Monthly Archives: January 2009

My computer might be too intelligent

So I found an old copy of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. It’s one that my brother had with his old laptop. It doesn’t run on MacOS X, but I’ve got Windows XP installed on my Mac via Parallels Desktop. As it turns out, my typing speed using Dragon NaturallySpeaking is 81 wpm. That’s incredibly fast compared to [...]

Suspended Typing

Continuing with the typing theme, I’ve just spent a few hours brainstorming a funny looking typing contraption into existance. This is a concept of an idea that I’ve had for a while. I’ve tried ErgoRests in the past, but to no avail. In two hours, with the help of my patient attendant Mario, I combined [...]

Dasher: zoom, zoom

If you read my last post, you know that I’m in the market for an on-screen keyboard. I briefly discussed a program called KeyStrokes. The only problem with KeyStrokes is that it is incredibly expensive. Fortunately, Vocational Rehabilitation might purchase it for me since it will help me with school. However, I just found a [...]

Where I’ve been

I mui dislike the winter. My hands get cold and they shut down. This winter, I can barely type at all. Obviously, my inevitable descent has made blogging a chore. I’ve been sub-consciously prioritizing my computer-related tasks, and those that include typing have not been making the top of the list. In fact, about the [...]