DIY 87-Key Macro Keyboard - Because he has too many keyboard shortcuts!

Most keyboards have few to no macro keys. But what if you want a LOT of macro keys? Like, 87 of them? Well, you can, with this keyboard mod!
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[@kapilsingh5382]

This video wrecked my life! I am a Mechanical Engineer and use a 2nd keyboard for CAD functions.... I cannot draw without one now!

[@akshaybankar1742]

2d or 3d cad u use?

[@tikitakaboyz5050]

As a Mechanical Engineer, I use Solidworks but have only used CAD once almost a decade ago. Is CAD better?

[@kapilsingh5382]

@@akshaybankar1742 I use the extra keyboard for 2d cad but it can be used for anything

[@kapilsingh5382]

@@tikitakaboyz5050 I use AutoDesk Inventor, pretty much the same thing as Solidworks. I use AutoCAD for plan drawings, much much quicker

[@tikitakaboyz5050]

@@kapilsingh5382 cool thanks for the reply

[@marxkartredge]

He is the most interesting video editor in the world: He has macros for his macros

[@NeverlandSystemZor]

And will possibly have macros for his macros for his macros... given enough time.

[@Abu_Brandino]

Macroception

[@jacquesspeyrer4644]

MarxKartredge qaàaaaqqqqqqqaaqqaaaaaaaaaaaaqaaaaaaaaaaaaAQQQAQA

[@slajd4645]

I heard he only eating macroni and cheese

[@laurinneff4304]

Yo Dawg, I herd you like macros, so I put macros in your macros so you can use macros while you use macros.

[@eduardoandrescastilloperer4810]

Why on earth would you want a second keyboard? Tom Scott: Behold, the EMOJI KEYBOARD

[@psun256]

14 keyboards, for a grand total of about 1456 keys. I think there was a 15th keyboard on that laptop, but I think that was to use it as a regular keyboard.

[@baguskusumaloka]

actually taran now using 6 keyboard or more?

[@Kihidokid]

Technically one keyboard

[@gp3328]

Now they made a wingdings laptop.

[@Apfelprofigaming]

Getting banned for using macros in Premiere Pro XD

[@SikConVicTioN]

Do you actually think that he doesn't have a macro to unban himself??

[@kin8329]

@@SikConVicTioN how do you think I'm able to use my totally legit version of premiere pro?

[@Cocaine_Clown]

Kin how would one obtain such a wonder? asking for a friend

[@killitarsmile4272]

@@Cocaine_Clown Replying too late i know... but have you find the answer ? I can provide mine...

[@Cocaine_Clown]

Killitar SMILE i have not found the answer in my quest of pirated premier pro so what is it

[@adder2523]

Im a programmer, yes, but in your case, i think the rule "if it looks stupid but works, it aint stupid" applies. Nicely done!

[@jadedplover1851]

He should be using a for function with arrays

[@mattcelder]

@@jadedplover1851 with one off shit like this that he'll most likely write once and only change extremely rarely, it was probably faster to just copy and paste a billion elif statements than teach himself a more "correct" way to code in an insanely niche, buggy language. IMO the elif statements are totally fine here because they're ultra clear on their function so anyone can edit it with 0 knowledge of Lua and Taran can go back and quickly change individual buttons without having to relearn how the program works.

[@aryaamarnath3]

Damn Taran, back at it again with the videos.

[@pasifikbwoy7278]

...

[@aryaamarnath3]

im sorry, ill go now Pop Tart Man

[@bubbly6379]

the black widow 2014 does this same thing....

[@oskarstaudte]

+Arabian_Arya yes, you'll better go now

[@aeteno703]

+Miniman3214 fat

[@LionKimbro]

5:18 -- I think your flight simulator friends have the right idea -- if you're making a massive extension space for keys, that you only use infrequently, then they should be mounted vertically, so you you don't have to look far from the screen, and then just reach out and hit the key that you see.

[@Klaevin]

I thought it was for the "flight sim" feel, but you're right. that makes a ton of sense. if your monitor is already on top of something on your desk, then you should just fix a keyboard vertically to the book 9or whatever your monitor is on top of)

[@nicolast.asolis196]

Absolutely right! i have my keyboards angled under the monitors, but i use VR, the angle lets me look down my headset without having to take it off and i can look the key i want, a fixed position is essential to reduce the amount of time you take your view of the game

[@jonathanbuckles5844]

Tom Scott's Chanel is low-key one of the most amazing and underrated on all of KZbin! I love seeing him shouted out on one of my other favorite Chanel's!

[@pafnutiytheartist]

Amazing yes, underrated no. He has a huge and very well known channel.

[@JacobsKrąnųg]

"underrated" wait, WHAT xD

[@jkmsr5363]

8 Months later and this is still my favorite video from the LTT group. Good work Taran :D

[@TaranVH]

wait till I get into brain computer interfaces and BLOW YOUR MIND

[@XuEdward]

what's so special about his interfaces?

[@abeeinspace]

Hey Taran

[@NeverlandSystemZor]

It certainly is incredibly impressive!

[@sweetlifeadventure7]

5 more years later, SAME!

[@igaminguy7261]

Taran tech tips lol

[@taurolyon]

#TaranMacroTips

[@igaminguy7261]

+Taurolyon so true, i was watching this on my pc then relised i was using the same logitech keyboard

[@IAmTheRealKen]

+Dambane, TaranCodeTips

[@bgugi]

g15 master race, reporting in.

[@menschan7]

+bgugi still in service :D

[@HeroPoloolppPlays]

4:37 30 USD FOR 4 KEYS? OH HELL NO

[@games528]

Meanwhile you can buy 30+ key wireless (or wired) extrenal numpads for 10$

[@illegallyapollo1637]

@JohnDoesTech yeah, a lot of people say that it's overpriced but seem to forget that it has functionality for unlimited macros :/

[@STORMFIRE07]

@JohnDoesTech well, those are somewhat justifiable since those are more than simple buttons, they are tiny screens on each buttons, but yea, still a bit overpriced

[@woulg]

This is a crucial step in one of my "I'll do it one day projects" and I got pretty excited when I saw Tom Scott's video, but then when I realized he didn't provide any examples I figured I'd just get around to it later. I'm so happy I found this and sooooooo thankful to you for doing this. Seriously, thank you. :)

[@olehoiii]

We need more of this guy on the channel!

[@pewdspersonaldronefromthef5546]

indeed we do stewie, indeed we do.

[@OscarRatcliffe]

I agree

[@TaranVH]

Yeah!

[@zizilzilazilazliaslilizlizlila]

Taran Van Hemert 2 years late bud. _I was just watching you.._

[@zizilzilazilazliaslilizlizlila]

Taran Van Hemert Also you can use profiles on the Orbweaver to technically have infinite macros

[@TheMetaldudeX]

I have no use for this sort of thing. But i absolutely love this and think its awesome.

[@Ornatelime]

Tru

[@ihyp3rate761]

I can use like 7 macro keys for myself, but why is Taran needing over 95?!?!?

[@TaranVH]

+Joanne Anderson maybe you missed the part where I explain that I already used every reasonable combination of ctrl, shift, and alt ? And I SHOW the massive list of shortcuts that I have assigned in premiere? I am so perplexed. Now, what might work, would be for me to program my OWN modifier key. Maybe remap the left windows key. Or use a foot pedal. Or, yes, extra mouse buttons.

[@pdblouin]

+Taran Van Hemert Don't feed the trolls :( you're my favourite Linus video host!

[@XiAwesomeGodziX]

+Taran Van Hemert lol I watched your 3 1/2 hour editing tutorial. I knew you used shortcuts :D

[@tjeepert9782]

Man, this is Awesome! I could use it for programming! One key for "public" or for "static". one key adds an if-statement, another one adds a new class...

[@thePyiott]

Have you done it? Does it work? Is your productivity increased?

[@TheOlivarria]

I set macros on the extra buttons in my gaming mouse for: find & replace, copy, paste, duplicate line, delete line, it really helps me when programming!

[@digitaljokerman]

@@TheOlivarria most of those operations have their own keyboard shortcuts.

[@sophieosu]

@@TheOlivarria holy shit you two are legends I never thought of this now it won't be as painful just doing "public static void...."

[@danielstevenson3903]

Set up shortcuts in Emacs or Vim.

[@markthompson5983]

I think what Taran meant to say at the end was "I am really looking forward to my 3rd or 4th keyboard."

[@gabejames3304]

I cry when I realize the logitech K120 is my default keyboard ;_;

[@TheRandomizers]

lol

[@lieven1122]

dont worry i have the corsair strafe rgb

[@200money2]

+Lieven De Troch but that's a good keyboard

[@gabejames3304]

At least I can afford electricity...

[@lieven1122]

+Ben Maxwell i was trolling

[@matthewconti7560]

Did anyone watch the whole video but know that they will never use this

[@samschmidt427]

Yup

[@Helveteshit]

+BaconOnToast I could find use of this in several different applications on workspaces. Since the code is already existing, it is not really a hassle to set-up. Like he said, Animators, video Editors and even CAD users could find this useful. It takes some time to get used to, but it is not really a big deal. As he said, this is to increase efficiency and if you have a work where you don't need to increase efficiency, it is not needed. But if you have one, it is good. Because increasing Efficiency means less Stress at work place.

[@walkinmn]

I don't need to use it right now, but this is very useful and i can think of scenarios where i could use this in the near future

[@esaa7256]

+BaconOnToast My keyboard already has 18 built in macro-keys, and I use two of them..

[@supernenechi]

+BaconOnToast yes

[@antonrodenhauser5257]

to remember hotkeys I find it very useful to use Anki, as spaced repetition program. I use it to fairly easy remember hundreds of (self-programmed) hotkeys. Also: I switched to using autohotkey hotstrings rather than creating more hotkeys. hotstrings take a microsecond or so longer to type, but you can type them without having to look away from the screen, which is very useful to not interrupt your workflow. Actually, I think hotstrings like "oas" (plus "tab" to trigger the hotstring) etc. are even easier/faster to type than hotkeys like "ctrl + x".

[@RaoBlackWellizedArman]

That's exactly what I wanted to write. lol

[@nukfauxsho]

If anyone still needs something like this, just get a keyboard with VIA/QMK! I use 4 layers for macros for batching files needed for accounting, export and formatting as well as many other functions! Highly recommended.

[@shadow668958]

im not going to use anything in the video but the more you know

[@scottza]

haha clever

[@emralcrewrblox]

Lol me too.

[@bilolyufus8572]

prestigio

[@fr3fou]

case switch

[@moodgi7052]

*ThE mOrE yOu KnOw*

[@1eftsidedrive]

linus? you got a new haircut?

[@arjen4120]

lol

[@rutyroo]

+ⓜⓘⓝⓚ ⓥⓔⓛⓣⓜⓐⓝ I get it now!

[@VasilTodorovv]

+ⓜⓘⓝⓚ ⓥⓔⓛⓣⓜⓐⓝ fat

[@1DRAGOpubg]

it's mink! :o

[@1DRAGOpubg]

I always come across people from PC Everything in KZbin comments

[@elessal]

I really don't understand how there is no software out there to take care of this. install it, identify secondary keyboards and notepads, and create new keys. also, add a key to press and make a Wacom-like pop-up interface that shows you which key has every macro just like elgato desk does, but on the pc's screen. or just a software to allow you create a digital macro keyboard that pops up and you click the button with your mouse. haven't even been able to find a simple method of creating a new modifier key nor to add an existing one to one of the many buttons on my mouse. this seems to be the only option, which is a nightmare for someone who has no idea about programming and only wants some damn additional keys for his gaming and workflow.

[@rockingparth89]

Please let me know if things change

[@zweiko3883]

Hidmacros

[@deepakprajapati2635]

If such easy to use software is made and becomes popular, then like dual monitor people will start using dual keyboards and dumb people will think I have two computers as they now think with dual monitor. I think it should be built-in into windows itself

[@Thalanox]

This might be like was Zweiko and Yangem mentioned, but I've heard of software that lets you turn the number pad keys into macros. I think it was some text expander or text replacer software that included a macro function.

[@Thalanox]

I did a search a while ago and found something called MultiKeyboard Macros that seems to do exactly this. Their 1.15 release happened in November 2019, so it might even have been made in response to the sequel to this video.

[@averyshaham1697]

"intel brings ddr4 to the mainstream" is a very outdated sentence

[@mrunseen3797]

Maybe because this video is from ...2016?!

[@EpicGamer440]

Check the date

[@gamescrufi6965]

I don’t know I’m still using ddr3 welcome to being broke

[@realcartoongirl]

god dam i5 6600k was 4 years ago???

[@jvniprbrry]

@@realcartoongirl yes

[@yhumixiv]

The moment you mentioned AHK I thought of Tom Scott, love that man.

[@jonpaton7108]

a switch would be more effective than that I believe

[@brendanwalker8903]

me too!

[@purplepepper2503]

+

[@imnotspy2027]

Is this one wirelessly connected to Nicky V's computer?

[@tolly7655]

Paybacks a bitch

[@leonkernan]

+MCYoshi16Gaming Explains the whoosh buttons.

[@dirkbecker7664]

+MCYoshi16Gaming I get that joke. XD I wish he would get nicky back but that is just not him.

[@Real_LiamOBryan]

+MCYoshi16Gaming That's a great idea! LOL.

[@alphaXdragon]

+MCYoshi16Gaming that would be Super Fun!

[@MrTVintro]

End of an era

[@broabhishek]

Fucks sake why did they have to put *You are now blinking manually* at the intro.... I can't turn on auto blink mode now!!

[@zandirian8665]

Hi I am from the future and I come to tell you that you are now breathing manually, and blinking manually once again. Cheers

[@PippyLive]

@@zandirian8665 fuck you like how does this even work

[@uhh12131]

@@PippyLive He is still in hospital unable to auto blink

[@RyanTosh]

It's been a year: have you started blinking manually yet?

[@uhh12131]

@@RyanTosh don't think so

[@niro776]

Damn that intro. You are now breathing manually.

[@XiAwesomeGodziX]

Blinking

[@einanton5996]

+Nick Rogers fuck you too. srsly. you are the worst.

[@Garrzilla]

+Nick Rogers Swallowing

[@ibrahimvelasquez3874]

I laughed as soon as I read it. now I can't stop blinking manually. :(

[@Firestar-rm8df]

+Nick Rogers Darn! you ALL suck! Now I'm blinking, breathing, and swallowing manually! Curses! I like having my body handle all that autonomously!

[@ush4441]

TARAN IS BETTER THAN LINUS WHEN EXPLAINING THINGS!! THERE I SAID IT!

[@coolcoke4353]

Solyndros linus isnt really funny tbh

[@TaranVH]

coolcoke4353 You're funny.... FUNNY LOOKING!!1

[@nickrr3626]

Taran Van Hemert BA DUM... TSSS

[@MrJuliusHibert]

Finally... I have been looking for such a solution for years. Awesome. Even better: It is possible to dismantle old keyboards and Hook custom buttons to the Microcontroller. So... You can build a Keyboard with an entirely custom Layout. Combined With this method, the possibilities are endless.

[@Mgis90]

yes, and you wouldn't even need to use Lua layer. You could make any next keyboard send a sequence of keys with a prefix, so that we could skip transferring data over a textfile. Ahk can catch and recognize the prefix and any code afterwards. Then I would be just careful for the target program to not get accidental inputs not meant yet for it. Also ahk supports vk codes and there's a lot of them.

[@lightningvini]

i wonder if he'll take all his macros with him to his new job

[@Thisandthat8908]

which as far as i know is (freelancer) editing....

[@Hawtsaus]

Best vid from LTT in a long time, legit.

[@LonkiGames]

+Hawtsaus 100% agree

[@herrschnuff]

Turns out Taran makes the best videos.

[@waltereikrem]

+Bob Blob (HerrSchnuff) IKR?

[@DEVUNK88]

we want MORE TARAN VIDEOS!!!!! CAN YOU HERE ME LINUS??!?!?

[@ddrfraser1]

This is awesome. I'm surprise no one has made a fully programmable macro keyboard yet.

[@ajburdett882]

Tom Scott is one of the nicest guys on KZbin, I'm sure if you'd have asked him how to do it he'd have probably talked you through the whole process 😂

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

he would have asked to collaborate, dude's a UK national treasure

[@1nk_edd]

i have 3 of these just to play club penguin

[@aightthen]

dude! I have 19 of these to play barbie world. deal with it

[@1nk_edd]

34 to play pong

[@lzoaozl]

Amateurs, i've used up 54 of these for Tetris.

[@1nk_edd]

over 100 for a thumb war

[@jack1547]

+goggles guy I've got about 250 for super Mario maker

[@marios3202]

Taran you're getting much better at these videos.. well done buddy.

[@RexTheOnlyOne]

there are so many 'else if' statements that YanDev wants to know your location

[@malwarev]

i was looking for this comment

[@hurensohngaming5026]

I love you. Just for this comment.

[@VSS-Vintorez]

OH GOD WHERES THE SWITCH STATEMENT HE IS KNOCKING ON MY DOOR

[@RatikusuCh]

This will help optimize my gaming tournament streams. Even though this is an old video, thanks for sharing your knowledge, thus making my world easier. I swear you are literally the best editor on KZbin because of this.

[@DalaiLamaOnCrack]

My faith in LTT has been restored, keep up with the good stuff like this.

[@DalaiLamaOnCrack]

+PieTries I did the dumb, fixed

[@keptyouwaiting8930]

Yes. I can finally play Arma with every action keybound!

[@soundcode0246]

KeptYouWaiting if you get 4 keyboards then yeah sure

[@kylefennell3450]

KeptYouWaiting I know I need this but Arma 3 has over 300 key bindings...

[@jthawken123]

I had been wanting to do this for years but couldn't figure out how. Discovered this video this morning, and in 2 hours was up and running. This video has redefined my workflow. Holy crap, thank you so much.

[@calebsalyards8076]

I'm writing an AHK script when my feed says, "Check this cool video out!" ...good timing ALSO YOU ARE A HUGE LIFESAVER! also my code is messy too...

[@SirCrest]

Taran Tech Tips. Best Tech Tips.

[@stickit2theman1]

Holy shit! A unique video from LTT! Welcome back, guys! Great to see Taran in the mix again too.

[@danielch6662]

Sounds great. But unfortunately, I'm feeling a bit of mendokusai right now. What I did instead was to take over the F1 key (because, who use that one anyway, if you want help, you can use your mouse to click it on the top menu), and then wait for a second key stroke with KeyWait. The shortcuts placed here takes two keystrokes, so I only place the less frequently used ones here). Another way is to switch to a different "mode", where every normal key do something else. We can use the scroll lock state, or it could be just a state maintained in the ahk script.

[@Sarcastitonea]

I think the amount of time it would take for me to set up this thing would equal the combined amount of seconds it would take to edit a life's worth of videos.

[@NightNinja540]

You deserve a raise...anyone who is that dedicated to their job, so talented and so resourceful has all of my respect. You're a legend, Taran!

[@vectalize6938]

2016 = LinusTechTips 2017= EveryOneButLinusTechTips Jk, love you guys!

[@yattasuccess9212]

Vectalize 2018 = LinusAndOnlyLinusorDennisTechTips

[@FaizaanDatoo]

2018=LinusTechTipsOrTechQuickieOrTechLinkedOrLinusCatTips

[@DeckerBens]

2019 = DontDropItTechTips

[@iamlikemex]

2020 = this might become true

[@FanTazTiCxD]

5:00 is where he FINALLY starts to explain how to make the computer know the difference between typing on keyboard 1 and keyboard 2. EVERYTHING up to 5:00 is just a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong introduction

[@NVAfilm]

THIS IS THE GREATEST VIDEO EVER!!!! I am also an editor and I needed something like this. Thank you so much 💚💚💚

[@Crouchy232323]

Taran is probably my favorite out of the Tech Tips team. Except Jesus.

[@Leongon]

taran is my favorite too

[@tomenright4400]

#JesusTechTips

[@oj-9994]

Dennis is better

[@tomenright4400]

+Evilduck999Productions Agreed

[@nekogod]

Tom Scott is awesome, been subbed to him for ages

[@severenr]

+nekogod I agree, always has some interesting stuff.

[@toast1ngton]

Yes I really like Tom scott

[@jasperjedi443]

is anyone else really impressed by Taran's presenting skills considering he almost never appears in a non vlog video?...

[@catfree]

So this is how you use Blender?

[@MichelfrancisBustillos]

You, sir, are a hero. Finally bringing AHK to the mainstream and acknowledging the need for more-then-sane numbers of keyboard shortcuts.

[@christophemillertime]

best video on ltt

[@AlphaCore_]

An actual "Tech Tips", lol.

[@christophemillertime]

Exactly.

[@yattasuccess9212]

I don't know why the simpler and more, "laid back" style that Taran hosted LTT videos have, is my favourite for this channel, you just get straight to the point no bullshit

[@kieferonline]

This is a very impressive and useful video. I'm pleasantly surprised there's a video that goes way beyond mere gadgetry. Great work!! More videos like this please.

[@taylrthegreat]

why did this get recommended to me in 2022 ? lol i saw the sponsor message at the beginning and was like those aren't new lol

[@RileyBanksWho]

Uploads like this are why i am subbed in the first place, keep it up!

[@predvcecerom]

one of the coolest videos on this channel

[@afacehiddenintime]

Finally I can now play arma 3 with all the binds!

[@FurriousFox]

wow, even after 6 years, it works amazing

[@charlied8456]

"You are now blinking manually" wait WHAT NOOOOO

[@Salehalanazi-7]

+Charlie D whyy you do dis Linus XDDDDDDDDDD

[@viniultimate000]

you are now breathing manually

[@charlied8456]

viniultimate000 I remember that one.

[@PimpTwzt]

Now THIS is the kind of LinusTechTips videos that we all love. Good job Taren!!!

[@99temporal]

"but guess what? it still works" my coding life defined

[@fletchercutting7301]

absolutely love the keys at the top "buzz" "ding" "bleep" "woosh 2" "woosh 1" "boop" "pop"

[@johndrachenberg2254]

These kind of videos are why I'm still subscribed.

[@volrath__]

THIS is the stuff I like to see from this channel. Really unique experimental stuff that almost no one else would cover :) Taran is also a really good host! :)

[@JustinB_aus]

I don't know if Teran has ever done any youtube videos but he did a good job

[@robertnarmstrongjr3920]

The best video for me. I've been searching for a solution for a long time. Yeah I know there are ways to create a button box with a raspberry pi and a keyboard but its to complicated and i don't want to learn to program the raspberry pi. Thanks so much. Tell Linus for me that you should get an award for this video.

[@DrSystemAddict]

This video was awesome. I REALLY love these highly technical "hacky" type videos. Great Job guys :D

[@Psoewish]

Oh so this is how you can release so many videos so fast, you've hired a genius editor.

[@ryan_onlyy]

I've been looking for a clean solution to make lots of macros and this is the first video that was actually helpful. Thanks, LTT!

[@JoshuaCMcMahon]

Oh thank god he brought up AHK; I was so worried when he tabbed through a menu.

[@HH011]

that moment when taran has commentated over the most interesting content during 2016

[@MuhsinunChowdhury]

MORE TARAN!!! WHO'S WITH ME?!

[@OscarRatcliffe]

Me

[@nixietubes]

kzbin.info

[@GeneralAeon]

@@nixietubes Minecraft ep 873

[@nixietubes]

@RyukSongmin ?

You can make the f and j keys fit in other spots by just filing a bit of plastic off. Remember doing this to an old keyboard to make a Dvorak layout

[@Relyx]

This is quite a lot like Tom Scott's video where he made an emoji keyboard! EDIT: Oh shit you got the idea from that very video lol! The thing I love about the extra keyboard with stickers on, is you get a very visual way of doing the macros, like that elgato stream deck thing. Rather than remembering a tonne of awkward combinations you can have dozens of single press macros with cool visual aids that say exactly what they do on them.

[@mysteryshrimp]

I love that you gave so much credit to the far more impressive 14 keyboard "emoji keyboard" project from Tom Scott. I also love that, while he did explain the basics of how he did it, you actually provided your code. Even given that your code is sloppy and sub-optimal.

[@Brianuuuu]

This dude probably can reach 12000 MMR when playing as Invoker if he uses all those shortcuts on a daily basis

[@giorgio84]

moment of silence for ones that dont know scripts are no longer allowed/working with dota

[@marcusl5605]

Bro, You still can. You just have to use a hardware based solution, like techkeys or make you own with an ardunio board, or some custom firmwere

[@giorgio84]

Marcus Lim I said scripts

[@3xtrick]

I am glad I had a working knowledge on how to use AHK... I don't. This was frustrating and I couldn't get figure it out. This is the only LTT tutorial that I have ever needed and couldn't master. wow

[@JoeGlines-Automator]

Really great video! So glad to see someone demonstrating how AutoHotkey can easily interact with the Windows API! Please create some more AutoHotkey videos!

[@unosquash]

he... wont be (on ltt at least). He has left LMG sooo

[@JoeGlines-Automator]

@@unosquash bummer...

[@moeillo8136]

Linus this guy needs a raise

[@ChakibTsouli]

I like this guy. Better than Linus' squeaky voice and Luke's tone that sounds like he's trying to put me to sleep.

[@Isaax]

In this case you are not welcome on *LINUS* Tech Tips

[@jdude99lolz]

+Isaax yes because you are the one who can determine who is welcome on a public video .-.

[@kazmahtazz]

+Isaax His opinion, why would he not be welcome ?

[@jadenhamer1581]

+Chakib Tsouli Yeah I have to say, he is very knowledgeable in so many things, as we saw in the video, and also speaks in a good tone. He should do videos more, and have Linus try to edit.

[@devvvvvvvvvvvv]

+Chakib Tsouli Luke is an ogre in streets and an ogre in the sheets.

[@llpBR]

I was looking exactly for this last week. I loved it

[@nulltugboat]

i love the "you are now manually blinking" thing in the intro

[@corruptedminds5679]

Tom Scott is amazing :)

[@atlas8827]

+Richard England yes, he is. i love listeing to the guy talk.

[@tsnorquist]

No way to warm pizza on that second keyboard? Total failure.

[@samschmidt427]

I agree

[@smartypantsscrewdriver1304]

+tsnorquist REKT!

[@johngerken4263]

I love how Taren anticipated us pedantic programmers...

[@Kochiha]

This was so informative to watch, and it's giving me a secondary idea I have for a keyboard project I'm already working on!

[@BrillOBuffalo]

Wait so if Taran is one of the main video editors for LTT, and Dennis for Techquickie, what does Nicky V do? Brandon is a camera operator, Edzol is also, and a occasional editor for intros? Does Nicky V establish content + video ideas etc for Channel Super Fun?

[@JMx505]

yup he does that and edits the channel super fun videos iirc

[@BrillOBuffalo]

Indeed...

[@Vader98924]

+BrillOBuffalo Edzel also does a lot of post processing and color correction work and Nicky V does edit some for LTT and film a lot. Edzel also does Scrapyard Wars.

[@r34perpwnz]

He supplies the team LTT with drugs. They really like his weed so they keep him on retainer. Smart move by Linus. 👌

[@alligater7]

I think in their Q&A, Nicky V is in charge of channel super fun.

[@sterkriger2572]

A DIY 60% keyboard kit would be perfect for this project

[@bradywb98]

Sterkriger or a planck

[@sterkriger2572]

Brady Burnsides true

[@zehph]

But the planck is a 60% DIY keyboard kit last I saw it... kappa

[@driq9315]

blyat

[@ellawhite5167]

Sterkriger well they did it

[@Arctic_silverstreak]

I am surprised with how efficient he is with current set up than have more than 3 keyboard some elgato stream deck and some doohickey key stick under his monitor Really taran i am impressed you remember all of that key shortcut

[@joelwilliams1376]

This is a very interesting idea, so I may try this out in the future once I've finished updating my set up

[@LordVltor]

Taran's vids are rare, but always worth their time.

[@AnoNym-zp2mp]

You're the editor?! Finally, I have some beef to pick with you!

[@anng3ls294]

Ano Nym razer death stalker for now

[@IgorKolar]

OMG, the video is two years old now, how did I never see this!?! I've been a big fan of AHK for years, this will make it even better!

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

Anyone remember the Art.Lebedev Optimus Maximus? $1500,- in 2007 dollars but it has an OLED display in each and every key, all 101 of them. Only a couple hundred made, very rare.