“Hunt and Peck” Keyboard
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If you are like me, you do not use the standard “home-key” way when typing on a keyboard. Throughout my years of school, from elementary to high school, my teachers would try to teach me to use the professional method. I never caught on. It never felt comfortable to me. And it never will.
I have indeed memorized the full QWERTY keyboard and can type at a steady 80 words-per-minute without using their method. But some of you may not have mastered this skill. I have found a solution that could be very helpful and beneficial to you.
It is called the Hunt and Peck Keyboard. Instead of the traditional QWERTY layout, it is alphebetized. It comes in red, and has useful features. Commonly used phrases online are now at the push of a button: LOL, TTYL, BRB, CYA and more.
There is even an @ sign button instead of having to use shift. This could be helpful when using Twitter. Order yours here. It is powered by USB and works on all computers, with USB, of course.
7 Comments
David Myers
July 12th, 2009
at 2:15am
I’m not too sure how I’d go on a keyboard like that. Like you; I’m a QWERTY Keyboard user at 70-80wpm. Why change?
Although this keyboard would be good for people who don’t use/haven’t used computers or find it more comfortable with a alphabetically listed keyboard for typing.
Seems like a pretty original idea; appealing to a market that usually would go untouched. Has this ever been done before?
Buffet
July 12th, 2009
at 4:32am
I came up with this idea years ago. Whoever this Querty cat was sure didn’t know his alphabet very well. I’ve
already told these people to make the damn thing in black (the color it should’ve been in the first place) and I’ll buy one.
davidbanther
July 19th, 2009
at 8:16pm
I could never do that home row key thing in typing class! I just said typing class - which sadly shows my age.
dannyminick
July 19th, 2009
at 8:19pm
@davidbanther
Yeah I had typing class too. They made us use Macintosh Performas. Old as hell out-of-date and slow. LOL
teddgcm
July 26th, 2009
at 9:05am
I have always been a hunt and peck typer, though i am pretty fast at it (50 - 60 WPM). This is not a new idea. matter of fact, the first typewriters were set up alphabetically, but because of the way letters are used int he English language, it caused a lot of jams. That wouldn’t be an issue today but I think the QWERTY is here to stay.
Barbara
July 29th, 2009
at 12:48am
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Barbara
http://keyboardpiano.net
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July 30th, 2009
at 11:11pm
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