Learning to touch type

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I've got myself a 1994 Cherry G80-3000 mechanical keyboard and I'm loving it! Now I think it's about time I learned how to touch type properly. I can type fairly fast at the moment with the odd glance at the keyboard but I still make mistakes. Is Mavis Beacon still the go to software for learning or is there any better method/software?
 
Thanks for the responses. Are you all drunk though? :p

radderfire:
You don't have to press the keys hard at all on this particular keyboard and the return is almost immediate. With other keyboards that I've had, occasionally I would hit a key and nothing would appear on the screen but with this one, the click assures you that that does not happen. The good ones are also last for many many years. This one is still in perfect condition mechanically and it's 18 years old.

It's also a total breeze to clean. This Cherry was in a pretty dirty state before I got my hands on it but after about an hour it looks pretty much new. Each key is very easily removed from the keyboard and even can be put in the dishwasher if needed. There's zero fading of letters on this one too. It's also built like a tank!
 
Craig321 said:
£52.99 for a new one! :eek:

http://www.typeonline.co.uk/ is pretty good.


Sounds so good! Tempting!
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That's pretty much what mine sounds like but I think mine is a little louder! I was close to buying that one at LITS where Cherry were selling them for £45. That one uses blue switches as does the keyboard I have but is just an updated version with a USB plug. Mine has an old 5 pin AT plug and I had to get an adapter to convert that to PS/2. Mine is also retro beige :)
 
I used to run a computer training centre and taught touch typing for many years.

If you can type fairly quickly already then be aware that you need to take a big step backwards (in terms of speed) in order to take a bigger step forwards. Just hang on in there with plenty of practice and remember not to look at the keyboard - if you want to take it hardcore then you could get one of these blank keyboards. We had one in the training centre and whilst difficult to get started with, students would improve their touch-typing twice as quickly as using a regular keyboard.
 
I tried Mavis Beacon but didn't like it. Just practice, your typing speed will be slow and you will make a lot of mistakes but it won't take that long before you're not won't be making any mistakes at all ;)
 
practice practice and more practice., i working in IT and spend the vast majority of my time typing up documentation etc when i first started i was ok @ it but now i can type quickly and accurately.

just make sure youre hands are in the correct position to start with and you'll be fine.
 
Joebob said:
I used to run a computer training centre and taught touch typing for many years.

If you can type fairly quickly already then be aware that you need to take a big step backwards (in terms of speed) in order to take a bigger step forwards. Just hang on in there with plenty of practice and remember not to look at the keyboard - if you want to take it hardcore then you could get one of these blank keyboards. We had one in the training centre and whilst difficult to get started with, students would improve their touch-typing twice as quickly as using a regular keyboard.
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Thanks :) I do understand that it will involve starting from the basics but I am willing to put the time in. As i mentioned before I can type faster than average already and also type without much looking at the keyboard but I do make a fair few mistakes but I'd like to be able to type out a whole load of text without even a glance and without errors.

To all of you that mention practising, that's what I'll be doing but hopefully with correct habits :)

Chaos said:
http://www.typingweb.com
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Thanks. I will look at that this weekend.
 
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