One Month with Dvorak

    It's been about one month since I have switched to using a Dvorak keyboard layout.  I've known about Dvorak and its supposed superiority over QWERTY for years but never bothered switching until I read The Dvorak Zine.  I decided to test how long it would take me (if ever) to become as accurate and fast at typing on Dvorak as I was on QWERTY. 
    I took three typing speed tests in early December on QWERTY and the results showed that I had 95% accuracy at 83 WPM.  Now almost one month later I took the same three tests on Dvorak and my results show 91% accuracy at about 44 WPM. 
    Although I'm not yet up to the same speed on Dvorak as I used to be on QWERTY, I am going to continue using Dvorak.  Using Dvorak I have noticed a significant difference in how my hands feel while typing:  I don't have to stretch my fingers into uncomfortable positions as often as before and I also don't experience as much tension in my hands as I did when using QWERTY.  Hopefully going back to school and typing up papers will increase my accuracy and speed on Dvorak and by time Spring Break rolls around in March I'll be just as good on Dvorak as I was on QWERTY.