unexpected benefit

[marcicat]

I am old person in tech years, and skipped almost the entire initial texting wave. (Having to tap the key multiple times for different letters… AGGHH.) I was really hoping tech would just improve enough that I’d never have to get good at that, which is a strategy that sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t, but in this case seems to have gone fine.

Because it’s much easier on the screen keyboard! But I’m still very slow, because I don’t actually text that much. I joke that this is because I have no texting friends, which is sort of true, but mostly my job means I’m at a computer almost all day, and typing is easier anyway (and looks more like I’m working), so email and slack pretty much meet all my daily written communication needs.

BUT! I’ve been using the tinycards app for language practice, and it turns out it’s surprisingly helpful for getting better at phone-screen typing. (Much more forgiving than duolingo when you spell things wrong, too!)

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Comments

[starandrea]

Oh my gosh, I was so good at how many times to push a button to get the right letter! :D The touch screen keyboards are great, but it took me a lot longer to learn how to type on them without looking, and I still can't type a whole message that way. (I wouldn't go back, but I do miss being able to watch one thing and type another simultaneously!)

[marcicat]

You were amazing at it! I put that skill in a fic once, and I'm sure it now makes no sense to anyone. Technology changes so fast!

[starandrea]

Yes! I have so many stories from college about "call boxes" that make no sense now - who would use a call box when you could just use your phone?!