Computer Keyboards, Layouts, Hotkeys, Macros, RSI ⌨

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Mouse

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The Lack of Imagination

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  Microsoft Keyboards
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  Logitech Keyboards
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  Apple Keyboards
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  Happy Hacking

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  Logitech Gaming Keyboards

Plain Mechanical

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  Logitech G710+
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  Levetron, BlackWidow
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  Corsair K60, K90
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  IBM Model M
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  Matias Mini Tactile Pro
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  Tenkeyless Keyboards

• List of Keyboards with Mechanical Switches
• Effect of Mechanical Key Switches on You
• Jeff Atwood's CODE Keyboard Review
• Keyboards Without Numeric Keypad, Under $30

Ergonomic Keyboards

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  Microsoft Natural 4000
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  Microsoft Natural
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  2-piece Split Keyboards
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  TypeMatrix Keyboard

Batman Keyboards

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  MS Sculpt Ergonomic
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  Truly Ergonomic
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  Maltron
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  Kinesis Contoured
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  Ergodox Keyboard
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  μTRON
• Esrille New Keyboard

• Ergonomic Keyboards
• Vintage Ergonomic Keyboards
• Japan M-Type keyboard, TRON keyboard
• Heart ♥ Keyboard, Butterfly Keyboard, Cat 😸 Keyboard, Star Trek Keyboard ⌨

Curiouser ＆ Curiouser

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  Sun Microsystems Type 6
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  Lisp Machine
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  M-Type, TRON
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  Keyboards Love ∞
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  Ergodox + Trackball
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  Keypad Sawed Off
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  One Thousand Function Keys

Misc Others and Gallery:

• Shortcut-S, Photoshop Keyboard
• Sinclair ZX81 Keyboard, for Keyboard Geeks

• KBC Poker Keyboard, Ducky Keyboard
• Microsoft Sidewinder

• Idiocy of Hacker Keyboards
• MS Sculpt Comfort (bad)
• Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 (bad)
• Logitech Wave (bad)

Keyboard Design

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  Keyboard Design Flaws
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  Key Switch Mechanisms
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  Home/End Key Positions
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  Keyboard Modifier Keys — a Short Survey
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  Size of Space Bar
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  Zoom Knob, Dedicated Keys
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  PrtScn SysRq ScrLk Pause?

• The Evolution of Laptop Keyboards
• Computer Keyboards

Letter-Keys Layout

• Dvorak Keyboard Layout
• Idiocy of Keyboard Layouts: QWERTZ, AZERTY, Alt Graph
• International Keyboard Layouts
• Keyboard: What's the Difference Between Alt Graph Key, Compose Key, Dead Key?

• Keyboard Layouts Fight! Dvorak, Colemak, Workman, NEO, Bépo, …
• Maltron vs Dvorak Layout
• Dvorak vs Colemak vs Workman
• qwpr Keyboard Layout
• pt-Nativo (Portuguese) Efficient Keyboard Layout
• the Myth of Myth of QWERTY vs Dvorak Layout
• Xah Keyboard

Keybinding Layout, Input Systems

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  history of Emacs ＆ vi Keys
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  Dedicated keys, Special Buttons
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  Designing a Math Symbols Input System
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  Banish Key Chords
• Banish Shift Key

• Emacs Keybinding Efficiency: Page Up/Down and Pigeon Hole Principle
• Keyboard Shortcut Design: Repeatable vs Non-Repeatable Commands and Keys
• Backspace key; Computer Keyboard Key Label's Influence on Key Purpose
• What's the Use of the ▤ Menu/App Key?

Keyboard Tools

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  How to Create a APL or Math Symbols Keyboard Layout ⌨
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  Programable Keypads: Add Extra Function Keys to Your Keyboard

• Using Number Keypad as Function Keys
• List of Keylogging Software

Typing Habits; Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)

Key Notations, Syntax, Terminology

One Hundred Mouses

Misc/Unsorted

• Chinese Pinyin Letter Frequency ＆ Dvorak Layout; 拼音字母頻率 ＆ Dvorak 鍵盤佈局
• Chinese Input using Dvorak Layout (Microsoft Pinyin IME); 微軟拼音輸入法 Dvorak 佈局
• Keyboard Shortcuts Conflict in Web Browsers and Mac, Windows
• vi, Emacs, Keybinding Design
• Emacs + Keyboard Geeking, the Nth Episode 2012-03
• Tech Geeker Dogma: Swapping Capslock Ctrl

• Laptops 2012 Comparison: ASUS Zenbook Prime vs Apple MacBook Pro
• is Chromebook Good for Programer?

Key Scancode, USD, Tech References

• Keyboard USB, Scancode, References

various keyboard companies

• keycaps in UK http://www.qwerkeys.co.uk/
• keycaps, keyboard accessories, utils, mechanical keyboards http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/