Slow Fingers: Week 2 of Colemak on the Moonlander

In the last post I mentioned my journey of attempting to learn the Colemak DH keyboard layout on the Moonlander keyboard. I am now about one week into this journey. Here is a little snapshot of my progress and overall thoughts. Slow but consistent progress I’ve committed to doing 30 minute sessions daily (not super strict on the weekends) on Keybr. You can configure the settings to prefer home row keys first....

August 27, 2024 · 4 min · 717 words · Rameez Khan

Moonlander: Split Keyboard and Split Brain

If you were to ask a programmer what their number one productivity tool in their arsenal is, I’d bet very few would say “a keyboard”. This is the very perception I’m hoping to challenge with my purchase of the Moonlander keyboard. Current typing setup I’m currently typing this using a QWERTY layout on a Keychron K2, a 75% keyboard running Cherry MX Browns. I’ve never fully learned to touch type and as a result I type at an average of 80 to 90 wpm....

August 19, 2024 · 3 min · 628 words · Rameez Khan