lol,

No ma'am.  At least not on my recommendation.  Type the way that feels 
comfortable for you.  If it ain't broke, etc, etc, etc. :)

Ricardo Walker
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On May 17, 2012, at 7:31 PM, Vicki Meizinger <[email protected]> wrote:

> Oh boyl, time to change my life again.  (grin)
> Vick Meizinger
> 
> On 5/17/2012 7:18 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> The overwhelming majority of smartphone owners type with there thumbs.  If 
>> you happen to go out with someone sighted, ask them how many people they see 
>> thum typing.  This is probably the fastest way of inputing text on these 
>> devices.
>> 
>> Ricardo Walker
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>> Twitter:@apple2thecore
>> www.appletothecore.info
>> 
>> On May 17, 2012, at 6:25 PM, Mike Cassidy<[email protected]>  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi listers,
>>> 
>>> This is fascinating: How many folk type on a standard keyboard with their
>>> thumbs? I've just tried using my thumbs; I suppose with practice I could
>>> improve, but it just doesn't feel right somehow. It's a good job there isn't
>>> a correct way, and good that we can all choose our preferred method.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> 
>>> Mike
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
>>> Of Raul A. Gallegos
>>> Sent: 17 May 2012 20:38
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: typing on the phone
>>> 
>>> Most sighted people use their thumbs to type even on touch screens. As to
>>> what most blind people using touch screens use, that's anyone's guess. I
>>> have used both styles. So I cancel out the statistics.
>>> 
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>>> On 5/17/2012 1:09 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>>>> It's always been my understanding that this is how the majority of
>>>> people type on their smart phones with a querty keyboard or numeric
>>>> keypad, i.e. using their thumbs. This is how I typed on my last two
>>>> Symbian phones, which had a numeric keypad and then a querty keyboard.
>>>> I'm not so sure it's how the majority of people use the touch screen
>>>> interface on their smart phones. It seems like more people use a
>>>> pointer finger. I don't have any statistical data though, so this is
>>>> all just anecdotal.
>>>> 
>>>> BTW, I have been giving touch typing another chance, and although it's
>>>> early, I'm thinking I may end up preferring it over split tapping. I
>>>> know I've been a big advocate of split tapping, but all of the people
>>>> on this list talking about how great touch typing is caused me to give
>>>> it another chance, and I may be glad I did.
>>>> 
>>>> On 17/05/12 11:51, Ricardo Walker wrote:
>>>>> Ah!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I use both my right and my left thumb to type.  This is how the majority
>>> of people type on smart phones.
>>>>> Ricardo Walker
>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore
>>>>> www.appletothecore.info
>>>>> 
>>>>> On May 17, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Gretchen Maune<[email protected]>   wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sounds like there's a good bit of variety out there.  I've always
>>>>>> used my right thumb for all my typing, that is, until I got my apple
>>>>>> bluetooth keyboard last fall.  Now, if I'm going to be typing more
>>>>>> than a couple of words, I use that instead.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -Gretchen
>>>>>> 
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