anyone using voice recognition software?
>>> Adrian Fogarty 08/19/05 10:13am >>>
I've always heard that about Dvorak, but never had the courage to make the
switch. Also, am a bit cynical about the "myth" that QWERTY was designed to
slow typewriters down so therefore your typing will be slower using a QWERTY
keyboard. QWERTY was designed for old-fashioned typewriters, the idea being
that you don't want two contiguous hammers striking the ribbon
consecutively, as they're likely to get snagged up together as they approach
the ribbon. So QWERTY was arranged so that our most common letter
combinations arise from non-contiguous hammers, thereby avoiding snagging.
What this means nowadays is that common letter combinations are more likely
to involve alternate right hand/left hand keystrokes. But this doesn't slow
you down. On the contrary, as any touch typist will vouch, letter
combinations that use alternate-hand keystrokes are much faster to type than
those using same-hand keystrokes.
AF
P.S. I learned to touch type in 1975 on an old Remington typewriter!
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From: "Dunn Matthew Dr. (RJC) A & E - SwarkHosp-TR"
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Subject: Re: Consultant office usage
>> But I'm fortunate I can touch type, I can "lay the thoughts
>> directly onto
>> the screen" in an automatic intuitive fashion, and much
>> faster than I can
>> handwrite. Am surprised all kids aren't taught to touch type
>> nowadays.
>
> When I handwrite a document (which is rarely), the style is very different
> to when I type. Different again if I dictate.
> Personally I think a degree of keyboard skills (including touch typing)
> should be a requirement for entry to medical school. Doesn't take long to
> learn; it will save you a vast amount of time later in your career. Poor
> time management not to acquire the skill.
>
>> Who knows, perhaps the kids
>> born in 2055
>> or 2105 won't have handedness anymore; whether it's QWERTY
>> keyboards or
>> something much more sophisticated,
>
> Something more sophisticated I hope. The QWERTY keyboard was designed to
> slow your typing down. Switch to a Dvorak (where the letters are more
> ergonomically arranged- you should be able to set up your computer to
> think
> that your keyboard is a Dvorak; and you can pull the letters off and
> switch
> them around if you like) and you'll speed up.
>
> Matt Dunn
> Warwick
>
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