Post by: Evo_Spec on Thu, 04 June 2015, 20:45:13
Anyways! so does anybody else that can touch type and know where the button is sometimes look at their keyboard with a blank keyset anyways?
For me it's mostly when i go to push one key like period or something. Even though i could have touched typed it i just kinda look at my board with a blank keyset and peck the one key lol
Edit: i also added the, "Is anyone else" to the title to ask things like "is anyone else having problems with youtube being really slow and lagging?"
Post by: Vibex on Thu, 04 June 2015, 20:46:29
Post by: tbc on Thu, 04 June 2015, 20:47:02
It's weird, but somehow it 'recalibrates' my typing reflexes/muscle memory
Post by: Evo_Spec on Thu, 04 June 2015, 21:00:38
I do the same. I actually used to have my keyboard on a keyboard tray inside of my desk, and I would look down to type despite the fact that their was a desk in the way. :p
hahaha, that's awesome.
I kinda do the same when i forgot my watch, i just sit there looking at my wrist trying to figure out what's wrong and after the full 5 seconds or so i realize and pull out my phone lol
Sure do.
It's weird, but somehow it 'recalibrates' my typing reflexes/muscle memory
Like set's your hands back to home row?
So i kinda want to make this a dual purpose thread so people can discuss if a site is down or something like what i'm wondering.
Is anyone else having problems with youtube being really slow and lagging?
Post by: inanis on Thu, 04 June 2015, 21:02:33
I glance at the keys more out of habit than an actual need to do so.
Post by: Vibex on Thu, 04 June 2015, 21:03:06
Haha, I know that feel too.I do the same. I actually used to have my keyboard on a keyboard tray inside of my desk, and I would look down to type despite the fact that their was a desk in the way. :p
hahaha, that's awesome.
I kinda do the same when i forgot my watch, i just sit there looking at my wrist trying to figure out what's wrong and after the full 5 seconds or so i realize and pull out my phone lol
Post by: Evo_Spec on Thu, 04 June 2015, 21:18:30
Despite the fact that I can touch type, and almost never look at the keys, I don't use typically use blanks. However, on my desk I usually have one keyboard sitting right above the one I'm using - right now my JD40 is sitting above my Poker, and when I do look down to reference the board, it is almost always on the one above it, not the one I'm actually using.
I glance at the keys more out of habit than an actual need to do so.
I'm not used to having 2 keyboards on my desk but it's becoming more of a thing because my GON feels much better than the K95, for obvious reasons.
Post by: user 18 on Thu, 04 June 2015, 21:40:11
I have 2-3 boards on my desk as a matter of course. If I do look at a board for reference (not common, I have ANSI qwerty pretty much committed to memory at this point), I'll usually look to the board pushed back. It's a smaller movement, and my hands aren't covering it already. Just easier that way.
Post by: Sent on Thu, 04 June 2015, 21:42:55
Post by: asdfjkl36 on Fri, 05 June 2015, 02:09:42
Post by: tp4tissue on Fri, 05 June 2015, 03:13:41
Post by: Findecanor on Fri, 05 June 2015, 04:24:20
But you don't always type text. It is often thatI need to press a single key or key command without the hands on the keyboard, or with only one hand available - which would then have to be used for the "wrong" side of the keyboard.
Most often, the other hand is occupied with a coffee cup, pen or some tool. (No dirty jokes, please. I build stuff with reference materials and drawings on the computer screen)
Post by: baldgye on Fri, 05 June 2015, 04:27:31
Post by: Khers on Fri, 05 June 2015, 04:34:07
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sat, 06 June 2015, 06:31:23
Is anyone else having problems with youtube being insanely slow and laggy? like it'll bog down my whole browser and it's annoying the **** out of me.
There's no way (hopefully) that it's my computer.
Post by: slip84 on Sat, 06 June 2015, 07:20:24
I know there are some issues with Chrome and Macs. You have to disable hardware acceleration for it to work correctly.
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sat, 06 June 2015, 09:47:37
No youtube issues for me. What browser/OS/hardware?
I know there are some issues with Chrome and Macs. You have to disable hardware acceleration for it to work correctly.
Browser: FireFox
OS: Win 8.1 Pro
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Post by: slip84 on Sat, 06 June 2015, 10:28:11
I've not been keen on Firefox for some time (it got stupid bloated and slow for even basic things years and years ago), so I can't comment on that. Are you using the HTML5 player or Flash? If Flash, set your computer on fire and walk away.
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sat, 06 June 2015, 10:32:06
Hrm, that's odd then.
I've not been keen on Firefox for some time (it got stupid bloated and slow for even basic things years and years ago), so I can't comment on that. Are you using the HTML5 player or Flash? If Flash, set your computer on fire and walk away.
hmm, i didn't realize that this was a thing.... Seems i need to look into these kinds of things.
Thanks i think installing HTML5 player fixed my issue, i'll report back after more testing.
Thanks
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 06 June 2015, 10:59:51
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sat, 06 June 2015, 11:18:57
Are you using the HTML5 player or Flash?
Yeah this solved my issue, thanks.
Is there anything else like this that i should be aware of?
Post by: tbc on Sat, 06 June 2015, 13:25:01
what do you mean by 'install' the html player? if you actually installed a plugin or exe file, it was definitely not an 'html5 player'
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sat, 06 June 2015, 21:30:51
uhhhhhh
what do you mean by 'install' the html player? if you actually installed a plugin or exe file, it was definitely not an 'html5 player'
it would be great if people elaborated on stuff like this...
it installed a plugin into FF for it.
Post by: slip84 on Sat, 06 June 2015, 21:56:45
https://www.youtube.com/html5 (https://www.youtube.com/html5)
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sat, 06 June 2015, 23:12:34
Yeah, HTML5 is a browser-supported language. It's not hot garbage from Adobe.
https://www.youtube.com/html5 (https://www.youtube.com/html5)
Interesting, thank you!
Post by: tbc on Sun, 07 June 2015, 00:04:27
therefore i do not recommend removing flash from firefox. there is a non-plugin flash replacement called shumway being developed by the firefox team, but it's quite a ways off.
the html5 player might not support 4k unless you can enable it on this page: https://www.youtube.com/testtube?gl=CA
Post by: Evo_Spec on Sun, 07 June 2015, 04:56:04
remember that not all videos support running in the html5 player (i think the only criteria is ad support as of now). EDIT: i haven't actually seen a flash vid for awhile now that I think about it. right-click on the vid and look for 'about flash player' or 'about html5 player' respectively near the bottom of the rightclick menu
therefore i do not recommend removing flash from firefox. there is a non-plugin flash replacement called shumway being developed by the firefox team, but it's quite a ways off.
the html5 player might not support 4k unless you can enable it on this page: https://www.youtube.com/testtube?gl=CA
Sweet, thanks for the info.
I don't have a 4k monitor anyways so that doesn't really matter and i already removed flash so i'll just test this out for a while and see if it works for me and if not i at least know what the problem is.
Post by: berserkfan on Wed, 10 June 2015, 01:25:50
Ever since getting the ergodox , I've not had to look at my hands at all. You don't lose tracking as much as a regular board because all the keys are close together
your darn ergodox again!
I find using keycaps of different heights or textures is very important because otherwise I can't touch type at all. The heights and textures help me identify where I am.
Post by: RedRoboHood on Thu, 11 June 2015, 12:09:23