Typing lessons are here!

JANUARY 2020

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Hi *|FNAME|*,

Welcome to a new decade! To start things off, we're introducing interactive typing lessons built right into Oryx's new Live Training feature. These emphasize typing comfort, followed by accuracy. Once you're comfortable and accurate, speed will follow.

See the video below, and let me know what you think on the new feature and how you'd improve it – you can always reach me at ez@ergodox-ez.com.

All the best,
Erez

Interactive Typing Lessons

Learn with Alice

I'm a big believer in deliberate practice. By mindfully doing this three-minute typing exercise with the same excerpt of text every day for 2-3 weeks, your speed and typing comfort could dramatically improve. Give it a shot.

Featured User Interview

Jes Anub

Software Engineer, Traveler, Scribbler

Jes's interview has it all: Gorgeous travel photos, a live calligraphy GIF, keyswitch recommendations, and more. With two ErgoDox EZs and a Planck EZ, Jes shares setup photos and tips galore.

"Before coming to Sydney, I had always thought about my ideal workstation setup. So, moving in, I carefully pieced my workstation together, finding each piece of hardware I wanted. Finally, after two months, I now have my dream setup. ^_^"

Things we liked

The Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds →

An interactive guide

Take 30 minutes to play with this. A wonderful explanation/exploration of social dynamics that shows how ideas (informed or misinformed) spread through society. A very cool way to make a theory accessible.

Regex Crossword →

HE|LL|O+

So you think you know some regex? Actually, this is a fun way to learn even if you think you don't. ;)

Egghead's VS Code Tips →

Debug Node apps, use git blame, and more

A big list of short, free videos with great productivity tips for Visual Studio Code.

Improbable Research →

Who will win 2020?

Publishers of a bimonthly scientific humor magazine and bestowers of Ig Nobel Prizes.

Sweat →

Has "no-chair" and "no-jumping" modes

A command-line tool for the famous 7-Minute Workout that reads headlines while you're doing your jumping jacks.

Tip: We have a subscriber-only link archive with all of the links we shared over the years. Just for you. ❤️

Made us think

In real life, [...] lies are rare. And those lies that are told are told by a very small subset of people. That’s why it doesn’t matter so much that we are terrible at detecting lies in real life. Under the circumstances, in fact, defaulting to truth makes logical sense.

Malcolm Gladwell

Talking to Strangers

Wallpaper of the month

It's Chinese New Year! Our manufacturing crew in Taiwan is taking some well-deserved time off, and we are celebrating with this new wallpaper from Mario.

Thank you for reading!