![]() ![]() I did eventually get one with Polish layout it cost £28. But when he returned, we found out that he had explained to the shop keeper that he was taking it back to England, and so the shop keeper had actually provided a standard UK keyboard (which cost us about £40) as he thought that would be more useful! He went back home for a short visit and was given some money to buy a new keyboard. So it was decided that we should get a keyboard with Polish characters and layout to help him work faster. His only problem was that the keyboard was standard UK layout, and he had real difficulties working out where the accented characters could be found. It was decided that we needed to get some of the formal documents translated for these people, so one of them who spoke reasonably good English was given the job. I worked for a company that had taken on a large number of agency workers, most of whom were Polish. However here is a story about keyboards and it's true. I have used a label maker to create new labels but normally just replace the keyboard, they're just a few pounds. ![]() next replacement for another $10 cost + shipping + your time to look up, order, store and install + the time for the next person who can't use it when the letters disappear again). It works like new, and the lettering is still near perfect.Įven if you don't need it to last quite that long, spending $30 dollars more today will pay for itself in by avoiding replacing it again later ($30 extra now vs. It has always been my primary home keyboard, it has survived, high school, college, grad school and years of playing FPS so lots of pounding on the awsd keys among others. I got a used industrial version (slate gray) about 25 years ago (when I got my first computer, a 286. If you can find one, they even made industrial versions of those guys "back in the day". And many people prefer the more responsive feel. You could also consider one of the old-style or just old keyboards like: Opens a new window. ![]() (I'm not talking about the $500 variety), but there are quite a few from $40-$100 (some claim $20). Joe brings that same passion to How-To Geek.For the occasional random one that fritzes out, just replace it with a new one, or one from an older system.įor those with problems due to heavy wear (perhaps even for those who insist on using paint eating hand lotion), I would recommend geting an industrial keyboard. If something piques his interest, he will dive into it headfirst and try to learn as much as possible. Outside of technology, Joe is an avid DIYer, runner, and food enthusiast. After several years of jailbreaking and heavily modifying an iPod Touch, he moved on to his first smartphone, the HTC DROID Eris. He got his start in the industry covering Windows Phone on a small blog, and later moved to Phandroid where he covered Android news, reviewed devices, wrote tutorials, created YouTube videos, and hosted a podcast.įrom smartphones to Bluetooth earbuds to Z-Wave switches, Joe is interested in all kinds of technology. He has written thousands of articles, hundreds of tutorials, and dozens of reviews.īefore joining How-To Geek, Joe worked at XDA-Developers as Managing Editor and covered news from the Google ecosystem. Joe loves all things technology and is also an avid DIYer at heart. He has been covering Android and the rest of the Google ecosystem for years, reviewing devices, hosting podcasts, filming videos, and writing tutorials. Joe Fedewa has been writing about technology for over a decade. ![]()
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