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In response to "the problem I have with a touchscreen is I can't type without looking. tht's huge. -- nm" by loosilu

This is the issue I have with touchscreen keypads Without the tactile cues, I can't type.

Posted by musubi Jan 27 '10, 11:48

Yeah, yeah, I can't type anyway. Whatevs, you know what I mean.

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I could not possibly take notes (in class or meeting) on a touchscreen. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:49 24
- people said this about the iPhone when it was released v. blackberries -- nm - tik tok Jan 27, 11:50 9
  - When I see people at work pulling out their BBs, I can't get over how much more complicated they are. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:52 7
    - Really? I feel 10x more functional reading and replying to emails on my BB than I do over people using other devices -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:54 3
      - And what does the feel like? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:55 2
        
        like I'm the Peyton Manning of email -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        Hmm. You must *really* like your email. -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:57
    - I love them and would kill to get it back. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:52 2
      - Uh, now you are not forced to use something else, right? -- nm - Spawn: Champion of ST Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        I was forced to switched to a Windows Media Device, which is Satan's own invention. - loosilu Jan 27, 11:57
  - a lot of people still prefer BB for this exact reason. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:50
- don't forget the option for handwriting on the screen with the laptop style touchscreens -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:49 9
  - the whole point of a netbook is that typing is a million times faster than handwriting. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:50 8
    - I don't find this to be true. I've alternated between typing and writing transcripts during interviews and I'm always faster and more accurate with - Reagen Jan 27, 11:55 5
      - I would rather slit my wrists than try to take notes by hand. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:56 4
        
        also thinking back to school and the classes I took, typing a formula is damn near impossible - Reagen Jan 27, 11:58 1
        
        this is true, but I rarely did (or do) that. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:59
        
        A lot will depend on how good a typist people are. If they're already hunting and pecking it won't matter. -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 11:56 1
        
        I am a touch typist. if you hunt and peck a touch screen is fine. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:58
    - sure, which is why I like the convertables because you get the traditional typing but also the option of annotating documents, etc. -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 11:55
    - Word. I can't hand write notes in class. Way too slow. I carry my laptop all the time. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 27, 11:51
- so don't buy one then. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:49 3
  - this is where we're going to draw the line on iPad talk? heh. -- nm - TFox Jan 27, 11:50 1
    - There is no line, just a serious of repetitive posts about touchscreens. No harm though. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 27, 11:51
  - I believe that's what I said. -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 11:49

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