#kinesisadvantage — Public Fediverse posts

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the RollerMouse Keyboard https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-rollermouse-keyboard/ #allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy #PeripheralsHacks #KinesisAdvantage #Saturntypewriter #HackadayColumns #keyboard-mouse #marblekeyboard #rollermouse #busytown #keymouse

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Part Picker https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-part-picker/ #IBMSelectricComposer #keyboardpartpicker #PeripheralsHacks #KinesisAdvantage #HackadayColumns #bachelorpad #spacemouse

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Part Picker - If you do a lot of 3D computer work, I hear a Spacemouse is indispensable. So why ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-part-picker/ #ibmselectriccomposer #keyboardpartpicker #peripheralshacks #kinesisadvantage #hackadaycolumns #bachelorpad #spacemouse

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Schreibmaschine https://hackaday.com/2025/03/04/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-schreibmaschine/ #Kanzlertypewriter #PeripheralsHacks #KinesisAdvantage #HackadayColumns #Schreibmaschine #IBMSelectric #becausecats #Kailhchocs #macropad #macropad

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Schreibmaschine - Image by [Sasha K.] via redditRemember that lovely Hacktric centerfold from a coup... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/04/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-schreibmaschine/ #kanzlertypewriter #peripheralshacks #kinesisadvantage #hackadaycolumns #schreibmaschine #ibmselectric #becausecats #kailhchocs #macropad #macropad

Yay! First time in 15 months (since badly fracturing my wrist and the surgery to put everything back together!) that I've been able to type on my Kinesis Advantage 2 keyboard!

Just have to remind myself of the #Maltron layout, most of the muscle memory is there but I keep forgetting where some of the less used keys are! 😅

#keyboards #keyboard #KinesisAdvantage

There’s a downside of using ergonomic keyboards with bowl shaped key wells.

And yes, the keyboard was plugged in.

#KinesisAdvantage #keyboard #KinesisErgo #RescueCats #CatsOfMastadon #cat #Catstodon

@dhry
Yeah, people who have no health issues don't have to switch to full ergo, agreed.

My reason to switch was a slight pain when I put one of my hands in a certain position - not *during* typing, but the position was clearly *related* to typing.

Articles said that developers who had to quit because of #RSI could work again thanks to #KinesisAdvantage, so I thought that should be good for prevention. And I was right; my pain was gone after a few months & never returned.

RIP, my space bar. You were almost old enough to vote.

#Celeste #KinesisAdvantage

@tynstar @esther this has been my experience as well. Though there was a brief period where switching from one keyboard style to another would slow me down, it was only for a few minutes. And after a few months even that went away. Now I can type equally well on flat orthos (#ergodox), curved orthos (#KinesisAdvantage), and typical staggered keyboards without difficulty.

@esther Hmm, I can offer an opposing data point: for the last 15 years, I've been typing on a columnar keyboard on my desk at work (#KinesisAdvantage 1 with QWERTY) and on row-staggered laptop keyboards (QWERTZ) in meetings, but on row-staggered keyboards (QWERTZ) at home. No trouble whatsoever switching back and forth between them!

Then, 8 months ago, I got a #Glove80 columnar #SplitKeyboard (QWERTY) that I use both in the office and at home. But I can still type on those laptops in meetings!

@chrisisgr8 Oh, going split (either fixed-split like my 2008 #KinesisAdvantage or full-split like my new #Glove80) alone will _mercilessly_ tell you about using the wrong hand for keys & force you to break that habit. 😄

OTOH a contoured keeb without "row stagger" helps a lot in learning touch typing (i.e. using all 10 fingers without looking). It certainly did for me (IIRC I used ~4-6 fingers before I switched to the split keyboard).

But yeah, unfortunately it's not cheap. 😕 Worth it, though.

The Kinesis Advantage360 Pro keyboard looks slick and feels great when typing. Unfortunately, it is a pain to go through the hops to configure and then to get around the bluetooth issues that happens from time to time. I just upgraded my firmware to the V3.0. Let’s see if things improved. :ablobcatbongokeyboard:

#MechanicalKeyboards #KinesisAdvantage360 #Kinesis #KinesisAdvantage360Pro #KinesisAdvantage

@utsavratti
#Glove80, a split #ContouredKeyboard with low-profile keys. Got it 5 months ago.

Previously, I used a #KinesisAdvantage for 14 years.

#ErgonomicKeyboards FTW

Are there any people I am connected to that are into #ergonomic split #keyboards? Specifically the #KinesisAdvantage or other contoured/concave designs.

I have never used a split KB, much less an extremely contoured device. I am basically having to relearn typing like I am a child again, and while I am very committed to sticking with this due to my wrist injury last year I am finding it very difficult to adapt.

Any pro-tips to make the intro easier?

Found a really affordable second-hand #keyboardio Model 100 as a travel alternative for my mainstay (#kinesisadvantage). But it is so much beter than it expected it to be — everything about this keyboard feels well-designed.

#keyboards

@foxxtrot
Do you know about these?
https://www.moergo.com/products/mcc-pom-1u-pk2?variant=44253212246289

I have no need for homing keys myself, but they look well thought out to me. Probably superior to anything one can 3D print.

Oh, and regarding "take some getting used to": when I made the switch from flat non-split staggered to fixed-split ortholinear curved #KinesisAdvantage, it took me only about 2 weeks to get back to my previous speed. Hang in there!

Oh and if anyone wonders: switching from that to #Glove80 now was way easier.

Glove80 Keyboard Sure Fits Like One - If you’re what one might call unlucky, there comes a point in your life when you n... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/22/glove80-keyboard-sure-fits-like-one/ #ergonomickeyboard #kinesisadvantage #hackadaycolumns #curvedkeywells #keyboardreview #thumbcluster #ergonomics #kailhchocs #reviews #glove80

@matthewhowell
You know what's funny? When one looks for a split contoured #ErgonomicKeyboard, it's the other way round: there are exactly TWO commercially available models - #KinesisAdvantage360 and #Glove80.

Last month, I got the latter. Previously, I used a #KinesisAdvantage, one of TWO commercially available non-split countoured keyboards (the other being #Maltron).

@dria @djb_rh
Fair point!

My light RSI started after 5 years in the software industry and 15 years extensive hobbyist coding before that. So the data about this individual here confirms that you should be safe by now. 🤣

(Luckily the #KinesisAdvantage I bought back then cured that immediately and permanently.)

@dria @djb_rh

"i use a keyboard an awful lot in my job"

Well in that case, you should IMHO invest in (future) hand/wrist/arm health by switching to a contoured keyboard like #KinesisAdvantage, its 360 variant or (my personal preference) the newcomer #Glove80. For the latter, see this post of mine: https://nerdculture.de/@tynstar/109845607828224996

Getting used to my #Glove80, a #split #ErgonomicKeyboard. Really enjoying my #CustomLayout so far, especially having Shift, Ctrl, Alt & Win on *both* thumbs, unlike #KinesisAdvantage.

Next step to increase comfort is trying #tenting: raise the middle part so that my forearm bones are less twisted and more towards a natural handshake position. Starting with ~ 16 mm (pictured left), but this #keyboard could go way higher!

More info: https://nerdculture.de/@tynstar/109845607828224996
#MechanicalKeyboard @glove80community

Getting used to my #Glove80, a #split #ErgonomicKeyboard. Really enjoying my #CustomLayout so far, especially having Shift, Ctrl, Alt & Win on *both* thumbs, unlike #KinesisAdvantage.

Next step to increase comfort is trying #tenting: raise the middle part so that my forearm bones are less twisted and more towards a natural handshake position. Starting with ~ 16 mm (pictured left), but this #keyboard could go way higher!

More info: https://nerdculture.de/@tynstar/109845607828224996
#MechanicalKeyboard @glove80community

Getting used to my #Glove80, a #split #ErgonomicKeyboard. Really enjoying my #CustomLayout so far, especially having Shift, Ctrl, Alt & Win on *both* thumbs, unlike #KinesisAdvantage.

Next step to increase comfort is trying #tenting: raise the middle part so that my forearm bones are less twisted and more towards a natural handshake position. Starting with ~ 16 mm (pictured left), but this #keyboard could go way higher!

More info: https://nerdculture.de/@tynstar/109845607828224996
#MechanicalKeyboard @glove80community

Getting used to my #Glove80, a #split #ErgonomicKeyboard. Really enjoying my #CustomLayout so far, especially having Shift, Ctrl, Alt & Win on *both* thumbs, unlike #KinesisAdvantage.

Next step to increase comfort is trying #tenting: raise the middle part so that my forearm bones are less twisted and more towards a natural handshake position. Starting with ~ 16 mm (pictured left), but this #keyboard could go way higher!

More info: https://nerdculture.de/@tynstar/109845607828224996
#MechanicalKeyboard @[email protected]

Getting used to my #Glove80, a #split #ErgonomicKeyboard. Really enjoying my #CustomLayout so far, especially having Shift, Ctrl, Alt & Win on *both* thumbs, unlike #KinesisAdvantage.

Next step to increase comfort is trying #tenting: raise the middle part so that my forearm bones are less twisted and more towards a natural handshake position. Starting with ~ 16 mm (pictured left), but this #keyboard could go way higher!

More info: https://nerdculture.de/@tynstar/109845607828224996
#MechanicalKeyboard @glove80community

@shoq @lispi314
I've been using a #KinesisAdvantage keyboard for over 14 years now and would never wanna go back to a flat keyboard. Some of them may be slightly less unhealthy, but IMO anybody who types at work & wants to continue for decades absolutely needs a *split* and *contoured* keyboard.

Unfortunately, #Kinesis 360 has a ridiculously high price. So glad I got a #Glove80 instead!

See https://nerdculture.de/@tynstar/109845607828224996 & linked posts for more info.

The real reason I needed a proper ergonomic split keyboard #Cat #KinesisAdvantage #CatsOfMastodon