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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] USB keyboard remapping

On September 30, 2005 8:34 am, Mike Hoye wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 30, 2005 at 05:37:35AM -0400, Sebastien Bailard wrote:
> > Is the switch to dvorak worth it?
>
> I'd like to see an answer to that that includes citations of modern
> studies and metrics, if it's possible. I strongly suspect that the
> answer is 'no'.

I'd read somewhere that is a myth.  Couldn't find the original article but 
there are these: 

http://www.theworldofstuff.com/dvorak/

http://reason.com/9606/Fe.QWERTY.shtml

http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/index.html

http://www.mwbrooks.com/dvorak/dissent.html


Probably not  a great idea with shared keyboards (work, library, Internet 
cafe, PDA, spouse ...)



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