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Using Dvorak Keyboard Layouts In OS X Snow Leopard

By Ricky Buchanan on July 14, 2010

Using Dvorak Keyboard Layouts In OS X Snow Leopard

Switching to the Dvorak keyboard layout doesn’t cost anything and can help you type more easily once you learn to use the layout. Here’s how to go about it using Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Posted in Information, OS X, Overuse Injuries, Primary Keyboard Users, Users, Vision Impaired, VoiceOver | Tagged dvorak, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, qwerty, touch typing, type faster, typing quicker | 8 Responses

7 Ways To Stop Your Arms Hurting

By Ricky Buchanan on January 16, 2009

7 Ways To Stop Your Arms Hurting

Are you like many people in this keyboarding age whose arms, wrists, or hands hurt from typing or mousing too much? Even if you don’t have full blown RSI or carpal tunnel, pain after using the computer too much can be disabling, and a signal that you may be in store for worse if you don’t change things. So what can you do?

Posted in Information, OS X, Overuse Injuries, Users | Tagged carpal tunnel syndrome, dvorak, eyestrain, features, headache, keyboard enhancement, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, mouse, mouse alternative, mouse cursor, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, overuse, overuse injury, qwerty, repeditive strain injury, rsi, speed up typing, strain, tendonitis, tension, touchpad, trackball, trackpad, type faster, typing quicker | 17 Responses

Function Keys Mapper

By Ricky Buchanan on July 15, 2008

Function Keys Mapper

AlphaOmega Software’s Function Keys Mapper guides you to set your function keys to launch applications or open specific files or websites.

Posted in Intellectually Impaired, Neurologically Impaired, New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Supporters, Users, Vision Impaired | Tagged free trial, keyboard mapping, keyboard shortcuts, shareware, shortcut keys | 2 Responses

Using The Dvorak Keyboard Layout With Leopard

By Ricky Buchanan on April 20, 2008

Using The Dvorak Keyboard Layout With Leopard
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Keyboard Layouts

So you’ve decided you want to learn to type using the Dvorak layout but aren’t sure how to set your computer up? Here’s how to do it in Mac OS X Leopard.

Posted in Overuse Injuries, Primary Keyboard Users | Tagged dvorak, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, qwerty, touch typing, type faster, type quicker | Leave a response

Dvorak Keyboard Layout – Switching

By Ricky Buchanan on April 19, 2008

Dvorak Keyboard Layout – Switching
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Keyboard Layouts

Switching to the Dvorak keyboard layout doesn’t cost anything but it does take time and effort. Here’s how to go about it, and why it’s worth the energy to do so.

Posted in Geek, Overuse Injuries, Primary Keyboard Users, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged dvorak, features, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, qwerty, touch typing, type faster, typing quicker | Leave a response

Use Your Regular Keyboard As A Perkins Braille Keyboard

By Ricky Buchanan on March 31, 2008

Use Your Regular Keyboard As A Perkins Braille Keyboard

Use ControllerMate to turn your regular keyboard into a Perkins Braille Keyboard for Grade 1 English Braille input!

Posted in Geek, Information, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Switch Users, Users, Vision Impaired, VoiceOver | Tagged braille input, braille keyboard, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, perkins braille keyboard, perkins keyboard | 8 Responses

Alternative Keyboard Layouts

By Ricky Buchanan on January 9, 2008

Alternative Keyboard Layouts

Virtually all computer keyboards in English speaking countries are arranged so that the letter keys, if you read from the top-left, start of with QWERTY. What are the alternatives and why would you want to change anyway?

Posted in Intellectually Impaired, OS X, Overuse Injuries, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Supporters, Users, VoiceOver | Tagged alphabetic keyboard layout, colemac, dvorak, features, free, keyboard enhancement, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, qwerty, speed up typing, typing quicker | 3 Responses

ControllerMate

By Ricky Buchanan on October 23, 2007

ControllerMate

ControllerMate gives you the power to do more than ever with your HID controllers. Whether you want to modify the behavior of your keyboard or mouse, or add complex functions to your gaming devices, ControllerMate is the tool for you. I have been looking to alternative ways to set up my XKeys Desktop to generate [...]

Posted in New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free trial, keyboard enhancement, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, mouse enhancement, remap joystick buttons, remap mouse keys, shareware, unusual input devices | 3 Responses

Left handed Dvorak keyboard

By Ricky Buchanan on June 11, 2007

Left handed Dvorak keyboard

A keyboard layout for Mac OS X that transforms your current keyboard into a left handed Dvorak keyboard. Website: Left handed Dvorak keyboard – Ricky Buchanan

Posted in New Software, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged dvorak, free, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, opensource, speed up typing, typing quicker, typing with one hand | 3 Responses

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