MakeUseOf Tests: What's The Best Voice Recognition Keyboard For Android?
Voice recognition has become increasingly popular, and more options are becoming available over time. One can hope that with this increased popularity comes increased accuracy as well. Can you really dictate whole sentences to your Android device, without wasting more time than it's worth correcting mistakes? To find out, I took two major voice-enabled keyboards, and one lesser known one, and put them all to the test. Which one offers the best accuracy? Read on to find out!
Isn't It Time You Made Use of Your Caps Lock?
The CAPS LOCK key is probably the most useless key on your keyboard. Netiquette forbids you to use it because it's considered screaming, which is simply rude. And what else would you use it for other than expressing your raw emotions? Unintentional activation of the CAPS LOCK is also a common reason why people fail to type the right password. That's because it sits on the home row, a prime location that is easily hit by accident.
ClamCase Pro iPad Keyboard Case Review and Giveaway
I'm sure almost everyone will definitely agree that typing on a tablet with its on-screen keyboard is a huge pain. To remedy that, the market is currently flooded with various tablet keyboard cases. Some are quite innovative, others are meh. Luckily the ClamCase Pro iPad Keyboard Case falls in the former group. We'll first take you on a walkthrough of the ClamCase Pro; then, you guessed it, offer it up in a giveaway!
Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard Review and Giveaway
Logitech has long been considered one of the leaders in peripherals for PC gamers. Everything from mice and keyboards to speakers and headsets are available from Logitech. The Logitech G510 keyboard comes with 18 programmable keys, an LCD screen with cool applets for games and everyday tasks, and a comfortable feel that allows gamers to go at it for hours on end. At $119.99, it's quite a bit more affordable than Logitech's top-of-the-line $199.99 G19, but is the G19 worth the additional cost, or is the G510 the way to go? Let's find out. Oh, and we're giving one away!
How To Become A Chrome Power User, Part 1 - Master The Keyboard
Google Chrome for some time has been the browser of choice for many and although the majority of our web browsers can do some pretty impressive things, Chrome has continued to snatch up power users, one after another. I was one. And when we asked you, our readers, why you prefer the browser you use, the answer was clear that Google Chrome reigns among the MakeUseOf readership as well.
How To Choose The Best Android Keyboard For Your Own Needs
If there’s one reason to pick Android over any other type of smartphone, it would be customizability. Whether you’re looking for different kinds of apps, themes, or ROMs, you’re always just one click away from changing the way your phone operates. Did you know that you can also change the keyboard of your phone to something new?
Everything You Need To Know About Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts
No matter what operating system or program you're using, keyboard shortcuts are a tool you can use to make things quite a bit easier for yourself. Simply not having to take your hands off the keyboard can save you lots of time wasted by reaching for the mouse. This is why learning keyboard shortcuts for the systems you use every day is so vital to productivity.
MakeUseOf Tests: What Is The Best Android Keyboard?
In this follow-up to our post from 2011 featuring 6+ fantastic Honeycomb keyboards, I’d like to take a good hard look at four of the most popular and well-regarded sliding keyboard. Call it a “keyboard death match” if you’re feeling particularly nerdy today. To test all four keyboards, I’ve picked the same text and swiped it out without making any corrections. Let’s see who’s the most accurate – It’s science!
What Does Your Computer Say About You?
A personal computer is, well, personal. Assuming like most people, you bought your own computer (or had some say about what it's going to be), your choice of hardware likely reflects quite a bit about you. So, what sort of person are you -- just an occasional user? A nerdy coder? A hard-core gamer? Tell me what your hardware is, and I'll tell you who you are.
Get More from Windows 7 ALT+TAB App Switching: Tricks You Didn't Know About
There’s more to Alt+Tab than just pressing Alt+Tab to switch between windows. There are a variety of hidden keyboard shortcuts that make the Alt+Tab switcher quicker and easier to use. There are also ways to customize the Alt+Tab switcher, reverting to the old-style, classic Alt+Tab switcher or disabling the window previews that appear while Alt+Tabbing. You can even go beyond the Alt+Tab switcher that comes with Windows.
Unity Media Keys: Control Web-Based Music Services With Your Media Keys [Chrome]
Use your computer's media keys to control Pandora, Google Music, Grooveshark or any other major online music player in Chrome – regardless of whether you're using Chrome right now or not. Whether you're a Mac user wanting to use your media keys for something besides iTunes or a Windows user wanting something to do with those buttons included on your keyboard, try Chrome extension Unity Music Media Keys.
Are Your Ready For The Shortcat Keyboard Challenge? [Mac]
Shortcat, which is in alpha stage of development, enables you to keep your hands on your keyboard and navigate to any part of an application, webpage, or even System Preferences controls. Using a few keyboard shortcuts to activate Shortcat will cause what are called "accessibility attributes" to be highlighted. From there you use the keyboard to activate any highlighted element.
How To Get To Grips With a Foreign Keyboard While Travelling
Have you ever travelled abroad and sat down in an Internet café only to find that you can't work out how to type anything on the foreign keyboards? Well, you're not alone. This happens to many travellers and is a huge source of frustration - especially considering how much Internet cafés can cost! No-one wants to waste time searching for a key that must be typed.
AmazonBasics Bluetooth Keyboard Review and Giveaway
Today, I will be reviewing the AmazonBasics Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad/iPhone, which is Amazon’s own take on the Bluetooth keyboard niche. This keyboard currently sells for $45 on Amazon, and we bought this unit ourselves in order to provide an impartial review. It gets even better, of course: we are giving this unit away to one lucky reader. Read on to find out exactly how this keyboard fared and how you can win it!
Quickly Learn Gmail's Keyboard Shortcuts With KeyRocket For Gmail
Get the most out of Gmail by learning all of its keyboard shortcuts. With Keyrocket for Gmail you'll be shown a notification every time you use the mouse instead of a keyboard shortcut, helping you learn the shortcuts and reminding you to actually use them. This Chrome extension shows you a simple popup every time you do something with your mouse that could be done with your keyboard. This means you learn to use the shortcuts while you're actually using Gmail, saving you the time of actively learning them.
Need An Affordable Keyboard For Your Tablet? Here Are Some Good Options
If you're getting a fair bit of use out of your tablet and looking for a keyboard to go with it, you may have no idea where to start. There are plenty of options out there, so it's good to have some idea what you're looking for when you begin your search. What do you really need to know? What basic options are there? How much should you expect to pay?
Improve Text Entry On The HP TouchPad - Use a Bluetooth Keyboard!
One of the things that becomes increasingly apparent the more you use an HP TouchPad (or any tablet computer) is that a software keyboard is only good for so much writing. After a while, you need a hardware keyboard to take the strain – many errors can be made with a software keyboard, regardless of how good your multi-touch display might be.
How I Quickly Mastered A Superior Keyboard Layout Without Losing Productivity
If you're reading this on a computer, look at your keyboard. Chances are it's a QWERTY keyboard, or something closely modeled after QWERTY, like AZERTY for French or QWERTZ for Germany. Is that really the best keyboard for modern needs? I say, definitely not. Try out an alternative layout called Colemak.
Learn To Type Really Fast With The Intelligent Touch Typing Tutor TIPP10 [Cross Platform]
Learning to type fast is almost a survival skill in the Darwinian digital jungle. It’s directly related to saving time you put into a work and improving your productivity. You just need to be methodical with your practice. Handholding you through your typing lessons is this free cross-platform software.
ShareMouse - Use One Mouse & One Keyboard Across Multiple Computers
Better even than a multiple monitor set-up, is the multiple computer set-up. A familiar phenomenon for the geek with a laptop for on the go and a desktop computer at home or at work. Instead of splitting your computing power over several displays, you're putting several disjunct systems in parallel. Then again, it's almost comical how you have to juggle your computer mice and keyboards.