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Jarne Review for Walkaround Captioning
Many years ago, I demonstrated walkaround captioning in an art museum, with my Infinity Ergonomic resting on a Connect-a-Desk (a shoulder-mounted harness usually intended for laptops) captioning via...
View ArticleVersion 3 of Plover2CAT is Out!
A little late to the game on this one, but Plover2CAT version 3 has been released. You can download Plover2CAT here!
View ArticleTypey Type Updates
The marvelous Di writes: New on Typey Type! There's a new "Qwerty steno" mode for beginners to learn the steno layout in the KAOES game before they have a stenoboard or steno engine. Thanks to...
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Open Steno at the New York Tech Alliance
I had the pleasure of speaking about the Open Steno Project at the New York Tech Alliance Meetup this week! I might post video when it becomes available, but in the mean time, here are a few photos of...
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Plover at PyCon 2024
Last weekend I got to caption PyCon US 2024 in Pittsburgh alongside my fellow captioners working with White Coat Captioning, including the illustrious Vanessa, AKA Miss Steno, one of the very few...
View ArticleThe Open Steno FAQ is Really Good!
Maybe this is old news to y'all, but have you read the FAQ over at the Plover Wiki lately? Turns out it's really thorough and well written and full of useful links! You should totally check it out if...
View ArticlePyCon Jarne Demo Video
My friend and colleague Miss Steno just uploaded a fun video of the two of us playing with the Jarne on the roof deck of the convention center at PyCon last month!
View ArticleTalking about Open Steno to Court Reporters
I'll be addressing a group of professional court reporters tomorrow, telling them about my career as a professional captioner and also about The Open Steno Project. I've found in the past that court...
View ArticleBlue Asterisks!
Over on Kickstarter, the beautiful Asterisk keyboards are almost ready to ship, and surprise! They're not white -- they're blue! Which I'm really happy about, personally. I like blue way more than...
View Article2024 Open Steno Community Survey is out!
Take the 2024 Open Steno Community Survey here!
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Asterisk First Impressions
I got just a few minutes to play with the Asterisk today, and it's definitely gonna require some practice to build the muscle memory necessary to use it, but I have to say the thing is absolutely...
View ArticleThe Jarne Store is Up and Running!
You can now buy a Jarne! Woohoo! Notice that prices are in Australian dollars. Jeffrey Lim, aka Tharelia, inventor of the Jarne, says: The order page for Jarne is now public! Prices are in AUD....
View ArticleAerick Demonstrates Javelin
The ever-marvelous Aerick shows you how to embed steno on your hobbyist steno keyboard using the wonderful Javelin firmware!
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Daniele Triumphs at Intersteno!
A guest post from the amazing Daniele Casarola, who just won second place in Audio Transcription - Seniors Division at Intersteno using Plover!! So incredibly impressive and cool!!! The 54th Intersteno...
View ArticleSteno Team on NitroType!
Steno practice is more fun with friends! Join the Steno Team on NitroType for some friendly competition!
View ArticleJavelin Updates!
The amazing Tharelia (aka Jeffrey Lim, creator of Javelin and the Jarne) writes: Hi all, there’s been a couple of scattered updates on Javelin, but here’s a summary of the key things that have changed...
View ArticleOpen Steno Community Survey Results 2024
Sorry I'm rather late to the game with this one! I didn't notice that the survey results were posted back in June. But better late than never, eh?Here are the results!I also found this nice blog post...
View ArticleShrimple: A Python Dictionary for Orthospelling
Another in my series of cool Plover tricks that I don't (yet?) use personally, but that have become rather popular in the Open Steno Community. If traditional fingerspelling feels too slow, clunky, or...
View ArticlePloverizing a Mechanical Steno Machine!
Check out this amazing GitHub repo, detailing the process of turning an old non-electronic steno machine into one that's compatible with Plover! Extremely, extremely cool!!
View ArticleTypey Type Improvements
Typey Type just doesn't stop getting better, huh?Di's latest Patreon update lays out all the fantastic improvements! KAOES game improvements The Typey Type KAOES game now has an option to play with Raw...
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