So this is the first of my monthly challenges.
I’m a pretty good typer on a normal QWERTY keyboard (numbers later). Many people are faster and more than those are slower. I don’t really need the ability to type faster, so learning the Dvorak layout and using it comes from a number of other reasons:
- I’m spending less and less time on actual geeky stuff. Soon(ish) my Computer Science degree will be earned and I need something that will tell people I’m still a geek at heart. And preferable not my looks :)
- I hate the fact that QWERTY has invented to slow people down. Where were the germans when we got rit of the actual type writer arms. They should have been on the front making sure QWERTY died.
- I don’t like people using my computer. Hopefully they will select another one at the office.
Number 3 is of cause not an actual problem, but a 2 bullet list is just to short. I’ll try to speed test my Dvorak typing each day in the month and put it into a nice graph. I speed tested my querty speed on speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com, and completed with 332 points, 81 words per minute, 440 chars a minute and 0 errors.