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43 Post author: Kevin 23 December 2011 06:40AM

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Comment author: Mass_Driver 23 December 2011 11:05:41AM 4 points [-]

Anyone have an estimate or range on how long it takes to switch from QWERTY to DVORAK? I copy at about 80 wpm and compose at about 30 wpm, and have invested about 100 hours in learning / drilling / exploring QWERTY techniques. How long should I expect to spend learning DVORAK?

Comment author: shminux 23 December 2011 09:03:17PM 1 point [-]

Is typing speed your bottleneck? If not, why bother, 80wpm is plenty fast for most uses.

Comment author: Mass_Driver 24 December 2011 06:05:37AM 2 points [-]

I increasingly have mild pain in my finger muscles and hand bones; it's mostly a safety concern for me.

Comment author: bogdanb 27 December 2011 03:29:35AM 3 points [-]

And to complete my earlier answer above, I did switch because I was beginning to have hand pains, and now I don’t. Pirates decline and global warming, etc.