deskthority

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Why are you happier with the TECK? What is wrong with the Kinesis Advantage palm rests?

The TECK has dual symmetric modifier keys (Shift, Control, Command, Meta (for Mac)), i.e. on both hands. The Kinesis spreads them around which is fine for Windows, but for Mac is suboptimal IMO ...

I used a Kinesis for years and now am much happier with a TE. The Kinesis suffers from "palm rest RSI" and I find the rubber eraser function keys almost unusable (I touch type and don't like having to hunt and peck). Also I'd recommend the Kinesis Advantage Pro for the better finish (the other ...

The customization interface is open source. It's based on the work from Yuri Khan. See https://github.com/yurivkhan/teck/wiki . This is his post about it .
yeah I learned it by the bépo forum and I was sad to see that Truly Ergonomic fails to make its own software. If they have shared the specs ...

I remember when they first came out they told us the controller that was used, and that we could download the SDK and a starter keyboard app from the chip vendor. The implication was that we could roll our own driver if we wanted. I don't remember any of the details of the chip but it shouldn't be ...

Funny to hear that, I've always felt that way too, I just like symmetry. Since I also have suffered from RSI issues I use ergo keyboards, which has the advantage that since they are reinventing the keyboard anyhow, they often will make them symmetric.

The Kinesis is physically symmetric, but the ...