On a tablet, other than the screen, the next most used item is the keyboard. In most Android tablet that I have come across, the default keyboard is always badly done, and while it is usable, it is always not a good tool for improving productivity. Unlike iPad where you don’t have a choice of the keyboard, there are tons of keyboard apps in the market that you can install and use it, either for free or for a price. Below, let’s take a look at some of the free and popular keyboard for Android Tablet.
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4 Free Keyboards For Android Tablet That Are Great For Daily Use
By | November 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Matias Tactile Pro 3 – A $150, Mac-configured, Clicky Keyboard
By | November 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Since the 1980′s, laptop and desktop computers have become steadily more modular and streamlined. As a result, the old mechanical (or ‘clicky’) keyboards many of us grew up with have largely been replaced with silent keyboards, as seen on every current Apple made keyboard.
These new low-profile keyboards look great and have the benefit of no annoying noise, but there’s a minority of users who miss the physical feedback of a mechanical keyboard and some can even suffer RSI when typing heavily on the new style. For these users, Canadian keyboard manufacturer Matias offers the Tactile Pro 3 – a keyboard which promises to faithfully replicate the feel of classic keyboards like the original Apple Extended Keyboard, but with modern benefits, such as three USB ports.
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Nuu Minikey – A Small Hardware Keyboard For iPhone 4
By | September 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
As a former enthusiast of PDA-style devices such as the Nokia N810 and PalmPilot, moving to the iPhone was a revelation for its slick, seamless UI and vast choice of apps, though I did miss having a physical QWERTY keyboard. However, like most new iPhone users, I was soon surprised to find the on screen keyboard much more usable than I had imagined.
Still, I have often wondered if a small iPhone keyboard would be useful, so when given the chance to try the iPhone 4 compatible Nuu MiniKeyboard, I seized the opportunity to take it for a spin.
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Need a Keyboard For Your iPad? You Can’t Go Wrong With Logitech Keyboard Case
By | June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment
There’s no doubt about it that the iPad is a fantastic product built to do a variety of different things from listening to music, to browsing the web, to watching movies. However, a certain faction of us do far more things online than just casual viewing and browsing. We need a little more out of our online experience than a virtual keyboard that pops up on a screen when you need it and a flat screen. For those of us who need more from the experience, there’s the Logitech Keyboard Case by ZAGG for iPad 2.
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LangOver Helps You Change Your Typing Language Easily
By | March 8, 2011 | 3 Comments
Not everyone uses the English keyboard. For those who are residing in Russia, or India, most probably you are using a Russian or Tamil keyboard. The problem with using a non-English keyboard is that you have to switch the locale everytime you want to type in English. In Windows, you can do that by using the shortcut key “Ctrl + Space” or “Alt + Shift”, or simply use the mouse to change the locale in the taskbar.
However, there are times when you are typing and you forgot to change the keyboard layout to the language that you want to type in. What do you do? Do you delete all those you have typed, change the keyboard setting and restart all over again? What if you can press a hotkey to instantly change your keyboard setting and translate those words/sentences/paragraphs you have typed into the language you want? I am sure that will save you tons of time rewriting the paragraphs. LangOver is one such app.
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gleeBox Lets You Navigate The Web Using Your Keyboard
By | January 12, 2011 |
There is no doubts about the usefulness of a mouse. It allows you to move around the screen faster and click on links that are located at the far corner of the screen. However, if you are used to the keyboard, there are times when you just hate to move your hand from the keyboard to the mouse. It is both troublesome and tiring. Won’t it be great if you can navigate the Web just by using your keyboard?
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How to Control Your Computer With Your Android Phone
By | August 13, 2010 |
In my last article, I covered how to control VLC media player with your Android phone. While that is great for manipulating VLC, it cannot actually control anything else on your computer. Other similar Android apps such as TunesRemote are great for controlling iTunes, but are again limited to that one function.
Sometimes you are sitting some distance away from your computer and you want to open a new window or browse the internet. This is where the apps RemoteDroid and Gmote come in!
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How to Restore Ctrl + Alt + BackSpace In Ubuntu Jaunty
By | May 17, 2009 |
In most Linux distro (including Ubuntu), the keyboard combo Ctrl + Alt + Backspace is often used as a shortcut key to restart X. However, in Ubuntu Jaunty, this keyboard shortcut was disabled, “to reduce issues experienced by users who accidentally trigger the key combo”, as quoted by Ubuntu.
I don’t know how many people will find this a welcome improvement in Ubuntu. Personally, this has caused me a lot of inconvenience as I always depend on it to get myself out of a nasty crash.
For those who wanted to restore back the Ctrl + Alt + Backspace combo, here’s the way:
Making Full Use of the Super (Windows) Key in Gnome
By | March 31, 2009 |
I use a lot of different computers. Many of those computers are on different operating systems, or desktop environments. Just when I find myself growing accustomed to a particular way of doing things, I find myself on a different system with a different way of doing things. Key combinations are some of the most common distinctions between platforms, so I try to set each system up to recognize the key combos I need. Normally, that’s not a big problem. You just go into the keyboard settings for that environment and set it the way you like, right? Well not always.
How To Enable Emoji Icons On Your iPhone For Free
By | February 11, 2009 |
Unless you are having a Japanese iPhone, chances are your iPhone does not come with the attractive and interesting Emoji icons. Like any other Emoticons on mobile, the Emoji iconset allows you to insert smily faces and many other icons in your notes, sms and any other text entries.
If you are affected by the fact that your iPhone does not has the emoji function, don’t worry, here is a simple trick that you can use to activate the emoji iconset in your iPhone.
