I don't personally use the software you mentioned but Colemak keeps almost all the letters on the same side as Qwerty. The only swapped are P and E (P – on the left; E – on the right). Depending on how much you use E for you shortcuts, and if you use default or custom shortcuts, this would be the deal breaker. (That – assuming you mouse with the right hand)

I find having P instead of the E on the left more convenient, since it makes more sense to assign shortcuts with P than E.

Hope that makes sense and is helpful.

Thank you pafkata and ghen for your feedback.

Well, I had decided to throw in the towel on Colemak after around ten days of practice with typing tutors.  I never learned to touch-type with Qwerty, although I had my own style of typing with it that was comfortable enough for my needs.

Now, after trying to go back to my practice with Qwerty I am making all kinds of mistakes.  Astonishingly, even my S's and R's are now mixed up.  So it seems I'm now partially trained in both Qwerty and Colemak and not good in either.  lol

One thing I noticed going back to Qwerty is how much more my fingers have to move to type and how many more words can be typed on the home row of Colemak in comparison.

So I've decided to stick with Colemak and I'll take your advice to heart, ghen -- I'll try my best to exclusively use it for atleast a few weeks to see how things fare.  And you're right, the keyboard shortcuts do feel like a different muscle-memory altogether.