Stop Touching Your Mouse.

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STOP TOUCHING YOUR MOUSE. Tips and Tools for keeping your hands where they belong. Dave Takahashi @davetakahashi

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Why, Dave? Studies by DePaul University: Mouse = faster for the casual user Keyboard = MUCH faster for practiced users

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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.

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Why, Dave? How can I tap into this sorcery?

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TIPS. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE * Repetition (Muscle memory) * Recall (Mental memory) * Reprimand (Emotional memory)

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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.

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TOOLS. APP SWITCHING AND LAUNCHING * App switcher * *

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TOOLS. APP SWITCHING AND LAUNCHING * App switcher * Multiple Desktops *

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TOOLS. APP SWITCHING AND LAUNCHING * App switcher * Multiple Desktops * Alfred / Spotlight / Unity Launcher / Lion

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TOOLS. TERMINAL VISOR * TotalTerminal for Mac * Guake Terminal for Linux

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TOOLS. TEXT EDITORS *Try a text based text editor: -Vim -Emacs -Nano

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TOOLS. SYSTEM KEY COMMANDS * Learn them. Use them.

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TOOLS. SYSTEM KEY COMMANDS * Learn them. Use them. Look like a badass.

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Where, Dave? USEFUL URLS VISORS totalterminal.binaryage.com guake.org APP SWITCHING www.alfredapp.com

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Dave Takahashi @davetakahashi linkedin.com/davetakahashi