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Offline Flip4Bytes

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Heyyaaaaa
« on: Fri, 04 October 2013, 10:48:08 »
Hi, I'm Alex and I am (kind of) new here.  I have been a long time lurker, but finally decided to make an account and introduce myself!

A little background on me (I'll start keyboard first because well, this is a forum for keyboard enthusiasts, isn't it?)  ;)

So my current keyboard is (try not to laugh) a Razer Lycosa (I know.. I know), bought this beast a couple years ago before I even knew that Mechanical Keyboards existed (or rather before knowing what they *really* were).  At the time of purchase, I saw the Razer BlackWidow or whatever and thought it was so ugly.. I was wondering why anyone would want tall keys like the olden days, and I wondered why it was so expensive!

So if only I did some research and learned the power of the magical MX Cherry Switches!  My Lycosa is acting like beyond crap at the moment (some buttons are harder to press than others at times and I just cleaned it out a week ago).  It's just suffering from old age at this point and of course the curse of rubber dome keys.

So where do I stand now? I just purchased a Poker II with Blue Switches from Feng and can't wait for it to come in (supposed to later today!)  ;D

It'll be my first ever mechanical keyboard, and I am really looking forward to the compact board with no designated f keys, number pad, arrow keys, etc.  I have faith in myself that it will do nothing but cause me to become better with the numbers above the letters, because what's the use in a numberpad anyways when it's just duplicate keys, huh? Worst case scenario, I'll buy an external keypad and get through life just fine.

(Sorry this is getting quite lengthy, I am a bit long winded)

I am a Website Designer and Application Developer at heart, and I actually just released a new web design/development app for BlackBerry 10 called "Web Design Cheat Sheet" - if you have a BlackBerry 10 device, heck, go and check it out! It's free, just let me know what you think about it.  I poured my heart and soul into it (:

Link for it here: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/21797691/

So anyways, that's me! If you enjoy web design or app development then let me know!  I find it absurd that I have waited this long to get a Mechanical keyboard when I am literally at my computer for a living.

So hello everybody and I am sure I will fit right in with the community (:

EDIT: Keyboard just came in! Here are some pictures of it!

http://imgur.com/a/dWQWl
« Last Edit: Fri, 04 October 2013, 12:37:08 by Flip4Bytes »
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Offline CPTBadAss

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Re: Heyyaaaaa
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 04 October 2013, 12:24:53 »
Welcome to GH!
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Offline Thimplum

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Re: Heyyaaaaa
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 04 October 2013, 12:51:23 »
There is no purpose whatsoever in trying to explain how much I want one of those. Someday...
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Offline Flip4Bytes

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Re: Heyyaaaaa
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 04 October 2013, 18:01:14 »
Quote from: Thimplum on Fri, 04 October 2013, 12:51:23
There is no purpose whatsoever in trying to explain how much I want one of those. Someday...

Haha it's so funny though.. My step brother walked into my room (knowing that I was getting a new keyboard) and he goes.. That thing is so dinky looking...

It really is, but I am liking the extra space on my desk more and more every minute I have with this thing.  So much room for activities now :D

But yeah, one day! It's not too crazy of a price, $110 with shipping is very reasonable, and with all these PN and FN keys, this thing is not just a little keyboard.  I actually have it set up so PN+Esc opens up DotA 2, PN+C opens up the calculator, etc.  It's so very useful and I am really enjoying it.  I have faith in you though, you can do it! :)
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Offline SnareSpectre

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Re: Heyyaaaaa
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 07 October 2013, 10:43:03 »
I recently purchased a Poker II with blues and I am loving the HECK out of it. Now that I am somewhat getting used to using Fn+WASD for arrow keys, it's been a blast to use. I downsized to this from a TKL, and now even that feels large to me. The full keyboard at work just feels so unwieldy now.

Glad you're enjoying it! Judging by your picture, you still use a Razer mouse...time to upgrade to a Zowie.  ;)
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Offline Thimplum

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Re: Heyyaaaaa
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 07 October 2013, 20:50:44 »
I've found that I like remapping the arrow keys to part of the right side of the board, as I'm not a big fan of fn layer for arrow keys.

RAlt -> LeftArrow
RMenu -> DownArrow
RShift -> UpArrow
RCtrl -> RightArrow
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