Harri's Numbers

Check out these beautiful new infographics for Harri's numbers!

Javelin's Key Layout Tool

From the ever-amazing Tharelia:

Today, Javelin gains a new feature -- You can use the Key Layout tool to change the active layer. This allows you to create a layer for your favourite apps or games, and without having a key bind, you can switch to it using the web tools UI. Grab a firmware build dated November 10 or later to use it.

Novel Writing Proceeds

Not much news to report in the open steno world lately, but I have been using my Jarne to write my novel via Javelin to my Android phone (using the iA Writer app), and it's been going remarkably well. So far I've written on the bus, on the subway, in a bookstore, in a park, in a library, at work during breaks, and, of course, at home, and I've managed to make my word count (1,667 words per day) every day so far. The Jarne is so lightweight and connects instantly to my phone, so there's very little excuse not to take it with me wherever I go, and setting it up takes a matter of seconds, so I can take advantage of even relatively short periods of free time. It's really changed the way I think about the process of writing while out and about in the world, and I'm incredibly grateful to have it.

Stenopad

I posted about the old Ploverdemo site a while back, but neglected to mention that Peter's Stenopad is much newer and slicker! Recommended for all steno-in-browser purposes sans nostalgia!

Jarne Blade!!!

Look at this incredible video from Tharelia of Javelin and Jarne fame! I literally gasped when I saw it! AMAZING!!

Novel Writing With Steno Next Month

I've written two 50,000-word novels in a month each using my steno machine, and I'm gonna try to do it again this November for the first time since 2015. A few other people on the Plover Discord are gonna be doing it as well. Care to join us? Ping me on the Plover Discord and hopefully we can get a mutually supportive writing group going!

Starboard Saxophone!!!

Check out this AMAZING video from Plover Discord member Lucy Goose, who wrote firmware for the Starboard that allows anyone to play music on it using saxophone fingerings. I love it SO MUCH! I don't play saxophone, but I do play electronic recorder (if you DM me on Discord, I'll link you to my secret electronic recorder music video channel, haha), and I would desperately love to be able to play music on one of my hobbyist steno machines using recorder fingerings! This is so freaking cool!!!