OT-ish: vertical keyboard options

[stu]

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Taylor, Kaia <Kaia.Taylor at schwab.com 
<mailto:Kaia.Taylor at schwab.com>> wrote:
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>     This is not exactly about linux, I'm looking for opinions
>     on vertical keyboard options.  (My wrist is sore these days and I
>     want to avoid carpal tunnel).  I have looked at these 3 online:
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>
    Just to add another suggestion, you might look into is using a 
Dvorak keyboard layout - very easy to do with both KDE and Gnome, you 
don't need a special keyboard, and you can toggle between layouts if you 
choose. Anton Dvorak spent 2 years compiling statistics on typists, and 
came up with a simpler layout to reduce the RSI problems with a typical 
US "QWERTY" layout. For example, using the home keys on a standard 
layout you can spell about 300 words, with Dvorak it's closer to 3000. 
It really isn't that hard to learn, either. It took me 3 days to start 
touch typing on Dvorak, something I was never really able to do with a 
standard keyboard.
    As an extra bonus, it discourages anyone else from trying to mess 
around with my computers!
    Stu