Zara Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 I've decided that I want to type a little faster so I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on free programs that can help me work on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashot Posted May 15, 2008 Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 http://www.calculatorcat.com/typing_test/ This can help you quite a bit!!! I have progressed from typing 49wpm to 78wpm - it takes practice!!! now I am at 78 wpm!!! it depends on the keyboard too, my keyboard is very easy for me... since I don't type with moving fingers only, I move the whole hand!!! On regular keyboards I do about 70-72 wpm!!! that's with fixing mistakes every now and then!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 thanks Ash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted May 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 I got 62 wpm as a starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashot Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 That's pretty good!!! it's way faster then average!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted May 16, 2008 Report Share Posted May 16, 2008 Play Typer Shark whenever you can: http://www.popcap.com/games/free/typershark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted May 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 The word buffeteering came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 (edited) Hey, I'm going to have to borrow that. I have been looking for a good verb for just that kind of a task!!! I tried a couple of typing speed tests ... seems like I can't get much faster than around 90-95wpm these days on a regular keyboard. On my small laptop keyboard, I'm in the 85-88 wpm range (after correcting for mistakes). Edited May 20, 2008 by Sip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashot Posted May 20, 2008 Report Share Posted May 20, 2008 Sip jan - no wonder we can't understand one another from times to times... it's your very fast typing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harut Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 once i was interviewing a guy who was insisting he can type 400 wpm... when i invited him upstairs to show it to me, he left... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I could probably learn to do 400 WPM on one of these: http://www.goldb.org/goldblog/cmg_images/real_programmers_binary.jpg Ashot, I'll try to type slower next time Typing is purely a skill ... you have to practice practice practice but also you have to make sure you practice the right way. Once you learn to do something the wrong way, that's it. It'll probably stick with you forever. Unfortunately I see a lot of people these days that have just learned how to type in their own strange ways and it is very difficult for them to change. If I could give any advice to anyone who wants to learn to type faster is to not worry about speed at all. Stay away from speed tests. Just learn the correct way and try to type correctly ANY chance you get. This also means try not to look at the keyboard at all (ever). Speed will come on its own later. You'll actually be amazed at how quickly the speed part will improve once you get the technique down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 And you have to keep typing and push yourself to type faster and faster every time. I notice that my speed considerably slows down when I don't push myself and don't need to type very fast, such as when I'm posting on this forum. It speeds up again when I work on it for a little while, playing Typer Shark or typing out a text as fast and accurately as I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 I heard people typing on MAC's never make a mistake ... is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Owning a Mac is never a mistake. As for making typing errors, I can't confirm that. If I'm focused enough, I don't make any mistakes, but I only need a small distraction and I'm hitting the wrong keys.. Also when I'm tired or stoned, my typing goes awry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Btw, is there a difference between QWERTY and Dvorak (or another layout) speed wise? Some say Dvorak is faster. I use QWERTY. And Harut, apparently the Guinness Book of World Records recorded the fastest typer at 212 wpm. Your friend was bluffing indeed. Maybe he meant hits on keys (400 would equal around 70-75 wpm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Btw, is there a difference between QWERTY and Dvorak (or another layout) speed wise? Some say Dvorak is faster. I use QWERTY. And Harut, apparently the Guinness Book of World Records recorded the fastest typer at 212 wpm. Your friend was bluffing indeed. Maybe he meant hits on keys (400 would equal around 70-75 wpm). I could probably score 400 hits on my keys. Does it matter which keys??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted May 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 (edited) Armenia just came up. I hate the sharks that change symbols and letters though. Edited May 21, 2008 by Zara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nairi Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I hate those green sharks too. So, is the game helping you a bit, or not at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sip Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Owning a Mac is never a mistake. Touche' ... as far as keyboard layout, I have no clue but I'm so used to the rediculous QWERTY, that I doubt I'll be able to switch. One thing I don't understand is why the techniques we have for typing thing quickly on cel-phones isn't slowly showing up on PCs. I mean it shouldn't be too hard to start guessing words and auto-correcting as you type ... especially if you have you analyze the entire sentence all at once. MS Word does it to some extent but I would have expected that by now such a thing would be a lot more common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Touche' ... as far as keyboard layout, I have no clue but I'm so used to the rediculous QWERTY, that I doubt I'll be able to switch. One thing I don't understand is why the techniques we have for typing thing quickly on cel-phones isn't slowly showing up on PCs. I mean it shouldn't be too hard to start guessing words and auto-correcting as you type ... especially if you have you analyze the entire sentence all at once. MS Word does it to some extent but I would have expected that by now such a thing would be a lot more common. That could be much more difficult depending on the context of what you're writing. I can't stand Word's autocorrect feature sometimes. When I was little, my sister had a portable Canon typewriter - but it was one of these models that had a small LCD screen and a built in word processor. You could type up to one line at a time, and spell-check/correct it before actually printing it on paper. Pretty neat for the generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominO123 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Touche' ... as far as keyboard layout, I have no clue but I'm so used to the rediculous QWERTY, that I doubt I'll be able to switch. One thing I don't understand is why the techniques we have for typing thing quickly on cel-phones isn't slowly showing up on PCs. I mean it shouldn't be too hard to start guessing words and auto-correcting as you type ... especially if you have you analyze the entire sentence all at once. MS Word does it to some extent but I would have expected that by now such a thing would be a lot more common. Openoffice does that guessing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zara Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I hate those green sharks too. So, is the game helping you a bit, or not at all? I think it is. I've gotten into the 70's a few times already. Thanks for the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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