Keyboard tip
Jan 31, 2016 08:01:10 #
You can get stick-on keyboard letters from Ebay. I have found them to be very hard wearing. Another low cost option.
Jan 31, 2016 08:35:59 #
makes me glad I learned to touch type.... hee hee....years ago in high school i saw a class full of chicks and signed up for it, 'twas called college typing.... i did not hit on any of the chicks, they were all officer material, headed for ivy league colleges, well beyond the reach of this hash mark PFC, but I did learn how to fold a business letter and touch type... keys were unmarked and we typed along with, wouldja believe, a movie in the dark... probably the only useful thing i learned in four years of HS. It was an elective, the truly useless things, like a language or history, were mandatory.... GBG
Jan 31, 2016 08:44:10 #
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
Thanks for that tip that I am sure will be very useful for many people. Unfortunately not for me as I need a Spanish keyboard with certain extra keys such as "ñ", "¿" etc. without which I cannot write in Spanish. eBay.es has quite a few keyboards on their site but not as cheap as the one in your link.
check this link.....
http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/100808/how-to-type-spanish-letters-and-accents-#.Vq4PYdBOXfZ
Jan 31, 2016 08:44:38 #
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
I have a problem (it's probably me, I type with two fingers and probably thump the keys too hard) in that very gradually the letters on some keys disappear, the "A" and the "S" are particularly prone. My small solution to this when I acquire a new keyboard is to paint the letter keys with several coats of clear nail varnish. Makes the letter last longer. I'm open to longer lasting solutions.
When I took typing in school many years ago there was a poster on the wall of the keyboard, there were no letters on the keys on the typewriter, about half way through the year you no longer needed the poster and you just typed. That and the teacher's yardstick that smacked your hands when the fingers were not on the home row assisted in your learning ( or conditioning).
To this day I do not need the letters or symbols on the keyboard and do not look at the keyboard when I type.
You know, you are never to old to learn, lol!!!
Jan 31, 2016 08:55:56 #
BatManPete wrote:
Yes, thank you, I am aware that that is possible but in spite of the fact that I only type with two fingsrs, I am quite fast and to have to type those extra key strokes would slow me down considerably. It's much easier to have the symbols and letters already on the keyboad.
Jan 31, 2016 09:00:17 #
happy sailor wrote:
When I took typing in school many years ago there ... (show quote)
Clever you. In spite of that I do get along pretty well with two fingers. I have a friend who touch types and laughs when she sees me typing merely for the fact that I type quite quickly. Yes, I do make mistakes and that's when spellcheck comes in useful.
Jan 31, 2016 09:02:28 #
must be a real pain to turn the paper upside down for the spanish ?.. great reason to learn english
Jan 31, 2016 09:11:20 #
AnnaZ
Loc: SW Wis.
The E, I, O, A, S, H, K, L, N, and period key all have the letters obliterated on my keyboard. Drives the Spousal Unit insane when he wants to type in a website. I told him he needed to learn (remember) where they were, *I* do not need them anymore. LOLOL
Jan 31, 2016 09:16:06 #
EdM wrote:
must be a real pain to turn the paper upside down for the spanish ?.. great reason to learn english
It's even better when you know both languages.
I can type English on a Spanish keyboard but I can't type Spanish on an English keyboard. Even the French need special keys: the two accents and the Ç for instancem as well as the "^".
Jan 31, 2016 09:23:19 #
I got what is called a Senior Keyboard . It is lit up and the letter are cleat plastic and can't rub off.
Jan 31, 2016 10:25:25 #
AnnaZ
Loc: SW Wis.
Mine is backlit also and I LOVE it. When it does a croaker, I'm getting another backlit one.
Jan 31, 2016 10:38:27 #
GARGLEBLASTER wrote:
I have a problem (it's probably me, I type with two fingers and probably thump the keys too hard) in that very gradually the letters on some keys disappear, the "A" and the "S" are particularly prone. My small solution to this when I acquire a new keyboard is to paint the letter keys with several coats of clear nail varnish. Makes the letter last longer. I'm open to longer lasting solutions.
My problem with the letter A is it's proximity to the caps lock so that after the A I find myself having to fix the string of capital letters. it's A DAMNED PEOBLEM. See I did it a AGAIN
Jan 31, 2016 10:39:42 #
boberic wrote:
My problem with the letter A is it's proximity to the caps lock so that after the A I find myself having to fix the string of capital letters. it's A DAMNED PEOBLEM. See I did it a AGAIN
Yes, I do that too.
Jan 31, 2016 11:02:52 #
hey guys, I just ordered a silicone keyboard from Amazon..choices from 5-12, to place on my wireless keyboard ..keeps keys from fading and dirt out of the keyboard.
Jan 31, 2016 12:03:19 #
EdM wrote:
makes me glad I learned to touch type.... hee he... (show quote)
I too have been glad I took typing in high school. I'm sure it was an elective that to me seemed easier than the other choices. I had to get back into it again with the first computer I had access to.
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