I'm not actually saying anything. I'm listening to a recording of an interview (playing on the computer) and transcribing it. It's a bit off putting because I'm playing it back in little fragments. I'm nowhere near as quick with the single hander as I am with the two hander, but I don't need to be.
Not a problem. The original two hand Maltron was first sold in the late '70s and the single hand probably DID come from the 90s. (I plugged my first Maltron (1986) into the games paddle port on the Apple II computer.) If you can get out one, there are on-line lessons on the Maltron web site, so you can teach yourself. That's how I learned. Can recommend it. ;-) Joe
@Trickshot Gamer, When you buy a Maltron keyboard, you can get a CD ROM with lessons on, or you can go on-line and down load the appropriate lessons for whichever keyboard you want to learn. www.maltron.com/training. The lessons are very easy and well constructed.
As mentioned in a previous comment, I'm simply transcribing an audio recording. It's not possible to get a clear reproduction of this, as the initial interview was of low quality. Under normal circumstances, (ie using a two-hand keyboard) my limiting factor for transcribing speed is the quality of the recording. A good recording I can do in real time. An excellent recording I can put the playback speed up and do it faster that the original was spoken.
I've never used Dvorak, so I can't comment on that, and I've only had a few months of sporadic practice on the Maltron, compared to 40 years on the QWERTY, but if I were to lose the use of one hand, I'd have absolutely no qualms about using the Maltron. Its design is so much more efficient.
Are you left handed ? As I saw you navigating with your left hand. I am thinking of getting one for my non-dominant hand, and thinking whether it would be effective.
+LT “John” YV I'm normally right handed, but owing to a long-term sporting injury to my right wrist I prefer to use my left hand for the mouse. However I use both hands for typing. I bought single handed keyboards on the off-chance that my injury got worse and I was not able to continue using both hands. But so far everything is going fine.
saxeharp is right this is a keyboard for those with one functional hand. You could free up one hand for a mouse to save time from switching from mouse to keyboard, but the time you would gain you would lose from lost typing speed. The best solution is still two hands on keyboard (if possible). Seasoned programmers can accomplish a lot more than the rest of us without taking their hands off the keyboard. It just takes time to learn the shortcuts.
Maltron now has the option of a trackball and buttons in the keyboard shell, between the two thumb keypads, which are accessible by both hands, so by choosing which hand you use for "mouse" control you needn't move your working hand from the keys.
+Joanne Mcallister Yes, Highly effective. My company 10 years ago gave me one and it saved my job - I never realized how much I abused myself until I got a maltron and stopped shifting my entire upper body when I was typing.
Looks overly complex, I can type with one hand with a normal keyboard, I can also type with one finger... Wow. But I suppose this thing is pretty neat.
I'm not actually saying anything. I'm listening to a recording of an interview (playing on the computer) and transcribing it. It's a bit off putting because I'm playing it back in little fragments. I'm nowhere near as quick with the single hander as I am with the two hander, but I don't need to be.
Not a problem. The original two hand Maltron was first sold in the late '70s and the single hand probably DID come from the 90s. (I plugged my first Maltron (1986) into the games paddle port on the Apple II computer.) If you can get out one, there are on-line lessons on the Maltron web site, so you can teach yourself. That's how I learned. Can recommend it. ;-) Joe
@Trickshot Gamer,
When you buy a Maltron keyboard, you can get a CD ROM with lessons on, or you can go on-line and down load the appropriate lessons for whichever keyboard you want to learn. www.maltron.com/training. The lessons are very easy and well constructed.
what are you saying?????
As mentioned in a previous comment, I'm simply transcribing an audio recording. It's not possible to get a clear reproduction of this, as the initial interview was of low quality. Under normal circumstances, (ie using a two-hand keyboard) my limiting factor for transcribing speed is the quality of the recording. A good recording I can do in real time. An excellent recording I can put the playback speed up and do it faster that the original was spoken.
This takes typing with one hand to a whole new level.
how do you even learn the layout?!
I've never used Dvorak, so I can't comment on that, and I've only had a few months of sporadic practice on the Maltron, compared to 40 years on the QWERTY, but if I were to lose the use of one hand, I'd have absolutely no qualms about using the Maltron. Its design is so much more efficient.
audio quality if very low, I can't understand anything that is being said.
Wich is faster, a single handed maltron or a dorak or a qwerty?
Are you left handed ? As I saw you navigating with your left hand.
I am thinking of getting one for my non-dominant hand, and thinking whether it would be effective.
+LT “John” YV I'm normally right handed, but owing to a long-term sporting injury to my right wrist I prefer to use my left hand for the mouse. However I use both hands for typing. I bought single handed keyboards on the off-chance that my injury got worse and I was not able to continue using both hands. But so far everything is going fine.
saxeharp is right this is a keyboard for those with one functional hand. You could free up one hand for a mouse to save time from switching from mouse to keyboard, but the time you would gain you would lose from lost typing speed. The best solution is still two hands on keyboard (if possible). Seasoned programmers can accomplish a lot more than the rest of us without taking their hands off the keyboard. It just takes time to learn the shortcuts.
Maltron now has the option of a trackball and buttons in the keyboard shell, between the two thumb keypads, which are accessible by both hands, so by choosing which hand you use for "mouse" control you needn't move your working hand from the keys.
are these keyboards for one hand operation really effective?
Joanne Mcallister Extremely effective. This video was made after only a couple of hours of practice, having never used one before.
+Joanne Mcallister
Yes, Highly effective. My company 10 years ago gave me one and it saved my job - I never realized how much I abused myself until I got a maltron and stopped shifting my entire upper body when I was typing.
This keyboard comes standard with USB connectors.
Looks overly complex, I can type with one hand with a normal keyboard, I can also type with one finger... Wow. But I suppose this thing is pretty neat.
This keybaord is stupid as hell... If your not gaming u should use two hands on the kayboard.