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Dave Takahashi
March 10, 2013
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Stop Touching Your Mouse.
Tips and Tools for keeping your hands where they belong.
Dave Takahashi
March 10, 2013
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STOP TOUCHING YOUR MOUSE. Tips and Tools for keeping your
hands where they belong. Dave Takahashi @davetakahashi
Why, Dave? Studies by DePaul University: Mouse = faster for
the casual user Keyboard = MUCH faster for practiced users
Why, Dave? *A practiced keyboard user can perform 600 -
800 ms faster PER ACTION than a mouse user. *Even more for multi-layer menu commands.
Why, Dave? How can I tap into this sorcery?
TIPS. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE * Repetition (Muscle memory) * Recall
(Mental memory) * Reprimand (Emotional memory)
TIPS. FIRST STEPS 1. Learn a key command and force
yourself to use it often. (I recommend an app switching key) 2. Once you are doing it without thinking about it, add another one. 3. Observe your habits and replace them. Look up key commands.
TOOLS. APP SWITCHING AND LAUNCHING * App switcher * *
TOOLS. APP SWITCHING AND LAUNCHING * App switcher * Multiple
Desktops *
TOOLS. APP SWITCHING AND LAUNCHING * App switcher * Multiple
Desktops * Alfred / Spotlight / Unity Launcher / Lion
TOOLS. TERMINAL VISOR * TotalTerminal for Mac * Guake Terminal
for Linux
TOOLS. TEXT EDITORS *Try a text based text editor: -Vim
-Emacs -Nano
TOOLS. SYSTEM KEY COMMANDS * Learn them. Use them.
TOOLS. SYSTEM KEY COMMANDS * Learn them. Use them. Look
like a badass.
Where, Dave? USEFUL URLS VISORS totalterminal.binaryage.com guake.org APP SWITCHING www.alfredapp.com
Dave Takahashi @davetakahashi linkedin.com/davetakahashi