Interface

I spent like 2 hours today doing a really thorough cleaning of my keyboard. I took everything apart and washed it - the face, the membrane, and every individual key. After like 6 years of use, it was getting pretty nasty. There was like an 1/8" layer of a goopy mixture under the keys, comprised of dust, hair, food, and anything else you can imagine a gamer's keyboard encounters with hours and hours of daily use. I got pictures, but for the childrens' sake I won't post them.

Because of this, my fingers are in heaven - normally I wouldn't pay any attention to how the keyboard feels, but it really feels good to put your fingers on a clean keyboard. I felt the need to type something, which is partially the reason for this post.

If it was just a normal keyboard I would have just thrown it away and bought a new one, but this is a great one - something that I think is hard to find nowadays. It came with my computer, but it has very responsive keys and is very well built.

Nowadays we really don't pay a lot of attention to keyboards (and to a lesser extent mice). Back in the day keyboards were a huge thing - they would cost more than 100 dollars and be a major feature of a new computer system, the most legendary keyboard being the Northgate Omnikey. There are still some companies that make those premium keyboards nowadays, but I think it is a very tiny market.

But if you think about it, shouldn't we focus even MORE on the keyboard nowadays? If you think about it, it is probably the one thing we touch the most every day. I didn't realize it until today, but a nice keyboard can really elevate your computing experience.