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The best ergonomic keyboards for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-21 22:01:26

A simple experiment can tell you whether an ergonomic keyboard could be more comfortable for you: With your elbows hugged into your sides, bring your thumbs to touch in front of you. Now angle your elbows slightly outward and separate your hands. If the latter position feels better, you may appreciate the design of an ergonomic keyboard. These boards split, tilt and/or angle the keys in so your shoulders and chest feel more open and your forearms and wrists stay aligned. Some ergonomic keyboa

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Processing Piano Tutorial Videos in the Browser

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-07 05:57:59

There are a lot of piano “tutorial” videos out there, but most of them aren’t step-by-step walkthroughs. They mostly look like falling raindrops that light up piano keys. These tutorials are often made with a tool called Synthesia. I’ve struggled with these videos because I can’t keep up with the falling notes or figure out the chords I need to play. It’s up to you to keep track of the light bars. For example, I wanted to learn a Telugu song called Samayama, but it only came in video tutorial

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7 Best Password Managers (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Scott Gilbertson 2025-10-11 19:00:00

Even the best password managers are the vegetables of the internet. We know they’re good for us, but most of us are happier snacking on the password equivalent of junk food. For nearly a decade, that’s been “123456” and “password”—the two most commonly used passwords on the web. The problem is, most of us don’t know what makes a good password and aren’t able to remember hundreds of them anyway. The safest (if craziest) way to store your passwords is to memorize them all. (Make sure they are lon

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I'm ditching passwords for passkeys for one reason - and it's not what you think

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-10-16 11:47:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Adoption of passkeys is fragmented across sites and devices. Users still need passwords for recovery and new device setup. Phishing protection makes passkeys worth adding, despite confusion. OK. Fine. I've finally decided to embrace passkeys. But why does it feel so icky? As you probably know, passkeys are the tech industry's answer to The Password Problem. Unlike password data, which

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What Is a Passkey? Here’s How to Set Up and Use Them (2025)

wired.com Jacob Roach 2025-10-17 00:30:00

Passwords suck. They're hard to remember, but worse is playing the ever-evolving game of cybersecurity whack-a-mole with your most important accounts. That’s where passkeys come into play. The so-called “war on passwords” has taken off over the past two years, with titans like Google, Microsoft, and Apple pushing for a password-less future that the FIDO Alliance (a consortium made to “help reduce the world’s over-reliance on passwords”) has been trying to realize for over a decade. Like it or n

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Passkeys and Modern Authentication

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-18 04:47:13

Passkeys and Modern Authentication There is an ongoing trend in the industry to move people away from username and password towards passkeys. The intentions here are good, and I would assume that this has a significant net benefit for the average consumer. At the same time, the underlying standard has some peculiarities. These enable behaviors by large corporations, employers, and governments that are worth thinking about. Attestations One potential source of problems here is the attestation

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Keyboards from my collection (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Marcin Wichary 2025-10-18 05:38:30

Marcin Wichary 12 February 2023 / 50 posts / 60 photos 50 keyboards from my collection This is an archive of a Mastodon thread from 2023. You can still read the thread (and all the replies) at its original location, however the photo quality is much better on this page. To celebrate the Kickstarter for Shift Happens going well, I thought I would show you 50 keyboards from my collection of really strange/esoteric/meaningful keyboards that I gathered over the years. (It might be the world’s str

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The day Return became Enter (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Marcin Wichary 2025-10-15 19:12:57

Marcin Wichary December 2023 / 3,100 words / 35 photos Originally published as a booklet accompanying Shift Happens The day Return became Enter In the popular imagination, the transition from the world of typewriters to the universe of computers was orderly and simple: at some point in the 20th century, someone attached a CPU and a screen to a typewriter, and that turned it into a computer. But the reality is much more fascinating and convoluted. The transition was meandering and lengthy, and

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10 pocket-sized tools that make life easier - and how I use each

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-21 09:00:18

My keychain essentials. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've collected my fair share of multitools and gadgets, but I've lost track of how often I've needed one -- only to realize it's sitting at home or in the car. Carrying a full toolbox everywhere just isn't practical. What I do have with me almost all the time, though, is my keychain -- and it turns out, it's the perfect way to keep essential tools within reach. Also: Are Amazon Basics t

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Unpacking Passkeys Pwned: Possibly the most specious research in decades

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-25 06:00:10

Don’t believe everything you read—especially when it’s part of a marketing pitch designed to sell security services. The latest example of the runaway hype that can come from such pitches is research published today by SquareX, a startup selling services for securing browsers and other client-side applications. It claims, without basis, to have found a “major passkey vulnerability” that undermines the lofty security promises made by Apple, Google, Microsoft, and thousands of other companies tha

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9 Best Keyboards (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Henri Robbins 2025-11-01 07:30:00

Other Keyboards We Like Photograph: Eric Ravenscraft Logitech Pro X TKL for $200: Logitech makes great keyboards, and the G Pro X TKL is among the best gaming keyboards. It has vibrant RGB LED-backlit keys, a choice of clicky, tactile, or linear switches, and it uses Logitech's Lightspeed wireless adapter for competitive gaming-level response time. The build quality of this keyboard is slick and stylish. It's minimal and doesn't take up much space on your desk, and it has a subtle metallic rim

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Google is testing more nuanced punctuation options in Gboard (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-05 11:12:27

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Gboard beta contains clues that separate toggles to hide the comma and period keys may soon be available. Back in March, we spotted a single toggle for both keys being tested. If rolled out, users could choose a cleaner keyboard interface. Back in March, we reported that Google was working on a Gboard option to hide both the comma and period keys. That change echoed Apple’s iPhone keyboard, where punctuation is hidden by default, but it di

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The Best Cold-Plunge Pools in 2025—I Spent Months Testing to Find the Best

wired.com Emily Peck 2025-11-09 02:00:00

There was a time when a relaxing, hot bubble bath was all I needed to unwind, but these days my ice bath has taken precedence. And trust me, nobody is more surprised about this than I am. Like countless wellness trends before it, cold-plunge pools, ice baths, and cold-water therapy have been fueled by social media and celebrities, with Harry Styles, Lady Gaga, and David Beckham all advocates. Just as massage guns made the transition from elite recovery tools to workout essentials, cold-water th

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This AirTag accessory completes my lineup of keychain gadgets (and it's very durable)

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-11 02:03:00

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Get more in-depth ZDNET tech coverage: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. In November of 2022, I decided I needed to organize my pocket EDC (everyday carry) gear. As part of that reorganization, I picked up a KeySmart Air key organizer as a way to both keep my keys sorted and also attach an AirTag to them. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work So, here we are, almost three years on, and I'm still using th

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Dell 14 Premium Review: Hello Old Friend

wired.com Luke Larsen 2025-11-11 16:00:00

Dell is facing an uphill battle. It’s relaunching an already divisive laptop design with no significant changes. The new Dell 14 Premium retains the limited ports, touch-button function keys, and the invisible trackpad of its predecessor, none of which were particularly popular. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have the XPS pedigree to lean on. The axing of the XPS name was one of the many casualties in the company’s new, “simplified” brand. So, with a new name and an old design, I've been testing the

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My favorite keychain accessory turns the AirTag into an even more useful tracker

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-15 20:03:00

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET In November of 2022, I decided I needed to organize my pocket EDC (everyday carry) gear. As part of that reorganization, I picked up a KeySmart Air key organizer as a way to both keep my keys sorted and also attach an AirTag to them. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work So, here we are, almost three years on, and I'm still using the KeySmart Air, and while it's looking a little battered, it's still going strong. The KeySmart Air comes in

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This AirTag key organizer has survived the ultimate torture test - and it's only $30

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-11-17 11:00:14

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET In November of 2022, I decided I needed to organize my pocket EDC (everyday carry) gear. As part of that reorganization, I picked up a KeySmart Air key organizer as a way to both keep my keys sorted and also attach an AirTag to them. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work So, here we are, almost three years on, and I'm still using the KeySmart Air, and while it's looking a little battered, it's still going strong. The KeySmart Air comes in

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Progress towards universal Copy/Paste shortcuts on Linux

news.ycombinator.com Mark Stosberg 2025-11-14 04:00:04

On Linux, Control-C and Control-V don't work for copying and pasting in terminals. The Control modifier is used for its original purpose of inserting control codes. Instead, terminal apps require an extra Shift modifier, like Control+Shift+C. But what if there were hidden shortcut combos for copy and paste on Linux that work across most apps without adding any additional software or configuration? By the end of 2025, this will be the case, and many apps already support them. Here's the scoop!

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Index 1.6B Keys with Automata and Rust (2015)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-15 23:35:10

Index 1,600,000,000 Keys with Automata and Rust It turns out that finite state machines are useful for things other than expressing computation. Finite state machines can also be used to compactly represent ordered sets or maps of strings that can be searched very quickly. In this article, I will teach you about finite state machines as a data structure for representing ordered sets and maps. This includes introducing an implementation written in Rust called the fst crate. It comes with comp

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This AirTag key organizer has survived the ultimate torture test - and I'd buy it again any time

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-12-02 15:55:48

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET In November of 2022, I decided I needed to organize my pocket EDC (everyday carry) gear. As part of that reorganization, I picked up a KeySmart Air key organizer as a way to both keep my keys sorted and also attach an AirTag to them. Also: 10 tiny tools I carry with me everywhere - how they work So, here we are, almost three years on, and I'm still using the KeySmart Air, and while it's looking a little battered, it's still going strong. The KeySmart Air comes in

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Syncable vs. non-syncable passkeys: Are roaming authenticators the best of both worlds?

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-12-06 00:19:02

matejmo/Getty Images Like or not, a replacement for passwords -- known as passkeys -- is coming your way, if it hasn't already. The three big ideas behind passkeys are that they cannot be guessed in the way passwords often can (and are), the same passkey cannot be re-used across different websites and apps (the way passwords can), and you cannot be tricked into divulging your passkeys to malicious actors, often through techniques such as phishing, smishing, quishing, and malvertising. Also: Ho

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Passkeys are just passwords that require a password manager

news.ycombinator.com Dan Fabulich 2025-12-09 04:29:47

Passkeys are just passwords that require a password manager You reset your passkey the same way you reset your password. But you’ll find that passkeys make it harder to switch between password managers, because you can’t copy and paste a passkey. Dan Fabulich 3 min read · Just now Just now -- Listen Share Passkeys are randomly generated passwords that are required to be managed by a password manager. All the major password managers support them, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and

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Ergonomic keyboarding with the Svalboard: a half-year retrospective

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-13 04:36:51

Programmability . My customization is light compared to some people’s, but my keyboard usage is pretty idiosyncratic, so it’s important to me to be able to customize my keyboard when I need to. Particularly for keyboards with fewer keys that need heavier layer usage, I want to be able to set up the layers as I want. My most elaborate customization is that I am (from time to time) a hobbyist stenographer , and rather than having a separate device I find it convenient to be able to configure my ke

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Microsoft Authenticator won't manage your passwords anymore - or most passkeys

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-12-14 18:02:54

D3Damon/Getty Images For most of this year, Microsoft has been warning users that they will no longer be able to use its Authenticator mobile application for user ID and password management. As reported by CNET on July 29, 2025, "In June, the company stopped letting users add passwords to Authenticator…. And starting Aug. 1, you'll no longer be able to use saved passwords." Also: How passkeys work: The complete guide to your inevitable passwordless future To me, the dire warnings of this pend

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How to sync passkeys in Chrome across your Android, iPhone, Mac, or PC (and why you should)

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-12-18 00:14:00

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Passkeys promise to replace passwords as a more secure and convenient login method. But they still have a way to go before fulfilling that promise. That's because passkeys are often way too difficult to set up on one device, let alone all the devices you use. The industry itself offers no standard or consistent method to save and store passkeys, so each company has cobbled together its own process, which may or may not work. Also: Passkeys won't be

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Microsoft Will Delete Your Passwords This Friday. What to Do Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-17 21:00:00

We're only days away from the Microsoft Authenticator app no longer managing passwords. As of this Friday, you won't be able to save or manage passwords, use two-factor authentication or auto-fill. And it won't be your go-to password manager anymore, either. Earlier this summer, Microsoft announced it was moving from passwords to passkeys. So instead of creating a password with a mix of letters, symbols and numbers, you'll use PINs, fingerprint scans, facial recognition or a pattern on your de

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Google is using passkeys and new security tools to help you fight cyberattacks - here's how

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-12-19 10:36:16

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Cybercriminals always have an arsenal of ways to target and attack unsuspecting users, both at home and in the workplace. That puts the onus on companies like Google to find methods to thwart the latest types of cyberattacks. In a new blog post published Tuesday, Google reveals some of the threats facing customers and the tools now available to help them protect themselves. Also: Google Chrome for iOS now lets you switch between personal and work accounts

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A Python dict that can report which keys you did not use

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-15 11:22:51

This can come in handy if you're working with large Python objects and you want to be certain that you're either unit testing everything you retrieve or certain that all the data you draw from a database is actually used in a report. For example, you might have a SELECT fieldX, fieldY, fieldZ FROM ... SQL query, but in the report you only use fieldX, fieldY in your CSV export. class TrackingDict ( dict ): def __init__ ( self, *args, **kwargs ): super ().__init__(*args, **kwargs) self ._accesse

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What if your passkey device is stolen? How to manage risk in our passwordless future

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-12-23 03:00:18

Yuliya Taba/Getty Images Part of the "passkeys are more secure than passwords" story is derived from the fact that passkeys are non-human-readable secrets -- stored somewhere on your device -- that even you have very limited access to. OK, so what happens to those passkeys if your device is stolen? Over on Spiceworks.com, ZDNET's sister site for IT professionals, a community member posed some insightful passkey edge case questions regarding my ZDNET story about the industry needing to get its

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My new favorite keychain holder can carry up to 14 keys (and is trackable by phone)

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-12-25 00:05:00

KeySmart's iPro Key Finder and Holder ZDNET's key takeaways KeySmart's iPro Key Finder and Holder is available at Best Buy for $40. It holds up to 14 keys, has a built in LED flashlight, and lasts about a month on one charge. It's one more thing you'll need to keep charged. View now at Best Buy Are you forever losing your keys? You're convinced you put them down on the coffee table, but now you're five minutes late leaving for work and you're pulling the couch to bits apart to find them. Sou

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