keyboards

  • Why You Need A Scissor-Switch Keyboard

    As with most things tactile, one’s choice of computing peripherals is a deeply personal decision, opinion and feel eclipsing evidence and logic. If there’s any gadget this applies to more than others, it’s the keyboard — specifically the type of switch. Mechanical dominates, while membrane gets a bad rap. I’m here to remind everyone about…


  • Use These Mac Shortcuts Instead Of The Esc Key

    Use These Mac Shortcuts Instead Of The Esc Key

    Mac: Here’s a silly shortcut that will come in handy some day. In some apps, ⌘-. does the same thing as the escape key. So if that key is broken, or your stupid Touch Bar is hiding your stupid virtual escape key, or your hands can’t reach the corner of your keyboard, or you just…


  • How To Add An Emoji Keyboard To Google Chrome

    How To Add An Emoji Keyboard To Google Chrome

    Emojis are part of our general vocabulary these days, but they’re not as easy to get to on your desktop like they are on your phone. That said, you can bring them there, thanks to a feature in Canary, Google’s developmental version of Chrome.