The first problem I encountered was the position of the Alt/Option and Command keys. I was shocked to see how quickly I could type on it compared to the aluminum keyboard, especially when I was jumping between tasks. The Mac Pro couldn't figure out which keyboard it was and asked me a couple of questions but after that I was able to get it up and running quite easily. I dusted off the keyboard and plugged it in to one of my USB ports. The split in the middle mimics the angle your arms approach the keyboard and the keys themselves are not laid out in a straight line they curve gently to mimic the reach of your fingers. Your hands have a tendency to just fall right into place because of the angle for the keyboard. That's not the case with a split keyboard. This was not the case with the Mac's aluminum keyboard if I pulled away from it to grab the mouse I didn't always drop on the right key position the tiny indentation on the F and J keys were easily passed over. With a raised wrist rest and natural feeling home position for my fingers I can very easily drop my fingers to the keyboard without looking and just type away. While the name is unwieldy the keyboard itself is a joy to touch type on. My latest one is a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. I became addicted to Microsoft ergonomic (split) keyboards nearly 10 years ago and have owned a variety of different versions over the years. Since I've now ingrained into my hands the physical location of the keys I decided to give my old Microsoft keyboard a whirl. The swapping of the the two keys between the Control and Space Bar means a lot of fumbling for different keys, especially for a heavy keyboard user like me. Windows keyboards generally have the following keys along the lower left side:įull size Mac keyboards on the other hand use:
CONTROLLERMATE MAC CURSOR JUMPING FOR MAC
Since I had been using a MacBook quite a bit up to that point in time I wanted to use a Mac style keyboard, one that had the keys aligned properly for Mac users.
CONTROLLERMATE MAC CURSOR JUMPING FULL SIZE
My Mac Pro came with a full size aluminum keyboard and typing on it was acceptable. The remaining item for input was the keyboard. I personally couldn't stand the Apple Mighty Mouse - I love all the buttons I get on the Logitech too much and with SteerMouse I could customize it as much as I liked. Since I already had a great pair of Samsung 204B displays and a Logitech Mx510 Gaming Mouse that I really liked I figured I'd just keep using them.
When I bought my Mac Pro last year I used it to replace my Windows XP system.
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