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Why I Installed a Keylogger on My Computer on Purpose
Counting how many keystrokes I type since 2004
Having a program on your computer to monitor your keystrokes too many will sound like someone has hacked you. But there is a small and ever-growing group of people that installed such a program themselves.
Way back in 2004, I came across WhatPulse. At the time it was a very simple program that counted how many times you pressed each key. Being the type of person who loves numbers and statistics, I was hooked.
What Is WhatPulse
It is an application that I have continued to use through at least 10 different computers. Whenever I get a new computer, it is one of the very first applications that I install.
Watching the stats was maybe a little more fun in the early days, as you would pass little milestones. Through a ranking system built into the statistics you could also see yourself moving up the chart. But now it is more something sitting in the background counting away. Even when I type a lot in a single week, there is minimal change in my ranking position.
Overtime they have gradually expanded what the app tracks. Now it includes upload and download volume and computer uptime. This introduced a new excitement for a short period, seeing…
