It is anticipated that any President will read a great deal. Computers provide the highest-bandwidth, most flexible access to printed matter available. Making efficient use of the future President's time is what this discussion is about.
Obama should be raked over the virtual coals for mocking people with disabilities. In speeches recorded on YouTube, Obama hunched his shoulders in supposed McCain style and drew laughter. Although it happens fast and can be overlooked, the mockery was intentional...it points to a catastrophically flawed character and is utterly contemptible. I hope Obama gets 400 virtual lashes from the democrat party itself, after he loses in November and the reasons are identified.
Final thought: If America wants to be home to an educated population and remain preeminent in the information age, it will put computer ergonomics on the front burner, treat keyboarding as an Olympic class sport, and become interested in how to use computers efficiently. Mr. McCain, our next President, can lead by example here as in other areas.
We are electing Mr. McCain because of his mind. To that end, we expect to adapt technology and computers to suit him, and the other way around.
McCain/Palin in 2008; Palin in 2012.
Correction: “and the other way around” => “and not the other way around”.
No one has to learn touch typing to read Web content.
Learning “keyboarding” is a waste of time, unless your full-time job is data entry.