Erez Zukerman

Thank you. Happy to be here.

Thank you. Happy to be here.

Sure. Yeah. No, that's, that's, those are really two questions, I guess, somewhat related. So yeah. I'm a procrastinator.

Sure. Yeah. No, that's, that's, those are really two questions, I guess, somewhat related. So yeah. I'm a procrastinator.

Yeah. If you give me a task, you know, I will spend an obscene amount of time trying to figure out, okay, what is the best way to do this? Like it would have taken me an hour, but no, I will spend the 10 hours. Like what is, what's like the best. And years ago I was a writer. I used to write for PC world. I used to write and edit for make use of, which was another tech blog.

Yeah. If you give me a task, you know, I will spend an obscene amount of time trying to figure out, okay, what is the best way to do this? Like it would have taken me an hour, but no, I will spend the 10 hours. Like what is, what's like the best. And years ago I was a writer. I used to write for PC world. I used to write and edit for make use of, which was another tech blog.

And that's a lot of typing. It's a lot of writing. And that kind of got me into a rabbit hole of how can I do this better? This feels weird. Even before that, my very first ergonomic keyboard, my very first keyboard was an ergonomic keyboard. It was the Microsoft Natural 4000 way back when. So I kind of had it in the back of my mind that it can be better.

And that's a lot of typing. It's a lot of writing. And that kind of got me into a rabbit hole of how can I do this better? This feels weird. Even before that, my very first ergonomic keyboard, my very first keyboard was an ergonomic keyboard. It was the Microsoft Natural 4000 way back when. So I kind of had it in the back of my mind that it can be better.

Like I don't have to use a laptop keyboard. I don't have to use like a crappy keyboard. you know, mushy keyboard. And then basically I switched to a better keyboard layout. So I was still using the same hardware, but the keys were arranged differently. That's a layout called Colmac.

Like I don't have to use a laptop keyboard. I don't have to use like a crappy keyboard. you know, mushy keyboard. And then basically I switched to a better keyboard layout. So I was still using the same hardware, but the keys were arranged differently. That's a layout called Colmac.

And if you're listening to this and you're feeling uncomfortable typing, that would be the first thing I would suggest. Don't even buy anything. Just switch to a better keyboard layout with a keyboard you already have.

And if you're listening to this and you're feeling uncomfortable typing, that would be the first thing I would suggest. Don't even buy anything. Just switch to a better keyboard layout with a keyboard you already have.

And Colmac was interesting because there's this graduated system of learning it. I was getting paid by the word. I was writing for a living. So it was kind of scary to switch to a different keyboard layout because at the time, this was years and years ago, there wasn't really great dictation software or anything like that. So if I can't type, I can't write, I can't pay the bills.

And Colmac was interesting because there's this graduated system of learning it. I was getting paid by the word. I was writing for a living. So it was kind of scary to switch to a different keyboard layout because at the time, this was years and years ago, there wasn't really great dictation software or anything like that. So if I can't type, I can't write, I can't pay the bills.

So I transitioned over to Colmac using this graduated system called Tarmac, where first you change like three keys. And I kind of lived with those. It's like QWERTY, but three keys are in like the wrong places.

So I transitioned over to Colmac using this graduated system called Tarmac, where first you change like three keys. And I kind of lived with those. It's like QWERTY, but three keys are in like the wrong places.

So I lived like that for a month. Got over that, changed a few more keys, a few more keys. And ever since then, I've been typing like this with Colmac. So that was kind of not the start, but step two. But it didn't stop there, obviously. I was comfortable using CoolMac. Rabbit holes deep. Yeah, I was comfortable using CoolMac, but I was like, man, I'm sure there's better stuff out there.

So I lived like that for a month. Got over that, changed a few more keys, a few more keys. And ever since then, I've been typing like this with Colmac. So that was kind of not the start, but step two. But it didn't stop there, obviously. I was comfortable using CoolMac. Rabbit holes deep. Yeah, I was comfortable using CoolMac, but I was like, man, I'm sure there's better stuff out there.

So I got this wonderful keyboard that's made to this day. This was the Kinesis Advantage. And that's a keyboard that's like one massive thing and your hands are slightly separated and there is these bowls, these key bowls that your fingers sink into. It's very, very cool. And I got it blank.

So I got this wonderful keyboard that's made to this day. This was the Kinesis Advantage. And that's a keyboard that's like one massive thing and your hands are slightly separated and there is these bowls, these key bowls that your fingers sink into. It's very, very cool. And I got it blank.