In October, 2005 just before I went with Richard on the .NET Rocks! Visual Studio 2005 Road Trip I picked up a keyboard/mouse combination called the DataHand. I took it with me hoping to get in some practice time (it takes some significant time to master). No Dice. The RV was too bumpy for the delicate motor control needed to master this thing. Well, after getting back into editing along with my usual regimen of coding and guitar playing, my wrists were beginning to complain. So I dragged out the DataHand and went to work re-learning how to type.

I must say I'm impressed with how quickly I've adapted to it. In only an hour I was typing "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog" with ease. After a week of an hour here and an hour there I can type slowly but accurately. Best of all, my wrists have never been happier. Soon I will be able to out-type anyone who dares to challenge me. Meantime, I'm taking it slow by practicing with passages from my favorite books, churning out prose with very little hand movement.

I highly recommend the DataHand for anyone interested in saving their wrists while there's still time.

Oh yeah, I wrote this post with it, from loading the browser to clicking the Publish button.