[AusNOG] Keyboards...

[Jesse Fusarelli]

O-rings around $10 on ebay, personally I'd go with the ear plugs.

Azapp IT Support and Solutions

On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Mark Smith <markzzzsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 5 September 2015 at 11:49, Jethro Carr <jethro.carr at jethrocarr.com>
> wrote:
> > Warning however -the “silent” version isn’t as silent as you might
> expect. More of a “reduced noise keyboard”, still loud enough to incur HR
> complaints in an open plan office.
> >
> > I ended up having to o-ring mod my Das Keyboard Silent (Cherry MX
> Browns) in order to make it quieter, but it’s still by the far the loudest
> keyboard in the office.
> >
>
> How much did the o-ring mod cost, and did you consider instead
> supplying everybody with disposable safety ear plugs? They're only
> around $40 for 200 pairs.
>
> > regards,
> > Jethro
> >
> > --
> > Jethro Carr
> > www.jethrocarr.com
> >
> > On 4 September 2015 at 20:05:16, James Hodgkinson (yaleman at ricetek.net)
> wrote:
> >> Everyone that's talking about the DAS - you can get a silent version...
> >>
> >> James
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, 4 Sep 2015, at 16:46, Andrew Cheng wrote:
> >> > I sometimes use the Das, but found it too loud for typing during skype
> >> > calls, so I've gone back to this one:
> >> >
> >> > (The designer P2 - membrane based, similar to the honeywell of
> >> > the era)
> >> >
> >> > https://keyboards.keytronic.com/home/Shop/shop.asp?h_ck=TEK870
> >> >
> >> > I've had it for ~14 years, keys are worn as, but is still sensational.
> >> > It is PS2 though.. but nothing a $5 adapter (make sure you get an
> >> > "active" one) doesn't fix.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 4 September 2015 at 14:19, Bradley Amm
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> I liked these
> >> >>
> >> >>
> https://www.google.com.au/search?q=microsoft+ergonomic+keyboard&biw=1920&bih=955&tbm=isch&imgil=ESmJY8cG-AmmRM%253A%253BYzlnmx4HIUU64M%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.engadget.com%25252Fproducts%25252Fmicrosoft%25252Fnatural-ergonomic-keyboard%25252F4000%25252F&source=iu&pf=m&fir=ESmJY8cG-AmmRM%253A%252CYzlnmx4HIUU64M%252C_&usg=__D6NGm7iVS-JjJfk2wPKo2okAerA%3D#imgrc=ESmJY8cG-AmmRM%3A&usg=__D6NGm7iVS-JjJfk2wPKo2okAerA%3D
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>
> >> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of
> >> Klaus Boehme
> >> >>
> >> Sent: Friday, 4 September 2015 2:10 PM
> >> >>
> >> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> >> >>
> >> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Keyboards...
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> Yes on the Sculpt as well. I have been using 'ergonomic' keyboards for
> >> as long as they have been around. It is difficult to move back to a
> >> standard one after that.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> I really (really) like the small footprint of the Sculpt and the
> >> separate NumPad (very handy). If you're used to working on a laptop you
> >> won't have issue with the chiclet keys.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> I don't like that it's wireless only and that the Del/Ins key positions
> >> are swapped - nothing that AHK or a key mapper can't fix though.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> Klaus
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> On 4/09/2015 1:23 PM, Luke Notley wrote:
> >> >>
> >> > +1 for Sculpt keyboard and mouse, I changed about 2 years ago from
> >> > wrist pain and has been awesome since.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > Cheers..Luke
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >>
> >> > From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of
> >> >>
> >> > Ruben Schade
> >> >>
> >> > Sent: Friday, 4 September 2015 11:20 AM
> >> >>
> >> > To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> >> >>
> >> > Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Keyboards...
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > Putting in a good word for split keyboards.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > I've used an IBM Model M clone (Unicomp), a Cherry MX Brown and a MX
> >> > Blue. All feel fantastic, and prevent you bottoming out with each
> >> > keypress which reduces finger fatigue.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > As I approach my 30s though (gulp), I'd started feeling pain in my
> >> > wrists. I swapped out for a new Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic, and
> >> > haven't looked back:
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > https://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/p/sculpt-ergonomic-desktop
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > As that character retorted to Ray in Blues Brothers, there's less
> >> > action in this keyboard compared to the aforementioned ones.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > That said, the keys are still a *vast* improvement from the plastic
> >> > mush of their previous split keyboards. They feel like laptop scissor
> >> > keys, but with more depth and stability.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> > --
> >> >>
> >> > Ruben Schade in s/Singapore/Sydney/
> >> >>
> >> > Time for a meeting, in digital space;
> >> >>
> >> > Because for thousands of years, we couldn't agree on a place.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >>
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