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Is Dvorak uninternational?

I finally managed to learn Dvorak after all. It feels nice (easy on the fingers) but I’m still not altogether convinced that it was such a brilliant idea. It seems that I need to learn Dvorak three times because I write in three languages. Continue reading

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Here’s a Danish Dvorak layout

My brother Jan became hooked on the Dvorak keyboard layout years ago and has praised it sky-high. It seems smarter than the regular Qwerty keyboard layout, but it’s not being used for reasons of tradition. So why switch? Continue reading

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Time for an old brain

I recently switched from a Psion to a Windows PDA, and I’m beginning to regret it (except for the gained experience). As it turns out, my fears and objections against Windows Mobile are mostly true:

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Why didn’t I anticipate this?

As I’ve written before, I switched from my Psion to a PDA-phone. Such an all-in-one device is useful, but I had not realized one result of this: While I’m holding my phone to the ear, I can’t access my PDA! … Continue reading

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Time for a new brain

All the way back in 1997, I bought a Psion Series 5, and ever since, it has been my plastic brain, taking care of my calendar, tasks, contacts, travel diaries, notes on the road, thoughts to write, daily alarm clock, … Continue reading

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