What happened to my user name?

[SeventyGTX]

You're very welcome. They're good people, aren't they?

Very polite gals, both Stephanie and Janet. Makes me want to get another Jayco.

 

[FPM III]

A little more on the subject of typing, In fact, how about a story.

Somehow, I’ve managed to survive my entire career (which I still practice today) working with computers without ever taking a typing class. I started in 1966 learning data processing during my junior and senior in high school where a attended county technical school a half-day and my high school the other half. In tech school, All the students had to key punch their own cards, and with only three key punches available for the entire class, you could be waiting a long time for a turn. This same method of key punching continued throughout my four years of college afterwards.

However, in the data processing world, back in the 70’s, companies I worked for had entire rooms of key punchers and you were required to write your programming instructions on coding forms and submit them to key punch department where they would eventually return a deck of punched cards wrapped up in the coding sheets you submitted. When testing your returned punched computer program, you were permitted to use a key punch to correct any simple coding errors in your program. However, if you were observed sitting at a key punch for more than 10-15 minutes, you became subject to being dragged into a managers office and given the lecture that you are a highly paid computer professional and you are expected to write code, not punch cards; and if you prefer to punch cards, there are several openings in the key punch department should you want to change careers and apply for one.

With the advent of tele-processing, computers evolved from batch job environments and running only from 8-16 hours a day, to 24/7 operations with which now permitted workers to interface with computers right from their desk using a terminal or later, a personal computer. Over time, key punching evolved into a new field called data entry and any surviving punched card equipment can only be seen in a computer museum.

Today, almost everyone functions as a data entry clerk for some portion of their day. The funny part, though, is that no one seems to care anymore how fast you can type.

While I still get by typing without ever having a typing lesson, it’s not as easy being nearly 75. I need what I call a “regulation size” keyboard- one where the keys have genuine typewriter spacing between them and enough resistance in the keys to prevent my not so steady fingers from either double striking or striking the incorrect key. Flat glass keyboards on mobile devices and any other touch screen are my biggest enemies because I spend more time correcting mistakes than being productive.

One thing I’ve never tried, though is one of those voice to text translator. I’m not so sure how well they’ll do translating all the acronyms used when talking “technical”.

Maybe I should try one sometime and find out. Has anyone had experience with these?

 

[JFlightRisk]

I tried the text to talk on my phone shortly after getting my first smart phone. The friend I texted responded with "WHAT???"

I should've looked at what I was sending first.