Archive for June 15th, 2005
DVzine.org – THE ZINE
Posted by Biffster in Miscellany on June 15th, 2005
Ultra-cool: Some dedicated Dvorak fans published a comic which tries to convince users to change their keyboard layout to Dvorak. “‘The Dvorak Zine’ is a 24 page self-published zine that uses the power of COMICS to help promote The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard Layout. It is broken down into three chapters: 1) The history of the typewriter and how QWERTY was developed 2) An explanation of the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard Layout and its many benefits and 3) Easy-to-follow steps for setting up Dvorak on your computer and tips for how to learn it! Even if you don’t start typing Dvorak you will learn a bit about Keyboards and have some fun while doing it!”
I typed my part of this entry using Dvorak. I was less than brilliant doing so. My normal 80-wpm rate is down to like 5. Hmmmm….
That didn’t take long: HP splits Printer and PC divisions
Posted by Biffster in Hardware, Miscellany on June 15th, 2005
It definitely didn’t take long for new HP CEO Mark Hurd to start undoing former CEO Carly Fiorina’s ill-advised changes: “The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that HP has separated its personal-computer and printer units just five months after combining them.”
Carly decided to put her job on the line by combining the two divisions. It cost her her job, and just a few months later the divisions are split up again. Those of us who worked at HP back when Fiorina got the CEO position were pretty sure that she wouldn’t last long, and that she’d ruin the company on her way down. We were at least partially right.
