The Plover Blog
Creator's blog for Plover, the open source stenographic program.
Monday, June 27, 2022
More Amazing Steno Charts
If you don't follow SKWREPB on Twitter, you really should, because she posts some incredible steno material on there. Look at these charts she made!! Gorgeous!
Monday, June 20, 2022
Practice Plover: Even Better
I last blogged about PracticePlover.com back in December, when it was fairly new. But it's expanded quite a bit since then, and continues to be a really valuable resource for people who want comprehensive exercises and Plover theory reinforcement with detailed realtime feedback. If you haven't been there in a while, it's very much worth revisiting!
Monday, June 13, 2022
StenoDoom
Paul has figured out a way to make a typing mod of the classic shooter Doom compatible with steno, especially if you have a Georgi. If the idea of that appeals to you, give it a try!
Monday, June 6, 2022
StenoJam!
The magnificent Peter of Uni fame has done it again! Frustrated that the steno rhythm game Steno Hero isn't easily playable on a Mac, Peter rigged up a similar web-based app that uses embedded YouTube videos with optional prefilled lyrics to compare against. It doesn't give you points based on your rhythmic accuracy, unlike Steno Hero, but it's great for music-based steno practice using any embeddable song on YouTube, which covers an awful lot of territory. Check out Peter's blog post about it, and then go try it out!
Monday, May 30, 2022
DIY Uni PCB in stock!
Not only is the regular preassembled Uni (an excellent machine that I used for work recently with great satisfaction) back in stock, but also the PCB for the Uni by itself is now in stock, for anyone who wants to rig up their own customized steno board with Uni electronics. Peter from Stenokeyboards says:
Comes with preassembled diodes and reset switch. Compatible with MX, Choc, and Alps* switches.
This is a Pro Micro PCB. You may use a Pro Micro, Elite C, nice!nano, kb2040 etc.
Prior experience with DIY keyboards is recommended but not required.
Not included:
- Switches
- Keycaps
- Plate and Backplate
- Rubber feet
Monday, May 23, 2022
New Releases All the Time
Just a reminder that Ted, Benoit Pierre, and the other developers behind Plover continue to release new versions implementing new features and bugfixes on a regular basis, so if you haven't upgraded recently, you might want to consider checking them out!
Monday, May 16, 2022
Steno Jig Enhancements
The inimitable Josh Grams, creator of Steno Jig, pointed me to a cool fork of his project by new Plover user BiffBish.
It features:
I love when people iterate on an already excellent thing. Looking forward to seeing what comes next!
It features:
A WPM graph after you finish a drill, the ability to turn off the timer (some people find it distracting), and the option to have hints only when you misstroke.
I love when people iterate on an already excellent thing. Looking forward to seeing what comes next!
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