Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by fomine3 on Monday April 03, 2023 @09:07PM (#35433655)

I'll never buy a new non-split keyboard

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by anon9931 on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:06PM (#35434049)

I've been using the Microsoft Natural series keyboards for years. Split, and ergonomic.

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by cduzz on Monday April 03, 2023 @10:29PM (#35434190)

Windows works fine if you just plug 2 keyboards into it. Left hand on one keyboard, right hand on the other; works exactly as if you had one keyboard. Uses a bit more desk space but way cheaper and super easy to manage in an office setting.

I only recently tested this out on a mac and was sad to see that shift/ctl/buckey on one keyboard didn't affect keys on the other keyboard. Probably not worth opening a bug with them.

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by WWLink on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:43PM (#35434767)

And if you take a sawzall to it, you can get rid of the unnecessary part to save desk space! :D

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Re:Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with you... by cduzz on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @06:34AM (#35437517)

I've found that the "dedicated" split keyboards don't necessarily have a comfortable distance in the split. The two keyboards end up about about a body width apart especially if I use a standing desk.

These days I use an old M4-1 keyboard (first gen thinkpad keyboard / trackpoint in a standalone keyboard) because I just don't type as much as I used to and I value the desk space.

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