5 posts and columns on typing

Virtual Keyboard Makes Smudges a Must

in The Digital Solution on August 10, 2010 at 3:24 pm PT

A virtual keyboard called Swype lets you type without lifting a finger. Words are traced out on the keyboard in one long swiping motion, from one letter to the next.

Trying New Ways of Typing

in News on October 26, 2009 at 7:53 am PT

The way we type is subject to the changing winds of technology, as well as safety concerns over issues like texting while driving. One of the big debates is about keyboard layouts, which includes the traditional Qwerty design and the user-friendly but obscure Dvorak.

Grammy Judges Vet Nominees Online

in News on October 14, 2009 at 2:35 pm PT

Grammy judges will be listening to the upcoming award nominees online, thanks to a partnership with Yangaroo, a Canadian media-distribution start-up. The company’s technology encrypts music files with a watermark and lets record labels share them securely with radio stations and other destinations. The watermark allows Yangaroo to identify each person who has downloaded a track, so if a song is leaked, it can trace its origin.

For Teens, Has Texting Replaced Talking?

in News on September 4, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

I’ve always known my kids use digital communications gear a lot. But my cellphone bill last month really grabbed my attention. My son had racked up nearly 2,000 incoming text messages, and had sent nearly as many. That means he was having more than 60 two-way communications via text message every day.

A Stylus for the iPhone

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 11, 2009 at 3:04 pm PT

Walt answers questions about using a stylus with an iPhone and offers suggestions for improving typing accuracy with the virtual keyboard. He also explains how to change Apple’s Safari 4 beta so that it looks and works more like the previous version.