Recently over at <a href="http://chrisbrogan.com/screencast-of-google-reader/">Chris Brogan's blog</a>. I read an article about google reader and watched a screencast. I learned something. Google reader has keyboard shortcuts. I have used google reader for a while, and didn't know this. Gmail also has keyboard shortcuts, that speeds up it's use. It got me thinking. Most desktop apps have used keyboard shortcuts, but most web apps do not. I think that when the situation permits, shortcuts are good. <br />
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<a href="http://www.openjs.com/scripts/events/keyboard_shortcuts/">Here</a> is a place that has a js library that allows you to easily make keyboard shortcuts.<br />
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I am going to try to keyboard shortcuts in the near future, and as with any usability feature, it's important to use it, only when we needed.