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    Great typing practice

    • Started by kidc1
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    • Registered: 23-Feb-2009
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    The two best free practice platforms I've found:

    1. Amphetype -- https://code.google.com/p/amphetype/
    Amphetype is great for it's simplicity and flexibility.  My only thing is there aren't ready-made lessons using smaller words and single letters, which helps in the initial phases of learning (and relearning;-)).  Then I discovered this:

    2. Typing practice -- http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/typing/
    Brilliant.  Simple, easy to access, turn it on and burn.  You can set it for single letters, two- or three- letter words.  You get positive reinforcement for small, bite-sized accomplishments on which you can build more sophisticated accomplishments.

    Keep practicing!

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    • From: Houston, Texas
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    both are good,  I find 2. a little slow when you get to three or more letters especially if you do rolls like in colemak.  It can't keep up and ends up claiming an error when there was none.

    Last edited by keyboard samurai (25-Feb-2009 18:34:38)
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    • From: Viken, Norway
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    I had the same experience. I'd only recommend 'typing' for early layout practice when you're not typing fast anyway. Even around 50+WPM it seems to be too unresponsive.

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    Agreed.  The fact that keyboard rolls in Typing Practice register as errors is a shortcoming of the thing, but on the upside, it encourages precision.

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