1 Topic by Tom Oldman (edited by Tom Oldman 2016-02-05 02:38:01)

Topic: Back, but not 100%

In an effort to avoid any "whatever happened to old whatsisname?" posts, I'd just like to say that I am slowly recovering. The operative word is "slowly". Six weeks ago, I somehow damaged a ligament in my right wrist. This allowed the connection between wristbone and armbone to jump around in and out of the socket provided for it (apologies for the technical nomenclature). It didn't start out painful, but then developed into a continual pain to even bend it. So, since that time, I have been wearing an extremely uncomfortable Velco-snugged, torture device designed by the Marquis deSade that keeps me from bending it. This, of course, means I cannot mouse very well (no, not pounce on rodents - you're thinking of a cat) and typing is a decidedly one-handed affair fraught with typos, erasures (or backspacers, actually) until I manage to whip whatever I'm doing into shape.

So, if I fail to respond within a reasonable amount of time, I apologize in advance.

~Tom

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I've missed you. Don't overdo.

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Try mousing with your left hand. You may be mouseadextrous. I'm trying to make it back to review, but PruneWanda is just tripping into Chapter 32. Best to you, Tom.

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II could probably do that, Max, but my desktop keyboard/mouse platform is set up right-handed and it won't lend itself to left-handed use. It has a sunken keyboard pukka and a small platform to the right for the mousepad/mouse.

~Tom

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No need to apologise ... Just get better and don't hurt that ligament again! Health is more important. Glad to see you're back!

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I did wonder what happened to Tom Oldman - hadn't forgotten your name yet. Sorry to hear about your injury, but glad to hear you're on the mend.

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Get better and better, Tom.

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Have you tried Dragon Naturally Speaking? It's software that allows you to dictate to the computer instead of typing. It costs around $100, but the product is worth its price.

You only need a mic and you can star dictating right out of the box. It even has an option to mouse with voice commands, but it's very tricky. On mousing, my advice would be to start practicing with your left hand, but everything else can pretty much get done using your voice.

Get well soon!

Kiss,

Gacela

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Thanks for the tip, Gacela. I've tried Dragon once before, but it had a hard time keeping up with my speech patterns. I understand that it can be trained, but that it takes a while. Besides, "How to Train your Dragon" is already taken. :-)

~Tom

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