Best free Typing Tutor?

[snow patrol]

Well, my typing is kind of ok, about 40-50 wpm, and I can type without looking at the keyboard and everything, but my technique isn't as good as it could be. Namely because I hardly use my little fingers at all. So what typing tutor software (which I can download for free) do people here recommend?

Thanks.

 

[snow patrol]

upsy daisy. Should I just get Mavis Beacon or what?

 

[McPhreak]

I remember I used to type with 2 fingers until I this period of a year or so when I got into MUDs. Now all of a sudden, I can type pretty darn fast, no problem. Another thing that also helped me was buying a "natural" keyboard. The split down the middle helps prevent your index fingers from crossing over the keyboard where they shouldn't be. =)

 

[new99]

my typing was two finger until i began to chat online and discovered IRC.. now its like 100wpm

edited: i tested it on: typingmaster.com

 

[McPhreak]

<< my typing was two finger until i began to chat online and discovered IRC.. now its like 100wpm >>



Oh yeah. AIM and ICQ DEFINITELY help. Especially when you're trying to conduct conversations with like 5 people at once...

 

[snow patrol]

yeah, but I'd like to learn how to type properly. I.e. using the right fingers for the right keys etc. Anything that shows me this?

cheers

 

[snow patrol]

btw, my 'net-speed' on typing master.com 3 minute test was 50wpm, with 93% accuracy. I know that's not too bad, but I'd like more liek 70-80wpm really.

 

[uncouth]

bump, I need technique too

 

[Soulflare]

You should get a Sega Dreamcast, a Sega Keyboard and the game called "Typing
of the Dead". You'll either learn to type quickly, or the zombies will eat your brain.

Here's a review of Typing of the Dead

 

[snow patrol]

<< You should get a Sega Dreamcast, a Sega Keyboard and the game called "Typing
of the Dead". You'll either learn to type quickly, or the zombies will eat your brain.

Here's a review of Typing of the Dead >>



heheh, looks cool, but not really what I had in mind

 

[Aquaman]

You can get that on the PC now........ I noticed it at the EB the other day. Also you can get earlier versions of Mavis in the jewel cases at the EB (Version 8 ($12) vs Version 11 ($40) )

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Soulflare]

PC review of the Typing of the Dead

 

[isasir]

Wow, I just went to typingmaster.com to see how fast I typed, and apparently, all this IM'ing and ATOT'ing has put my WPM to a, (at least I think), nifty 76 WPM. There's just something odd about the fact that I can type more than one word per second.

Just thought I'd share that...