Do I Need to Lube My Keyboard Switches?
Figure 1: Sometime around here is a good time to ask that question... If you’re new to the mechanical keyboard hobby, I have no doubt that planning your first keyboard build is a bit of a daunting task. To be entirely honest with you, it’s only a tiny bit less daunting for your second or even third keyboard builds should you stay around a little while longer. You’ve got the keyboard itself to worry about, stabilizers, keycaps, and even switches on top of all of the intangible marks you want your dream keyboard to hit. Switches are especially daunting right out of the gate as there’s just so many options out there to pick from – each with their own unique specifications, manufacturers, and more. Yet, in spite of all of these differences between switches, time and time again I find people always asking about lubing switches as one of their chief concerns when it comes to picking some up. With countless numbers of content creators talking about lubing switches, its no...
Apr 17, 2024
This is a real question by the way, I just can't think of what I would want a six key keypad for.
I've also seeb people using it for media control to pause/play multimedia and to mute/change the sound volume.
A third thing people do is setting it up for programming/software development. They simply use it to write pieces of code they use often with the press of a button. Idk if you know anything about programming, but examples of this are for/while-loops and framework specific codes which are often used in frameworks like Laravel for authentication.
Many things can be done with this keyboard. If you have a repititive task, it's possible to make your life easier with this.
I've got about 10 macro boards in the office (at various co-workers desks) and it's been a blast "training" people on what pressing a button can do.
Another purpose of a macropad I hadn't thought of myself is using it to display novelty keycaps. In that case you don't even need a computer :).
Would you mind sharing what kind of macropads you use and how many keys are generally used by the average worker in your office space?