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Title: "Norm Teaches Typing" - learn that number row!
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 21 July 2009, 12:52:34

If I lived on the west coast, I would come build speakers with you.  I would love to work with a speaker manufacturer.

Title: "Norm Teaches Typing" - learn that number row!
Post by: rdjack21 on Tue, 21 July 2009, 14:16:32

Not a bad idea. I was just thinking of printing it out and sticking it on the bottom of my monitor but your solution just looks nicer.

Title: "Norm Teaches Typing" - learn that number row!
Post by: o2dazone on Tue, 21 July 2009, 15:07:55

A lot of my learning touch typing on keys I don't use often is how much strain my fingers are used to. On a happy hacking, to hit the & symbol, I should be holding shift, and extend my index finger as far as it could go. That's just enough to hit &. For * it's the same thing, except I don't strain as much. Half the time, I feel like I'm not even going to hit the right key, and I do.

That said, it's still a nice piece of hardware for learning the row, especially with all the wonderful blank keycap sets Elitekeyboards has started offering

Title: "Norm Teaches Typing" - learn that number row!
Post by: Rajagra on Tue, 21 July 2009, 15:22:54

So how does this work? Do you keep it in your pocket and practice touch-typing when you have a spare moment? Doesn't it attract funny looks? :biggrin:

Title: "Norm Teaches Typing" - learn that number row!
Post by: nanu on Tue, 21 July 2009, 20:52:46

I should probably learn the same, have always tried-and-erred with numeric input (and only ever used the numpad for inputting symbols).

Neat idear, also if you had a short name and wanted to make a nameplate.