Looks like he bent a paper clip to restore the bounce to the clip that springs open to hold the keyboard up at an angle, which is better for your wrists than typing on it while it's flat.
I wish people would stop spreading that myth. It’s better that you keep your wrists flat than angled upwards. If you’re the kind of person who rests your wrists on the keyboard then you need to keep the keyboard flat not angled. Angled keyboards are only better if you float your wrists like people who used to use typewriters did.
The flipper that makes the keyboard more inclined. The little bendy thing on the upper side in the Pic looks broken, so it looks like wire was bent in place to replace that tension and hold the flapper in place.
So a minor fix to a little broken bit of plastic, very dull indeed.
The keyboard feet are interesting to me. I never use them; they’re anti-ergonomic (your hands drape down from the wrist, not twist up; your wrists should be elevated higher than fingertips), so I don’t understand their popularity. Yet they’re on nearly every keyboard.
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This is the perfect level of dull and "fucking legend"
Agreed. I mean, it’s no “I dug a hole” but it’s up there.
What am I looking at here?
Looks like he bent a paper clip to restore the bounce to the clip that springs open to hold the keyboard up at an angle, which is better for your wrists than typing on it while it's flat.
I wish people would stop spreading that myth. It’s better that you keep your wrists flat than angled upwards. If you’re the kind of person who rests your wrists on the keyboard then you need to keep the keyboard flat not angled. Angled keyboards are only better if you float your wrists like people who used to use typewriters did.
The flipper that makes the keyboard more inclined. The little bendy thing on the upper side in the Pic looks broken, so it looks like wire was bent in place to replace that tension and hold the flapper in place.
So a minor fix to a little broken bit of plastic, very dull indeed.
Indeed.
The keyboard feet are interesting to me. I never use them; they’re anti-ergonomic (your hands drape down from the wrist, not twist up; your wrists should be elevated higher than fingertips), so I don’t understand their popularity. Yet they’re on nearly every keyboard.
Good fix.
I find a slight angle more ergonomic. Less lifting the wrist.
Could be your desk is at the wrong height. Maybe too low? It should be around elbow height.