你需要知道你一天按了多少个键吗？你用鼠标点击了多少次呢？您想获得有关您如何使用计算机的统计信息吗？幸运的是，有一个名为WhatPulse的应用程序可以在Windows、Linux 和 Mac OS X(Linux and Mac OS X)上运行，您可以使用它来收集必要的数据来回答这些问题。以下是它的工作原理以及您可以了解的有关使用计算机的方式：
第 1 步(Step 1)：下载、安装并使用WhatPulse创建一个帐户(WhatPulse)
第一步是访问WhatPulse 网站(WhatPulse website)并下载他们的应用程序。这是一款免费应用程序，提供一些高级功能，例如在线仪表板和非常高级的报告，可能对你们中的某些人有用。如果您想了解有关其高级功能及其费用的更多信息，请访问此页面：WhatPulse 高级服务(WhatPulse Premium Services)。出于本教程的目的，我们将坚持免费版本和包含的功能。
接下来，安装WhatPulse并使用您创建的帐户进行注册。
步骤 2(Step 2) : 正常使用您的计算机，几天
下一步是正常使用您的计算机几天，直到您收集到足够的关于您自己的有用数据。仅查看一两天内收集的数据并不能说明您的实际使用模式。我们建议您至少等待一周，直到您使用 WhatPulse 来了解有关您的打字和鼠标(typing and mouse)点击习惯的有用数据。
第 3 步(Step 3)：了解(Learn)您一天按了多少键以及您按的次数最多的键
几天后，打开WhatPulse并转到输入(Input)选项卡。在那里，您将看到您按下了多少键的统计信息，并且您可以看到按键的热图。在窗口底部有一个信息字段(information field)，用于共享您每天的平均密钥、个人记录等内容。
如果你点击它，你可以看到你平均每天按了多少个键。例如，我自己，在使用一个月后，WhatPulse透露我平均每天按 11698 个键。
您还可以访问您按下的按键列表，以便了解您比其他按键更倾向于按下哪些按键。比如我自己，使用一个月后，我按最多的键是Space、 E 、A 和 Backspace(A and Backspace)。我按最少的键是F9，一个月才一次。🙂
第 4 步(Step 4)：了解(Learn)您在一天内执行了多少次鼠标点击以及您点击最多的位置
在输入(Input)选项卡中，您还可以了解您的鼠标点击习惯。使用箭头移动可用的统计数据，直到找到鼠标热图(Mouse Heatmap)。热图显示您倾向于在屏幕上单击的位置。我了解到的一件事是，我的点击模式与我在电脑上工作的日子和我玩的时候大不相同。
您还可以通过鼠标按钮显示数据。这样，您可以查看您最常按的鼠标按钮。
在窗口底部有一个信息字段(information field)，用于共享您每天的平均鼠标按下次数、个人记录等信息。如果单击它，您可以了解平均每天执行的鼠标点击次数。例如，在使用一个月后，WhatPulse显示我每天点击 7985 次鼠标。星期天(Sunday)是我使用鼠标效率最高的一天。那是因为在星期天(Sundays)我喜欢玩电脑游戏，这需要我点击很多。实际上，当我玩电脑游戏时，我点击了大约 48955 次鼠标，而不是 7985 次。如果你问我，那差别很大。
第 5 步(Step 5)：关于您自己的其他有趣数据
WhatPulse是一个非常有趣的应用程序，它提供了大量有用的数据。浏览(Browse)它，您可以了解以下内容：
- 您输入最多的应用程序
- 您点击次数最多的应用程序
- 您最常按的组合键。例如，我按Shift+Space比其他组合键更多。我很好奇你是否知道这个快捷方式在Windows中的作用。🙂
您可以免费获得的其他有用数据是：
- 通过计算机上的每个网络接口(network interface)传输了多少数据
- 您的实时带宽使用情况
- 有关计算机正常运行时间的统计信息以及最常重新启动计算机的时间
试试WhatPulse，让我们知道您对此应用的看法
我们喜欢WhatPulse 应用程序(WhatPulse app)，如果您想知道如何使用键盘和鼠标(keyboard and mouse)，我们建议您使用它。试试看，并在下面的评论中告诉我们您对此的看法。
How many key presses and mouse clicks do you perform in a day?
Do yоu need to know how many keys you рress in a day? What abоut hоw many clicks you make with your mоuse? Dо you want to get stats about how you use your computer? Luckіly, there is an app callеd WhatPulse which works on Windоws, Linux and Mac ОS X, that you can use to gathеr the necessary data to answer thеse questions. Here's hоw it works and what you can learn aboυt the way you use your computer:
Step 1: Download, install and create an account with WhatPulse
The first step is to go to the WhatPulse website and download their app. It is a free app that offers some premium features, like an online dashboard and very advanced reports which may be useful for some of you. If you want to learn more about its premium features and how much they cost, go to this page: WhatPulse Premium Services. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will stick to the free version and the features that are included.
Next, install WhatPulse and sign up with the account that you created.
Step 2: Use your computer normally, for a couple of days
The next step is to use your computer normally , for a couple of days, until you gathered enough useful data about yourself. Just looking at the data gathered in one day or two days doesn't say a lot about your real usage patterns. We recommend you to wait at least for a week until you use WhatPulse to learn useful data about your typing and mouse clicking habits.
Step 3: Learn how many keys you press in a day and which keys you press the most
After several days, open WhatPulse and go to the Input tab. There you will see stats with how many keys you have pressed and you get to see a heatmap of your keypresses. On the bottom of the window there's an information field that shares things like your average keys per day, personal records and so on.
If you click on it, you can see how many keys you press, on average, per day. For example, myself, after a month of usage, WhatPulse has revealed that I press on average, 11698 keys per day.
You can also access the list of keys that you press, so that you know which keys you tend to press more than others. For example, myself, after a month of usage, the keys that I press most are Space, E, A and Backspace. They key that I pressed least was F9, only once in a month. 🙂
Step 4: Learn how many mouse clicks you perform in a day and where you click most
In the Input tab, you can also learn about your mouse clicking habits. Use arrows to move around the available stats until you find the Mouse Heatmap. The heatmap reveals where you tend to click on the screen. One thing that I learned about myself is that my clicking patterns are very different from the days when I just work on my computer and those when I play.
You can also show data by mouse buttons. This way, you can see which mouse buttons you press most.
On the bottom of the window there's an information field that shares things like your average mouse presses per day, personal records and so on. If you click on it, you can learn how many mouse clicks you perform, on average, per day. For example, after a month of usage, WhatPulse has revealed that I make 7985 mouse clicks per day. My most productive day when using the mouse is Sunday. That's because on Sundays I tend to play computer games which require me to click a lot. Actually, when I play computer games, I make about 48955 mouse clicks instead of 7985. That's a huge difference if you ask me.
Step 5: Other interesting data about yourself
WhatPulse is a very interesting application that offers lots of useful data. Browse through it and you can learn things like:
- The apps in which you type the most
- The apps in which you click the most
- The key combinations that you press most often. For example, I press Shift+Space more than other key combinations. I'm curious whether you know what this shortcut does in Windows. 🙂
Other useful data that you can get for free is:
- How much data is transferred through each network interface on your computer
- Your realtime bandwidth usage
- Stats about your computer's uptime and when you reboot your computer the most
Try WhatPulse and let us know what you think about this app
We love the WhatPulse app and we recommen d you to use it, if you want to know how you use your keyboard and mouse. Try it out and let us know what you think about it in the comments below.
