Re: QIDO Dvorak Converter

Whao! $30 that's $120. Nope, I won't get one, even tho I do remember  
that when I travel some Cyber Cafes won't let me change anything which  
includes the layout. I just skip them and go elsewhere. If I had one  
of these tho..........
Paul jj Alix




On Nov 18, 2010, at 1:50 AM, Shane Duan wrote:

> I bought one after reading the post. It works out pretty well so far.
>
> I also think that the price is a bit high, especially I paid $30 for
> shipping and handling. My TypeMatrix did not cost as much, and it  
> was a full
> keyboard.
>
> However, this one is extremely portable so I am going to carry it in  
> my
> computer bag in case I need to work on someone else' computer.
>
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:51 PM, Paul <[email protected]>  
> wrote:
>
> > I love it! REALLY. But isn't it a bit expensive? I would never
> > consider buying one at that price, but I have no real need for it.  
> If
> > it we on the cheap I would get one. Every computer I use is either  
> my
> > own or one I can change to Dvorak. So $90 is too much.
> > Paul jj Alix
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sep 23, 2010, at 6:37 AM, sobjornstad wrote:
> >
> > > I'm surprised that I have been unable to find any reference to  
> this
> > > product at all on this list, so I thought I'd bring it up.  
> (Maybe I
> > > missed something while reading through the recent archives.)
> > >
> > > It's a USB dongle that plugs in between an ordinary keyboard and
> > > computer and converts all your keystrokes to Dvorak. You can  
> switch
> > > layouts by pressing NumLock twice. (The website is at
> > http://www.keyghost.com/qido/)
> > > . Obviously, this is easier than a dedicated hard-wired keyboard
> > > since you can easily fit it in your pocket. I still personally
> > > prefer the keyboard because I regularly work with some keyboards
> > > that use PS/2, such as at my school, where people already get
> > > confused and complain if I do so much as reach behind the computer
> > > to shove in the power cord if the system won't turn on (so I don't
> > > want to additionally muck around with a PS/2-to-USB adapter).
> > > Besides that, of course, you get to type on your own keyboard as
> > > well as your own keyboard layout. (I have purchased a TypeMatrix,
> > > but it hasn't arrived yet.) Nevertheless, this seems like a very
> > > useful product (just maybe the GRE folks would be a little bit  
> more
> > > kindly disposed toward it than a whole keyboard?)
> > >
> > > Since this is my first post, I'll mention: I just started using
> > > Dvorak seriously a little over a week ago, before which I tried  
> once
> > > and became so frustrated by losing my typing speed that I gave up.
> > > This actually helped me this time, since I already knew where most
> > > of the keys were (even after a year and a half, interestingly) and
> > > could go right into speed training. I'm already up to about 50 wpm
> > > (my qwerty speed was 60-70) and I don't expect myself to be  
> looking
> > > back--the temptation to switch to qwerty to type higher speeds is
> > > already completely gone.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> -- 
> Shane
> http://www.shaneduan.com
>
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