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Dvorak anyone?

Posted By: Lindy on 2006-05-22
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I'm curious if anyone uses Dvorak. I saw an article about it today (maybe Yahoo news). If it would help the tension on the fingers and carpal tunnel issues I would be willing to try it.


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You can find it on Google with very little effort.
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