Having just been sent top-of-the-range mechanical keyboards from Cherry, the Housing Technology editorial team are now surprise converts to what might be termed ‘proper’ keyboards.
While the humble keyboard is unlikely to ever feature on any housing provider’s list of productivity tools or be part of any digital transformation project, the productivity gains arising from using a decent keyboard instead of the cheap and flimsy keyboards supplied with off-the-shelf PCs and laptops are remarkable.
If your work or that of your team involves a large amount of typing, word-processing or data entry then getting a decent mechanical keyboard (Cherry is the leader in this sector) is a quick and inexpensive (in the overall scheme of IT budgets) way of boosting productivity, data accuracy and reducing repetitive strain.
As an additional benefit, particularly for staff performing repetitive tasks on a regular basis, free ‘Cherry Keys’ software allows IT managers and end-users to assign customisable tasks, such as standard email texts or macros, to individual keys to save time.
