Re:The Great Apple Keyboard Cover-Up
by npunt on Friday July 13, 2018 @10:10PM
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Put a bit of tape on the bottom half of the left and right keys if you need some tactile guidance and have old muscle memory. I do this on all my keyboards (my daily driver is a Microsoft sculpt) and it helps immensely with finding the correct key. Arrow keys in particular are just distant enough from default position to need that extra bit of tactile feedback.
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You can also try these tactile dots. They are the absolute best. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NEUIQFO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_...
On other keyboards, I’ve used a drop of CA glue (superglue) to add tactile feedback. Much like some keyboards have a bump on two of the home row keys
Re:The Great Apple Keyboard Cover-Up
by JustSomeNobody on Friday July 13, 2018 @10:56PM
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Clear nail polish works too. It's also a good makeshift loctite for tiny screws.
Never heard of this. Interesting.
Re:The Great Apple Keyboard Cover-Up
by JustSomeNobody on Saturday July 14, 2018 @09:53AM
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Yeah, I worked at an optical lab to pay for college. We'd have customers come in with screws that wouldn't stay in so we'd use clear nail polish. I'm sure for some uses, loctite would be better, but nail polish does very good. We'd also use it on metal temple pieces when someone's facial oils had done a number on it. We'd buff the pieces smooth and coat with clear nail polish. Not a perfect fix, but would get someone who could afford new glasses by for a while longer.