[Blindtlk] was myspace question, now is proper keyboarding

Thu Jan 1 18:49:38 UTC 2009

<<GUFFAW>>

I guess now it's called "keyboarding"! Don't they have keyboarding 
classes in school anymore or is one supposed to pick it up by osmosis?

And careful now: I turned sixty last October! (grin)

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] was myspace question, now is proper keyboarding

You gotta remember Mike's age.  *grin*

Back then, they had these things called typewriters, which were like 
word
processors without RAM or hard drives, going straight from a mechanical
contraption that resembles a keyboard to the paper.  Since people back 
then
could not type their name before they learned to write it, they had to
learn how to type in these things called typing schools.

If you're having trouble imagining it, just imagine a Perkins for 
sighted
people, but even more antiquated and archaic than that even.

Oh, hi Mike!

Joseph

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 06:11:07PM -0600, Bryan Schulz wrote:
> hi,
>
> what typing school?
> from the home row position,
> left index on the f, drop all four fingers slightly south east so the
> left index finger is on the v or jump north east so your left index
> finger is on the r.
>
> right side:
> right index finger is on the j, drop all four fingers slightly south 
> west
> so the right index finger is on the n or jump north west so your right
> index finger is on the u.
>
> you can figure out the rest from there.
> usually, t, and g are hit with the left index finger and y, and h are 
> hit
> with the right index finger.
> the b is usually hit with the left index finger but it could be your 
> right.
> hit the brackets, backspace, enter, etc with what is most cumfortable 
> and
> productive for you, you're not being graded.
>
> Bryan Schulz
> The BEST Solution
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>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] was myspace question, now is proper 
> keyboarding
>
>
>> Kate:
>>
>> According to typing school, C is typed with the middle finger of the
>> left hand and V and B are typed with the index finger of the left 
>> hand.
>> M and N are, indeed, typed with the index finger of the right hand.
>> Keyboards differ as to exactly where the brackets are. I tend to type
>> the left bracket with the 4th finger and the right bracket with the
>> pinky finger, both of the right hand. But your keyboard may make this 
>> a
>> tough assignment.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Kate <shamaniclivin1281 at hotmail.com>
>> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Date: Wednesday, Dec 31, 2008 5:07:22
>> Subject: Re: [Bltlk] was myspace question, now is proper keyboarding
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks Mike, that helps. I'm wondering about the left hand lower 
>>> row.
>>> I type the letters C, V, and B with my left index finger, is that
>>> technically correct or not?
>>> I also wonder about my right hand. I type N and M with the index of
>>> my right hand.
>>> The other keys I was wondering about were the bracket keys. Both
>>> brackets are typed with the pinky of the right hand, yes? For some
>>> reason that just sounds weird to me, perhaps because the parentheses
>>> are always typed with different fingers. So typing the left and 
>>> right
>>> brackets with the same finger just seems odd to me and yet it's the
>>> only way I actually can type them without contorting my whole hand.
>>> I had also wondered about the alt and windows keys, so thank you for
>>> explaining that.
>>>
>>> Kate> From: k7uij at panix.com> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org> Date: Tue, 30
>>> Dec 2008 17:53:57 comblejhjj> Subject: Re: [Bltlk] myspace question>
>>> > Katecc> > What keys are you having trouble with or worried about?
>>> There are enough styles of keyboard that one must make one's own
>>> adjustments. But in general, just as in a touch-typing class before
>>> there were computer keyboards, on the top or number row, keys to the
>>> left of 1 and keys 1 through 5 are typed with the left hand, 6 and
>>> keys to the right of it are typed with the right hand. One types 1
>>> with the pinky finger, 2 with the ring finger and so on with both 4
>>> and 5 being typed with the left index finger. 6 and 7 are typed with
>>> the index finger of the right hand and after that, it's a mirror
>>> image of the left hand. Of course, regular typewriter keyboards
>>> didn't have "escape", "control", "alt" or "windows" keys; one just
>>> hits them with whichever hand and fingers are most convenient;
>>> obviously, the "applications" key is hit with the f
>> ingers of the right handdd> > On the numeric keypad if one has one,
>> third finger of the> rather hand goes on the 5 key and your fingers
>> just fall into placedd> > All bets are off on laptop keyboardsdd> >
>> Just use common sensedd> > Mike> ----- Original Message -----> From:
>> Kate <shamaniclivin1281 at hotmail.com>> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>> 
>> Date:
>> Monday, Dec 29, 2008 15:21:44> Subject: Re: [Bltlk] myspace question> 
>>  >
>> >ar >ar >  > > Might anyone know of a good resource online or
>> otherwise, which verbally describes which fingers should hit which 
>> keys
>> on a computer keyboard? All I have been able to find thus far is 
>> flash
>> media explanations of such things, which obviously is not blind
>> friendly. I need something that is going to explain fingering for the
>> entire keyboard, not just fingering for the letter keysdd> > > >
>> Thanksea> > Kate> From: shamaniclivin1281 at hotmail.com> To:
>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:18:30 comblejejj>
>> Subject: Re: [Bltlk] myspace question> > > The
>>  way to solve a capcha is to hit alt-control-7> Wait for a minute and
>> then it will announce to you when it has solved it and put it on your
>> clip board ready for pasting. I find that I can't paste directly into
>> the capcha field, it never has worked for me to do that. I, instead,
>> paste it into notepad or some other word processor screen and then 
>> just
>> manually type in those letters or numbers into the proper fielddd> >
>> you can look at all the ways to use webvisum through their help or
>> tutorial page.Kate> From: djdrocks4ever at gmail.com> To:
>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:29:54 comblejfjj>
>> Subject: Re: [Bltlk] myspace question> > Use the Web Visum add on 
>> with
>> Firefox. I have to enter in the code every > time I log in too. It's
>> irritatingdd> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chasity Jackson"
>> <chasityvanda@> charter.net>ar To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>> Sent: 
>> Monday,
>> December 29, 2008 2:32 AM> Subject: Re: [Bltlk] myspace question> > >
>> >I love MySpace and swear by it
>> . But I do have enough vision to work past > >the capchas. That's how 
>> I
>> met Kid Rock earlier this year is because I was > >actively on 
>> MySpace
>> and found out he would be at the Waffle House. I am, in > >no
>> exaggeration of the word, a Kid Rock groupie. I had been pursuing him 
>>  >
>> >for the last eight years, taking any measures possible to get to his
>> shows. > >To get from St. Louis, MO to Duluth, GA, I had to take a
>> plane to Atlanta, > >and take two marta trains and a bus and a cab to
>> get there, but I darn sure >  >got the job done and made a good
>> impression too so he will recognize me and > >remember my mark the 
>> next
>> time he meets me, which will definitely happen > >just as sure as I 
>> am
>> about taking my breath as long as I'm alive, I know > >I'll meet that
>> man again. Sorry. I know this was off topic, but it did > >relate to
>> MySp> ace, and that's how I found out about the rare meet and greet >
>> >in Georgia. And as this year wraps up and comes to a close, I am 
>> >just
>> so > >thankful I go
>> t to meet him. Chapter 1 of the Kid Rock / Chasity experience > >is
>> over, it's time for me to look forward to chapter 2 now. I don't know 
>>  >
>> >when that w> ill be, but I know it will be. I guess I'm just trying 
>> >to
>> say >  >that social networking sites like that are important to some
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