[Blindtlk] was myspace question, now is proper keyboarding

Thu Jan 1 19:52:42 UTC 2009

Mike,

We do keyboarding in elementary school grades these days, but yes, we do 
still do it.  *grin*

Joseph

On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 10:49:38AM -0800, Mike Freeman wrote:
><<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
>> www.best-acts.com
>>
>> ----- 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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