Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus with a thumb-sized keyboard. The keyboard has at least one key for every letter of an alphabet. The apparatus also has an interface to couple a first indication of a first character associated with a first keystroke on the keyboard to a computer in real-time when the interface is in communication with the computer. The apparatus also has a memory interface to couple a second indication of a second character associated with a second keystroke on the keyboard to a removable memory device. The apparatus may communicate with a computer using a wireless communication link. The apparatus may communicate keystrokes on the thumb-sized keyboard to the computer such that the computer may register and display characters associated with the keystrokes as if they had been made on an attached keyboard.