How to learn the Dvorak Keyboard

I made the switch to the Dvorak keyboard layout in 2005, and I still use it almost exclusively. In my experience, it is far, far superior to the standard QWERTY layout.

I've described my whole experience in another blog entry:

How I switched to the Dvorak Keyboard Layout

After trying it twice unsuccessfully, the third time was the charm, and I’ve never looked back!

The real key to success was my technique for learning to touch type:

Learning to Touch-Type, Once and for All, Without Drills or Gimmicks

You can teach yourself to touch-type without tutorials, typing tutors, drills, or any of that stuff. If you have work to do, and your work requires typing, then that's all you need. There's no need to try to find time in your crazy life to dedicate to Type-Master 101 (or whatever).

How to get rid of the "no XAuth data" msg from 'ssh -Y'

I use SSH a lot. Quite often I use X11 forwarding to open up graphical applications from the remote host. But one of the most common warning messages printed by the SSH client is this:

Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for x11 forwarding

Luckily, this can be fixed with two quick commands.