MOUSELESS KEYBOARDS MAC OS
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While I dual boot my Mac (I use W7 because it was the Windows OS closest to the Mac OS and I used it for over twelve years at work), I spend nearly all my time in the Mac OS these days. The rest of the advice applies to the Mac OS. If not a Mac user, skip the rest of this.

I apologize up front for the length of this, but here goes. Minor but annoying when you switch between OSs often. So to select from insertion to end of line in Windows is +, but the Mac OS makes you + +. In the Mac OS to do the same things you have to + and +. One thing I like better in Windows than the Mac is the use of and in the navigation cluster. Next learn the selection/navigation modifiers (,, and Mac: & Windows: ). They both work exactly the same (well, except in the Mac OS you can click on the icons in the app switcher rather than having to tab, tab, tab, tab.). One of the most important KB shortcuts for ANYONE to learn are the app switchers (Mac: + windows: + ). The more you learn, the easier it gets to learn new ones. Easier to remember them when used as you work rather than trying to just memorize. Initially, concentrate on those 1) in menus since they will be marked what they are in the menu, and 2) you find yourself using the most. But it takes time to really get to the point that the percentage of mouse time is notably smaller. Learning keyboard shortcuts saved me time and let me concentrate on the task rather than the process. I used to work in marketing and was the office MS Office expert, especially in Excel. Like comment: Like comment: 10 likes Comment button Reply Collapse Expand Though it will take a conscious effort to do it, forcing yourself a bit in the beginning. And of course learn touch typing if you already haven't - I consider this a prerequisite to be a programmer though, even if you're the mouse using type.Д«oth of these will take practice, but neither of them require a discrete switch - they can be improved over time. Even before shortcuts, learn basic app operation, like menus, via the keyboard. This also gives more flexibility when managing files. Learn to do as much as possible in the console - learning Bash helps. The first of these are basic computer operations. Speed: A lot of things are faster if done on the keyboard.

MOUSELESS KEYBOARDS DRIVER

I tried a controller->mouse pointer driver once, as well as keyboard driven pointer - both difficult, but an option if necessary. I try to only play games that use a game controller. I now use a left and right mouse to reduce one-sided stress. Physical Concerns: Many people suffer from wrist/arm/shoulder/back issues due to using the mouse.

Different goals will have different approaches. First decide why you want to break your dependence on the mouse.

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