Fingernails

[Rajagra]

Anyone else get annoyed with them hitting the keys when typing?
I think I'll probably end up cutting them daily to minimize the problem.
At least I'll look well groomed.

I'm tempted to wear some thin gloves too.

[roaduck]

Gloves...like those thin cotton jobbies for handling black-laquered surfaces...what a brilliant idea for keeping a keyboard pristine Rajagra.As for nails, I currently don't have that problem because I bite them to the quick trying to refrain from smoking so it's yellow normal nails or nicotine stained stubs.

[hyperlinked]

Anyone else get annoyed with them hitting the keys when typing?

Just wear nail polish and dark sunglasses.

Oh wait... yeah, I'm always impressed when I see a woman who has long fingernails who manages to type well. I start having problems if even one of my fingernails is long enough to accidentally brush a key.

[rdjack21]

When they get long enough to hit the keys then it is time to cut them.

[msiegel]

am i remembering correctly... the model m keycaps tolerate longer nails better than many other designs

[hyperlinked]

am i remembering correctly... the model m keycaps tolerate longer nails better than many other designs

That's your answer, Rajagra. You don't need to cut your nails. You just need (yet) another new keyboard.

[msiegel]

Uhh...... was this before the sex change operation??

it's been awhile since i sent my broken space saver to its next owner

[o2dazone]

I chew my nails. Filthy habit I know. I chewed them down so hard for a deadline one day, I went half day before realizing I bled all over my keyboard lol, but yeah I'd cut them if they're becoming a hindrance. Unless your occupation is a professional back scratcher, then it might be a conflict of interest

[Rajagra]

Well I cut them as far as I dared, then filed them a bit more, but they still make contact sometimes. After a couple of days growth it gets annoying. It's as if typing makes nails grow faster, but I know I'm really just noticing them more.

Maybe I needa pair of these touch-typing gloves. I wonder if they come in Colemak. :laugh:

[timw4mail]

Funny, I either have long nails or I'm biting them down...Not having a slight length often bothers me more than having a fingernail hit a keys.

[1839cc]

Well I cut them as far as I dared, then filed them a bit more, but they still make contact sometimes. After a couple of days growth it gets annoying. It's as if typing makes nails grow faster, but I know I'm really just noticing them more.

Maybe I needa pair of these touch-typing gloves. I wonder if they come in Colemak. :laugh:

No, you need the best glove ever.

This one's for Ripster.

[hyperlinked]

Well I cut them as far as I dared, then filed them a bit more, but they still make contact sometimes. After a couple of days growth it gets annoying. It's as if typing makes nails grow faster, but I know I'm really just noticing them more.

I think you can use one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Body-Shop-Nail-Block/dp/B000HGLLFK/ref=pd_sim_hpc_6

I usually take time to care for my nails. It's a habit I got into in my old career when I had to put my hands on patients often. I find that having well groomed nails helps with typing.

[itlnstln]

I get a little OCD when it comes to my nails, but then again, I am also a bit of a metro-sexual, so I am somewhat OCD when it comes to my appearance in almost all aspects.  I keep my nails short, not bleeding-short, but a little past the quick.  I also need to keep my nails short for disc golf, too.  Having a disc pull on a nail is not fun.

[MsKeyboard]

I'm waiting for MsKeyboard to tell us the answer.

I would say it all depends on whether your interested in FORM or FUNCTION.

I am amazed when I go into department stores and see sales clerks typing on usually a flat, closely spaced key keyboards, and they have what appears to be a fresh set of fake nails.  Mostly this is a disaster, but sometimes I find someone fully capable of high WPM.  The biggest problem I see is that by having longer nails you have to flatten out your hand posture, making for terrible form, as well as multiple key depressions often (maybe it is a good thing NKRO is not standard).

I have also noticed that those with extra long, flashy finger nails do not typically care about their typing skills, nor do those standing behind them at the counter.

YMMV........Later

[Rajagra]

Well I have a new-found respect for secretaries who spend all day filing their nails. They are like finely-honed athletes preparing for their event.:first:

[msiegel]

Well I have a new-found respect for secretaries who spend all day filing their nails. They are like finely-honed athletes preparing for their event.:first:

amazing! that *actually* makes sense now XD

[MsKeyboard]

Ripster,
I really tried to come up with a movie still, but could not think of any worth sharing.  I bow to your superior movie memory!

Later.......