As I mentioned in the past, last year I purchased a compact, portable Bluetooth keyboard so I could write on my phone while I was at work. I got a lot of writing done on it — a sequel to “The Babysitter’s Daddy”, the GWWA book, and several of the Lizzie stories.
While working on another book at home, I was on a roll and I noticed how tired my fingers were getting while using the standard keyboard that came with my old computer. I don’t like using the one built into my personal laptop — the keys feel weird — and I was used to the standard external keyboard I’d been using. However, maybe I’m getting old, or maybe it’s just that I’m so used to writing quickly using my “work” keyboard, but I’ve stopped enjoying writing using the standard one.
So I went over to Amazon and bought a slightly-less-expensive Bluetooth keyboard for home use. The one I have for work is foldable, but I didn’t need that feature for home so I saved ten bucks and bought the Microsoft Designer Compact Keyboard. It came quickly (giggity) and I set it up to work on the Lizzie stories. It took a little getting used to — the travel of the keys is great, but it’s not as clicky as I’d like. The one I have for work is much clickier — which, for a portable foldable keyboard, is saying something.
I’ll try this Microsoft one for a week, and if I don’t care for it, I can always return it and get the same one I use at work. So far so good, though.
What I don’t understand is the people at work who have the really clicky keyboards — the ones like this. My boss has one, as does my mentor, as do several of the programmers in the area where I work. They’re loud, which doesn’t bother me, but the travel of those is so large that it can’t possibly be comfortable. I’ve talked to my coworkers and they agree that they like the big clicky keyboards; no one seems to like the low-travel ones at the office except for me.
If you have a low-travel keyboard (similar to the Apple Magic Keyboard) that you really like, I’d love to hear about it. Especially if it has nice clicks.
