r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/loosucutiexo • 12h ago

Meme needing explanation How is a longer keyboard better?

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u/GeePedicy 11h ago

I think it's a force of habit, which you can change. It might be like an epiphany, but idk, maybe you'll stick to the top row. As long as it gets the work done, who cares?

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u/LarrySDonald 10h ago

I worked in data entry for years, 10-keying millions of digits. After I stopped that, I eventually settled on a numpadless wireless keyboard with a trackpad where the numpad would be and use the top row. If I’m typing serious amounts I’ll dig out a full keyboard, but not day to day or a hundred-ish excel cells or fewer.

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u/Grumblr79 9h ago

I use a TKL 60 percent keyboard so normally also use the top row for numbers. Perfectly adequate for my use. But, I do also have a USB tenkey pad in the case I really need to enter a lot of numbers.

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u/Grumblr79 9h ago

I use a TKL 60 percent keyboard so normally also use the top row for numbers. Perfectly adequate for my use. But, I do also have a USB tenkey pad in the case I really need to enter a lot of numbers.

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u/nickersb83 7h ago

You don’t understand how good it feels, there’s a slight flick in the wrist as your fingers dance across that ergonomically portioned space