Got my trackball today.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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    1 day ago

    How do you like your Glove80? I never got used to mine, and went back to my tkl. I gotta give it another shot. I love the look, and the dual design eases my shoulder pain significantly. But my typing speed and accuracy took such a huge hit…

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      11 hours ago

      The default keycaps are terrible. I can’t wait for the imminent LDSA keycap batch!

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      I like it a lot, but as you say it takes a lot of getting used to and practice. I don’t think my WPM is near what it is on a regular keyboard, but we’re talking a few weeks of use versus 30 years of muscle memory … I’m gradually switching over to the Glove. Funnily enough I write better on it when I’m not thinking about it at all.

      • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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        14 hours ago

        I’m in the same boat with the muscle memory. Never tested my official speed, but I’ve had several people comment that it sounds like I’m just smashing the keys down, but I’m actually typing. Don’t really want to give that speed up, but I don’t want that shoulder pain more…

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      I’ve had one for about a year and a half and I love it! It took me a few weeks to adjust but then my typing speed quickly got back to normal. I did play around with rearranging a few keys too, which really helped. I haven’t had any other ergonomic keyboards to compare to, but to me the thumb clusters and concave design are game changers!

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      How long did you try it? It took me a good two months to get back to full speed.

      • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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        About two weeks. I had to get the speed back up, as work was starting to suffer. Two months? Worth the effort. I’ll set it back up and give it a longer go.