By Luke Anderson
Nothing gives you geek cred quite like having a keyboard with blank keys. It lets everyone know that not only can you hit every single key without looking, but that you’re willing to spend over a hundred bucks to prove it. While I will admit that the Das Keyboard does have it’s appeal, as a Mac user I can understand how some people wouldn’t really want to part with their aluminum keyboards. Thankfully there is a quick and simple way to convert your regular Mac keyboard into a Das Mac Keyboard.
You’ll need some sophisticated equipment to pull this project off. You’ll need a pair of goggles, one of those masks that you wear to protect yourself from fumes and a can of white spraypaint. I could go through the entire process step-by-step, but I think you can figure it out from here. Of course if you want to keep the aluminum look and just paint the keys, you’re going to have a bit more work on your hands. The end result should look just like the picture above, taken by Steve Essell who came up with this simple DIY project.
goggles, can of paint, yea, yea…..Don't keep me in suspense here!
that is nutsy in the buttsy.
that is nutsy in the buttsy.
I took a keyboarding class and I still have to look down at the keys once in a while..
I took a keyboarding class and I still have to look down at the keys once in a while..
Spray paint couldn't possibly last more than a week. Not to mention getting it inside the keyboard can't be good.
Sieht gut aus 😉
You could always just remove all of the keys, paint them, then put them back on 🙂
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with the iPhone, who has time for a desktop anymore?
As a colemak typist, this is relevant to my interests.
As a laptop user, however, it is not.
Looks nice now but after repeated use the dirt on it would look worse thanon a normal keyboard.
Could you not just get a Dremel and sand the letters off?
that is nutsy in the buttsy.
I took a keyboarding class and I still have to look down at the keys once in a while..
Spray paint couldn't possibly last more than a week. Not to mention getting it inside the keyboard can't be good.
Sieht gut aus 😉
with the iPhone, who has time for a desktop anymore?
As a colemak typist, this is relevant to my interests.
As a laptop user, however, it is not.
Looks nice now but after repeated use the dirt on it would look worse thanon a normal keyboard.
Could you not just get a Dremel and sand the letters off?