Journal #8001

Posted 11 years ago2012-10-17 20:59:20 UTC
satchmo satchmo“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. -- Samuel Beckett”
It pays to learn how to touch-type:
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I am planning to teach my five-year-old son how to touch-type.

18 Comments

Commented 11 years ago2012-10-18 01:04:46 UTC Comment #48281
Mine.

I think I can do a bit better.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-18 02:29:37 UTC Comment #48288
Mine.

I can't touch type, but I can type fast enough that I don't really care to learn anyway. Also I always instictively backspace errors when I feel myself make them, so I rarely spell things wrong.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-18 06:44:39 UTC Comment #48289
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I'm in the same boat as Scotch, I can't touch type, as I can type fairly fast anyway. However, I think I could probably type much faster if I was typing something I was thinking of, or typing a coherent paragraph. Having to look up at the screen after every word really slows things down.

And I think the fastest I have ever done on that website was about 60-65 WPM, however that was after quite a few attempts.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-18 09:21:15 UTC Comment #48294
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Visit the Typing Test and try!

Perhaps guys like TJB who complain about coherent sentences to type have a more focused, convergent mind. Who knows... I've been reading about lateral thinking a while ago.

I don't know what "touch-type" is, if you're referring to writing on a smartphone/tablet, then 90 wpm just sounds impossible.

Anyway, the fact that I succeeded 90wpm does not prove that I always write like this. Not when I try to make a forum post, at least...
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-18 09:32:24 UTC Comment #48298
(c)Striker, touch-typing is tyiping without looking at yuour keyboard. Kind of like this post, where I also didn't bother with nbackspace.

...I need to work on that.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-18 09:49:59 UTC Comment #48290
I ;earned ro touvh typw in primary schoo;. O haven't ised it simce.

I need to work on that too.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-18 14:12:11 UTC Comment #48296
In my opinion, you don't write better than a slow writer if you misspell. It's better to write correct than to write fast.
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Commented 11 years ago2012-10-18 14:20:35 UTC Comment #48295
Well, then I touched-typed. TJB, you remind me of an old-school engineer that taught himself computers by reading books.

I have to admit though, that test is not 100% proof. My 90 WPM touch-type was established just for the A-Z keys. Those are the only keys, amongst with other usual ones that I can touch-type. Should I need a special character, like "&", then I'd have to look :).
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-19 01:44:27 UTC Comment #48291
I thought everybody touch-typed, it's just s inefficent pecking...

satch: you got him on a normal-sized keyboard?(I know caviar or "chicklet" keyboards seem more compact for smaller fingers, or they have dem for kids now?)
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-19 02:01:52 UTC Comment #48283
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I didn't think I typed that quickly. :o
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-19 03:49:40 UTC Comment #48285
I got him a blank keyboard from Amazon.

It will force him to learn how to touch type.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-19 05:13:34 UTC Comment #48292
wow, blank keyboard is a brilliant teaching tool; you have no choice but to learn what the keys do =P

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dang reafer is pro. i'm going to take the test now, and will only post results if they are good =P
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-19 09:50:58 UTC Comment #48282
Roughly 72. Not bad but hot damn at the people over 100 or the leading bloke on the scoreboard.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-20 00:15:46 UTC Comment #48293
i did bad 64 wpm... it's easy typing too with almost no punctuation or much capitalization... heck, scotch almost beat me and he doesn't even touch-type =P
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-20 02:51:56 UTC Comment #48284
Got it up to 112.
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Commented 11 years ago2012-10-20 17:10:07 UTC Comment #48286
I am just curious, what keyboard do you use, GrimReafer?

I just bought Das Keyboard. It's expensive, but perhaps it can help me improve my typing speed.

Currently, I have he Logitech Illuminated Keyboard.
Commented 11 years ago2012-10-20 17:14:22 UTC Comment #48297
I have a Das Keyboard ("Silent" version). I've been using it for the last 3-4 months or so. It's without doubt the best keyboard I've ever used. But I wish it had media buttons.
Commented 11 years ago2012-11-26 05:24:07 UTC Comment #48287
I forgot to post that my typing speed improved with the Das keyboard.
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