November 11, 2005

A *fun* typing test

Somehow, despite the millions of words I've typed over the past 30+ years, I've never really mastered touch typing. I still watch my fingers as I type. Yet I can type over 50 words per mintue, so it's never really been much of a problem.

This little game/test will expose such weakness in a heartbeat. You can't watch both keyboard and screen once the letters get moving. As a bonus, you are blowing up the letters, which feeds the videogame destruction monster that lives inside all males, and there are bombs flying in which add to the fun.

The high scores are all over 1000 and I'm struggling to break 100.

Posted by John at November 11, 2005 10:52 AM

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So did you decide to do anything about your typing skills? I'm in the same boat - I taught myself to "type" when I was in college -- but I only got half way through the book and never did anything about it.

Posted by: Dennis D. McDonald at December 4, 2005 02:11 PM

No, I am the proverbial old dog. While I wish I could type faster - well, to be more specific, I wish I could type with higher accuracy, the speed I'm typing at right now is OK with me, it's almost as fast as I talk - I'm not prepared to do the work to get there.

I have an uncle who set the state speed record, in Mississippi, I think with some ridiculous number like 150+ words per minute. Those must be generation-skipping genes. C'est la vie.

Posted by: john at December 30, 2005 04:03 PM

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