Category: Keyboards

• Making an iPad Useful with a Keyboard

  

  ”What’s a computer?” – Some snot-nosed brat, circa 2017. I’m sure everybody can already recall the infamous ad campaign without seeing a link. In case you don’t realize (That’s a rock worth living under!), Apple had an ad campaign back in the day featuring a little girl with a keyboard on her iPad. She ends…

  Jack Allan Hyde

  July 12, 2026

  Keyboards

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• Quitting QWERTY: Exploring Alternative Keyboard Layouts

  

  It was around mid-2017 when I finally considered switching away from QWERTY. I was a rather accomplished typist who could push 95 to 100 WPM on most days, but I felt I could do more when it came to overall typing efficiency and ergonomics. Emphasis on ergonomics. My wrists would suffer from carpal tunnel when…

  Jack Allan Hyde

  February 23, 2023

  Keyboards, Productivity

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