ilzolende asked: As someone who will be replacing her computer and can probably talk people into buying her a keyboard soon, I would love to hear your sales pitch for [some pre-customized version of] vim. (Also, I have written all the HTML for a website myself, but I like Jekyll better, because I can update template-y things once and have the *computer* update them everywhere, and write pages in Markdown.)
I guess if we’re considering the laptop as a whole “buy just Illustrator CS5/6 and also a copy of Windows” is an option
A copy of Windows will probably come alongside the laptop if you buy it new.
why the fuck does Adobe only sell its current products as a subscription service, how on earth are “you’re never forced to upgrade” or “once the apps are installed, you won’t need an internet connection to use them” or “keep your files as long as you like” features, those are basic human decency, what gives?
It’s SAAS: Suck Away All $
It’s evil, but I can totally see why they are doing it. They can get away with it, and all their customers’ money, so they will do it.
There’s also the “see if inkscape is better than I think it is” option, but I can’t do it quite yet, because every time I’ve tried to set it up on my computer it doesn’t work.
Yes, I think that would be prudent; in the best case you could break the shackles of evil software corp dependency completely. And if you after trying it out on your new laptop still think you’d rather go through the pain of hackintoshing instead of the pain of learning a free program, you could proceed with it.
I don’t need a “always silent” computer, I need a “fairly quiet most of the time, and essentially silent when I quit everything but Audacity” computer.
In that case I suppose the core i series zenbook or a thinkpad would be the better option then. I can build a reasonable thinkpad on the Lenovo website for ~$1k for ~corp quality~ (T460/X260/X1 Carbon all seem to end up around the same price so the choice is mostly about the form factor, shape, etc.), while a good configuration of the sm0l and pretty Asus seems to be around $800. If more money is available, investing in extra screen resolution and SSD space can be useful.
How much pain is hackintoshing, how much pain is trying to get old Adobe software with a student discount, and how much pain is trying to find a used computer that’s not a lemon?
Wifi won’t work like, ever. The rest of the stuff will require careful configuration and hacking around the system on a far lower level than most people are comfortable with, but guides exist etc. and both the thinkpad and zenbook will ultimately end up otherwise perfectly usable.
Personally I’d prefer trying alternative software first, then trying hackintoshing, then trying to pay EvilCorp1 for a new license on EvilCorp2’s OS.
I’m using [spf13-vim](http://vim.spf13.com/) with some customization; it has nice defaults and a lot of awesomeness and is very simple to install with a straight-out-of-the-box configuration that works well unless one has a synesthesia thing where stuff absolutely needs to be differently colored on different languages (a simple but non-trivial editing of the colorscheme is required then).
Basically, the idea is that one doesn’t never ever need to move one’s hands away, because every command is reachable easily from there and touch typing feels so good. Using dvorak as a layout synergizes incredibly well because one’s fingers need to leave the row much less often and the repetition between hands feels very low-effort and “lazy” in an extremely good way.
And the final component of this awesomeness is a 60% keyboard which ditches all the unnecessary keys that one can’t use anyway because one’s hands would need to leave their places, and replaces them with fn-layer keys that can be easily reached while keeping hands “glued” to their positions. They usually cost around $100 (but can be found *a lot* cheaper if one is willing to compromise a bit on quality; still superior to regular rubber-domes though) and are 100% worth it in my opinion. Geeking out over switches and sounds and keycap materials and manufacturers etc. is beyond the scope of this post but I’m way too eager to do it if requested. It’s complicated. It’s interesting. It feels and sounds so good. Your favorite shoes provide valuable evidence. And you can customize them without limits, to make your keyboard 100% perfect for yourself.
Personally, I’m using a KBP V60 with Matias Quiet Tactile switches because I wanted to prioritize softness of noise (mechanical keyboards are louder than regular ones; how much depends on a lot of factors) and a distinct tactile feel for writing. Zero regrets. My favorite shoes are a bit like knee-length combat boots but a lot softer, which is exactly what one would expect with this particular switch. Creepy how accurate that shoe thing is. I wish the keycaps were doubleshot PBT instead of ABS, but the keycap selection for Matias (=Alps) is less broad than it is for Cherry, and I can’t remember the fn key locations if I can’t see the printings (YGM), so I haven’t customized that stuff yet.
As usual, reddit has way too much info on this: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/
Good to hear regarding Dvorak, although if I can’t get an appropriate keyboard cover (this would also make cleaning easier) with it I’m probably going to have trouble getting started.
Stickers on a regular cover would be the easiest option; I used home-made stickers and when they were worn out I could touch-type. Afaik there exists only one actual dvorak kb cover for sale and it’s for mac.
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