural and aligned with the anatomy of our hands and fingers. In this post, however, I want to go a step further than ortholinear keyboards and consider how such a keyboard layout can become even friendlier to our hands. We will use an ergonomic keyboard equipped with column stagger.
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Ortholinear Keyboard: Revolutionary Design for Better Typing
In the post 06. What Are Ergonomic Keyboards?, I explained five ways to improve your typing ergonomics. Today, we’ll dive deeper into one specific type of ergonomic keyboard—the ortholinear keyboard. We’ll explore how it’s built, how it compares to the traditional QWERTY layout, and whether it might be a better option for healthier typing.
What Is an Ortholinear Keyboard? An ortholinear keyboard is a type of mechanical keyboard where all the keys are arranged in a straight grid—rows and columns perfectly aligned. Unlike the traditional QWERTY keyboard layout, which uses staggered rows, ortholinear layouts follow a matrix pattern.
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Cherry MX Switches: Red vs Brown vs Blue - Complete Guide
In today’s post, I want to talk about the most important component of any mechanical keyboard – the switches. I’ll cover the three basic types: Cherry MX Red, Brown, and Blue. I’ll explain how they work, list their parameters, outline their key features, and describe the differences between them.
Why only three switches? Because if you’re just starting your adventure with mechanical keyboards, these are the best place to begin. Although the market offers dozens (if not hundreds) of different switches, many of them differ only in small nuances that are hard to notice at the start. Some are clones of others, and some are just minor variations—such as being slightly quieter or requiring slightly more force to press.
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What Are Ergonomic Keyboards? Complete Guide to Better Typing
What are ergonomic keyboards? What do they look like? And what exactly makes a keyboard “ergonomic”?
In this article, we will explore the key design features that define ergonomic keyboards and set them apart from traditional ones.
If you’re new to the topic, I highly recommend checking out my earlier article analyzing the QWERTY layout: QWERTY Keyboard and Its Two Flaws.
What Are Ergonomic Keyboards? So, what exactly qualifies as an ergonomic keyboard? While there may be a technical definition out there, I’d like to offer my personal perspective:
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QWERTY Keyboard Problems: 2 Major Flaws That Cause Typing Pain
In today’s post, I’ll discuss the major drawbacks of the keyboard layout we use every day. The QWERTY keyboard is familiar to everyone, and it’s the one we’ll be focusing on.
If you’ve read the earlier post about typing comfort in Colemak vs QWERTY, this one will go deeper into two key flaws of the QWERTY layout that still impact us today.
QWERTY Keyboard and the Typewriter Despite being separated by over a century, typewriters and modern keyboards look surprisingly similar. Two common characteristics stand out:
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