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      <title>Programming the Mistel MD770 Keyboard</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Because I tend to accidentally enter macro programming mode and mess up my macro.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To program a macro, for example &lt;code&gt;fn+L&lt;/code&gt; -&amp;gt; &lt;code&gt;Win+L&lt;/code&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Press &lt;code&gt;Fn + R_Ctrl&lt;/code&gt; to enter marco mode. (LED1 will turn solid white)
Ctrl&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press &lt;code&gt;Fn + L&lt;/code&gt; (LED1 will blink white)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press &lt;code&gt;Win+L&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press the &lt;code&gt;Pn&lt;/code&gt; key once to save the new setting. LED1 will turn solid white again.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press &lt;code&gt;Fn + R_Ctrl&lt;/code&gt; again to exit the macro mode. LED1 will turn off.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#34;https://mistelkeyboard.com/products/d11cf7a73da49468e2a530b4cf18e76c&#34;&gt;BAROCCO MD770 | Mistel Keyboard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <title>Thoughts on the Keychron Q11 QMK Mechanical Keyboard</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;I recently decided to upgrade my keyboard and landed on the &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q11-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard&#34;&gt;Keychron Q11 QMK&lt;/a&gt; with the Gateron G Pro Brown switches and so far I&amp;rsquo;m really liking it!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I knew I wanted to stay with a split keyboard for ergonomics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What I like:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configuration is web-based with the &lt;a href=&#34;https://www.usevia.app/&#34;&gt;Via app&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The led effect is nice but not too overwhelming. I prefer the effects that react to typing so it&amp;rsquo;s not lit up unless actively typing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The nobs feel nice for volume control. I haven&amp;rsquo;t found a great use the second knob though.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;I like the open key design which makes cleaning it a lot easier.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;What could be better:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;The space buttons are bit smaller that my last keyboard and so I find I tend to press near the edge so I&amp;rsquo;m having to adjust a bit&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A dedicated &amp;ldquo;end&amp;rdquo; button would be nice&lt;/li&gt;
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