Jean-Paul S. Boodhoo

Wow, i would be interested to see how long it takes till you can type at the same speed with this keyboard as your old one.

One mistake that many people make when they are learning the DataHand system is this: they try to hold their fingers too rigidly in the keywells. This is stressful. Let your fingers float just slightly. If the index finger is typing a key do not feel that you have to hold the pinky exactly in place over its keys as you do it. In learning, let your fingers get the feel of all the keys that will reinforce the learing process. Inasmuch as each key has a unique feel and movement direction, soon the nerve endings in the tips of the finger will associate letters with feel of their key. That removes the brainwork from the operation of the keyboard. On the flat keyboard, the work is  in learning the flight patterns between keys that all feel the same. That is hard. The DataHand keyboard provides direct tactile feedback once the fingers understand the feel of the keys and the letters or numbers associated with them. Then it is only a question of getting used to the smaller movements and avoiding the accidental, unintended activations of the wrong keys. Focus on accuracy without pushing for speed prematurely. Let speed come when it is ready to. This is hard to do, because everyone wants to be fast, but it will pay dividends. Errors made when you try to go fast  only keep the fingers confused about the right movements to make. Try to stay in an easy but accurate rhythm, relaxed and unstressed or anxious to speed up the process.

JP - please post an update to your adventures with datahand.

Man, just saw the Datahand site and they are having issues manufacturing. I sent them an email to please not throw in the towel because I've been using one for a year and love it! All I can do is cry like a baby if I have to go back to a normal keyboard.