Programming With Steno at EmacsConf!
Check out this awesome video on programming in steno from Discord member Sequential Design at EmacsConf 2023!!
View ArticleTypey Type Now Works Better With Screenreaders!
The wonderful Di of DiDoesDigital has improved accessibility on Typey Type, fixing some incompatibilities with screen readers and making a few other bug fixes as well. All extremely good and important...
View ArticlePaul's Q&A Plugin
Somehow I missed this when Paul posted it back in October! Paul made a Plover plugin for legal testimony to follow up his 2021 post on the subject, and the above is a video demonstrating it in action....
View ArticleTons of Javelin Improvements!
Javelin, the Embedded Steno Engine, has gotten a ton of upgrades recently. From Jeffrey, its creator: Over the last couple of weeks, Javelin has seen a number of improvements. Initial support for...
View ArticleKickstarter for the $50 Asterisk Keyboard!
The Kickstarter for the new $50 Asterisk Steno Keyboard was funded in one day (and I'm pretty sure I was the first backer!), but there's still almost a month to pledge and get one of your own. It looks...
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Beautiful Machines
A quick one tonight, since I just got back from taking my kid to a Broadway show for the first time and it's pretty late, but check out this lovely tableau of hobbyist machines posted by Plover Discord...
View ArticleFix for Missing Plugin Manager Bug
As explained in this GitHub issue, if you're having trouble accessing the Plover plugin manager, a quick uninstall/reinstall should fix the problem.
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Javelin Provides Prefix Suggestions!
Wow, it's been a while since I've built Javelin firmware on one of my machines, but I really should. It's been improving steadily! From Tharelia on the Discord:Javelin has gained the ability to provide...
View ArticleSteno in the Spotlight
I confess I haven't yet gotten a chance to watch it, but this video has been blowing up the steno community online for the past day and change, so I thought it would make sense to post it here....
View ArticleCreating Plover Plugins with Python
Check out this fantastic post by Paul on creating Plover Plugins with Python!! So cool!!!
View ArticleAerick's Video on Lapwing Theory
I don't know Lapwing theory, and at this point (almost 20 years into steno with Plover theory, a semi-homebrewed but ultimately very standard, middle-of-the-road steno theory) I think it's unlikely...
View ArticleTalking to a Georgi with C [Steno Coding]
Paul says:This is my attempt at creating a basic HID host program using C to talk to a Georgi stenographic keyboard.The coding parts were done with Plover stenography and UltiSnips vim snippets.
View ArticleTypey Type Finger Drill Game
There's a new game on Typey Type to help drill your fingers!
View ArticleSteno Presentation to Second Graders
My kid's second grade class is reading the excellent graphic memoir El Deafo, about the experiences of a kid who lost much of her hearing at age 4 (i.e., postlingually) from meningitis. Since people of...
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Stenoknight's Steno Stash
Preparatory to my presentation at the kid's class on Friday, I decided to try to dig up all the steno machines I had in my possession. I know this picture is missing at least three, because I don't...
View ArticleEven More Javelin Updates!
Tharelia writes:In the last week, Javelin has gained a number of features: Lookup, Paper Tape and Add Translation tools have had improvements to be more aware of what dictionaries and definitions are...
View ArticleOpen Steno in the New York Times!
The Long Case for Machine Shorthand appeared in The New York Times this week, and on the whole I have to say I was really happy with it! It mentioned steno as a fandom, talked about our 7,000 Discord...
View ArticleA Hobbyist 's Guide to Stenography
A wonderful intro to steno by the ever-magnificent Aerick!
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Another Controller Steno Diagram
Back in September of 2022, I posted an infographic on how one member of the Plover Discord wrote in steno using an Xbox controller. I asked the Discord today what I should blog about, and someone...
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Wireless Jarne Prototype!
I'm a bit behind on device reviews -- I still owe Charley a review of the marvelous TinyMod Split he sent me a while back! But yesterday I got a prototype of a new wireless Jarne from Jeffrey Lim, the...
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