[Curtis Rutland]

To add to that, even if you do learn DVORAK and it is more efficient, nobody else has a DVORAK keyboard. So you either pack a keyboard with you, or you never use anyone else's computer, or you somehow train yourself to switch between the two. Trackballs are the same way.

I think the same thing about leftys and mouses. Don't bother giving yourself a left handed setup, or at least don't switch the buttons. Nobody else's mouse is like that, you might as well just learn to use your right hand. Same for guitars. I guarantee that if you own a lefty guitar, you'll be the only one you know that does.

[lordofduct]

OH GOD

Over in the QA department this woman has a lefty mouse set-up and everything in her system is single-click. It drives me fucking bonkers every time I need to do anything to her machine (which is rather frequent for some reason... I'm a programmer, not your damn IT).

[roobie]

Can't believe that there are no tablet-users! Sure, I do not use it exclusively, but it's great when editing images, and surfing the Web, in my opinion.

My fav is the trackball, followed closely by the tablet. Mouse is good only for gaming, in my opinion. Touchpad is only when I have no other chioce.

That's my 5¢.

EDIT:

Curtis Rutland, on 03 May 2011 - 08:34 AM, said:

To add to that, even if you do learn DVORAK and it is more efficient, nobody else has a DVORAK keyboard. So you either pack a keyboard with you, or you never use anyone else's computer, or you somehow train yourself to switch between the two. Trackballs are the same way.

As for this, I believe that learning DVORAK (or any other layout) is a matter of learning how to touch type it, therefore the labels on the keyboards does not matter, i.e. you can use your friends keyboard but then there's the matter of changing the layout in the system (which is a breeze on Ubuntu as far as I am concerned).

This post has been edited by roobie: 10 May 2011 - 05:37 AM

[Raynes]

Trackball.

I bought a Kensington Slimblade last year and I haven't gone back. It works just as well as my mouse ever did, looks cooler, and feels better on my hand. If you don't like trackballs, give the Slimblade a try before you make up your mind.