I’ve wanted to try a trackball for a while and came across the ploopy nano kit. Thought it would be a good intro to trackballs and a fun afternoon project.

I’ve just finished my first week using this setup exclusively for my job.

I have a layer with mouse buttons mapped to keys at easy reach under my right hand, which I activate by holding down the enter key. This is the layer I already use for the arrow keys.

I control the trackball with my left thumb. Bizarrely, this required no adjustment at all! Instantly intuitive.

It’s really nice not having to move my hands off the keyboard at all. Considering building a more integrated solution now, perhaps with the Charybdis!