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		<title>In Search Of A &#8216;Great&#8217; Keyboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a person who uses a computer and, more to the point, an input device known as a keyboard on a daily basis for hours at a time, having a good one is highly necessary. In fact, not having one can often lead to bad results for hands, wrists, back and more. So, over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://chrisword.com/?attachment_id=1376" rel="attachment wp-att-1376"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1376" title="Apple-Wireless-keyboard" src="http://chrisword.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Apple-Wireless-keyboard1.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="259" /></a>If you&#8217;re a person who uses a computer and, more to the point, an input device known as a keyboard on a daily basis for hours at a time, having a good one is highly necessary. In fact, not having one can often lead to bad results for hands, wrists, back and more.</p>
<p>So, over the years as I&#8217;ve written and done other work requiring long hours using a keyboard (I currently use an <a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC184LL/B?fnode=MTc0MjU4OTY" target="_blank">Apple Wireless Keyboard</a> or the one on the <a href="http://www.apple.com/macbookair/" target="_blank">MacBook Air</a>), I&#8217;ve always been in search of a good one. Notice I didn&#8217;t say a &#8220;great&#8221; one.</p>
<p>I hesitate to use the word &#8220;great&#8221; because I&#8217;ve yet to find one I even consider good. Sure, many of the ones I&#8217;ve tried over the years have been decent. Some could even be considered close to good. None were even close to great though.</p>
<p>This brings me to the problem at, well, hand. Or, hands as the case may be. I need to find a great keyboard. I say a great keyboard because I think at this point only a great keyboard can help me.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s the hands, you see, they are hurting. Yes, over the years I&#8217;ve developed some pain in my fingers from all the oh so important typing. So now, I need to do something about it or pretty soon I won&#8217;t be able to type at all. The horror!</p>
<p>I really don&#8217;t care at this point how much it costs, just that it helps and helps me keep working. Although, as someone who&#8217;s paid both <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/b/comfort-curve-keyboard-3000-for-business/3XJ-00001" target="_blank">very little</a> and <a href="http://matias.ca/tactilepro3/index.php" target="_blank">quite a bit</a> for keyboards over the years, I&#8217;m not entirely sure price is the total arbiter of &#8220;great.&#8221; If it was, I would probably have found that &#8220;great&#8221; keyboard long ago.</p>
<p>Given the above, I&#8217;m now in search of the perfect keyboard. If you have any thoughts on the subject, feel free to let me know. I will also be doing my research and buying several to try out over the next few weeks.</p>
<p>I will, of course, report on what I find out, if anything. I know there&#8217;s a lot of choices out there but based on past experience, I&#8217;m not all that optimistic.</p>
<p>Still, miracles do happen and I&#8217;m the kind of person who tries to keep an open mind. So, let the search commence and may the best keyboard win.</p>
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		<title>Video Friday &#8212; Thursday SXSW Edition &#8212; Dennis Liu&#8217;s &#8216;Pretending to Work&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes folks, its true. I&#8217;m in the wonderful city of Austin, Texas for that melange of music/film/interactive goodness known as South by Southwest. Or, as all the cool kids refer to it: SXSW. I&#8217;m here covering the event for the fine folks at AOL/Weblogs who, on occasion, pay me to write about cool events such [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes folks, its true. I&#8217;m in the wonderful city of Austin, Texas for that melange of music/film/interactive goodness known as <a href="http://my.sxsw.com/">South by Southwest</a>. Or, as all the cool kids refer to it: SXSW. I&#8217;m here covering the event for the fine folks at AOL/Weblogs who, on occasion, pay me to write about cool events such as this.</p>
<p>							I do not complain about the weather or anything else when out at events like SXSW and always appreciate the opportunities afforded me as a member of the AOL/Weblogs team. Thank you benevolent AOL/Weblogs overlords for all that you do for me.</p>
<p>							Okay, with that done, we can now get on to the business at hand and I can bring you a cool new video from innovative filmmaker <a href="http://www.dennisaliu.com/">Dennis Liu</a>.</p>
<p>							You may recall I interviewed Dennis for TUAW awhile back about his previous work, a music video for <a href="http://www.thebirdandthebee.com/">The Bird and the Bee&#8217;s</a> song &#8220;Again and Again.&#8221; Now, Dennis is back with another Mac-centric short film which I find not only highly amusing but extremely innovative in its simplicity. Plus, it helps you find ways to watch porn at the office.</p>
<p>							Putting it another way, this kid&#8217;s got chops.</p>
<p>							Oh, before I forget, if you happen to be in Austin for SXSW, be sure to say hello. Also, I accept most offers of free beer and/or cookies. And cake. I like cake. But please, no pie. Sorry, you gotta draw the line somewhere and I draw it at pie.</p>
<p>							Enjoy the video.</p>
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