RE: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-09-01 Thread Rose Combs
Chuck Dean Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 11:38 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! I use Fleksy for all my typing, including this post. I have it locked in landscape mode, and balance the phone on the fingers of both hands and type with my thumbs. Works for me

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-09-01 Thread Chuck Dean
.com > Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! > > Same here, although my arms do start to ache if I do prolonged typing > using the virtual keyboard. But maybe this is my particular self. > > On 27/08/2013 11:06, David Chittenden wrote: >> This means you are using way

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-09-01 Thread Michael Capelle
this is why i use dictation, i hate typing on the darn screen! -Original Message- From: Chris H Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 5:52 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! Same here, although my arms do start to ache if I do prolonged typing using the

RE: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-28 Thread Larry Lumpkin
SORE index finger! mBraille is a bogger for this, so you get to delete a lot of stray , and ' and things. - Original Message - From: "Maria and Joe Chapman" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:12 PM Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! Yep sometimes i have acc

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2013-08-28 Thread RobH!
mBraille is a bogger for this, so you get to delete a lot of stray , and ' and things. - Original Message - From: "Maria and Joe Chapman" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:12 PM Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! Yep sometimes i have accidently hovered ove

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2013-08-27 Thread Maria and Joe Chapman
Yep sometimes i have accidently hovered over something and not even realized I've been touching it. the touch screen is very sensative. Maria and Joe Chapman bubbygirl1...@gmail.com On 27/08/2013, at 8:06 PM, David Chittenden wrote: > This means you are using way too much pressure. The touc

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, Not trying to be funny but, how hard are you tapping the screen? No major pressure is needed. The gentleless of touches is all that is need to use the device. You can also use other fingers? Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, let me add that I've been using the iPhone for well over 3 years and have never had sore fingers from it. So, just do as others have suggested and try to lighten your touch. Pretend you are rubbing the soft skin of ... a baby's cheek, and you don't want to hurt him. -- Raul A. Gallegos I w

RE: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread Alan Lemly
ssage- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Diakogeorgiou Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 8:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! Hi: If nothing else works consider the purchase of a BlueTooth keyboard. They are n

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2013-08-27 Thread John Diakogeorgiou
r.com >> -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco >> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 8:19 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! >> >> kim komando sells a stylus that is designed to use with touch screen >> devices

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread Sandratomkins
> Donna > tcors...@cfl.rr.com > -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco > Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 8:19 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! > > kim komando sells a stylus that is designed to use with touch screen > devices. I hav

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread tcorson2
possible, so more pressure is needed. Donna tcors...@cfl.rr.com -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 8:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! kim komando sells a stylus that is designed to use with touch screen devices

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread Andy Baracco
ey Quenzer Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 2:06 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! Remember to wipe scrub and flick gently! Remember it's not a Perkins BrailleWriter LOL! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 27, 2013, at 1:56 AM, sen...@gmail.com wrote: I have

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2013-08-27 Thread Joanne Chua
Yes indeed. Perhaps most blind people use to put pressure when we type with braille or a manual type writer, or playing keyboards and pianos. >From personal experience, the harder i tapping and flicking and scrubbing or >thumping with my IPad or IPhone, often i have more of an inaccurate reading

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread RobH!
Hahahahahahaha! love the analogy, and makes the point perfectly. R. - Original Message - From: "Mickey Quenzer" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 10:06 AM Subject: Re: Terribly SORE index finger! Remember to wipe scrub and flick gently! Remember it's not a Perkins

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2013-08-27 Thread RobH!
Be gentle, it takes practice not to do it hard, but it's pointless, you can be so gentle and it still works. I only get that saw playing string instruments, steel strung, so you must be tapping and flicking and scrubbing fit to bust something. Use another finger in the meantime, try split ta

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread Chris H
Same here, although my arms do start to ache if I do prolonged typing using the virtual keyboard. But maybe this is my particular self. On 27/08/2013 11:06, David Chittenden wrote: This means you are using way too much pressure. The touchscreen is not pressure sensitive. You just need to barel

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread David Chittenden
This means you are using way too much pressure. The touchscreen is not pressure sensitive. You just need to barely touch the screen for your commands to register. Practice barely touching the display and two things will happen. First, your finger will stop hurting. Second, your commands will act

Re: Terribly SORE index finger!

2013-08-27 Thread Mickey Quenzer
Remember to wipe scrub and flick gently! Remember it's not a Perkins BrailleWriter LOL! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 27, 2013, at 1:56 AM, sen...@gmail.com wrote: > I have begun using my iPhone more and more. In fact I rarely turn on my > notebook. I am able to do almost everything with my iPhon