Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 17:06:33 -0700 From: dannyman <dannyman@dannyland.org> To: Craig Harding <crh@outpost.co.nz> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD cures RSI Message-ID: <19990804170633.D5793@stumpy.dannyland.org> In-Reply-To: <19990804232458.E2ED114DCD@hub.freebsd.org>; from Craig Harding on Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 11:10:14AM %2B1200 References: <37A8C1E4.D1C58761@airnet.net> <19990804232458.E2ED114DCD@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Thu, Aug 05, 1999 at 11:10:14AM +1200, Craig Harding wrote: > Kris Kirby wrote: > > > I can't touch type that well, but I'd like to think I'm doing ok. I > > think I need to spend some time with kp (from the ports collection). > > The really handy thing about touch typing (apart from all the > obviously handy things like being able to type really fast) is that a > lot of the common phrases and words you use become patterned into > muscle memory. This came in very useful the time I realised I'd > forgotten the password to a system I hadn't used in several months. I [...] I type with my left hand. I do it really fast because over many years I've formed a pretty good connection between seeing out the keys with my eyes while I type and sending accurate instructions to my fingers. This system, while limited in top speed, has a few upshots: 1) Leaves my right hand free to mouse right-handed. 2) I can type about as fast as others who touvh-type at normal speeds. 3) By ignoring the screen, I can concentrate more on the text that I am creating. This kicks but for pre-writing. 4) It attracts attention and intimidates people. :) -danny -- dannyman - http://www.dannyland.org/~dannyman/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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