suchuwato Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I figured most people on a computer forum would be touch typists as well. I think you'd be surprised. I only type with my index and middle fingers on both hands too... I find it to be way faster than using all of my fingers This uis a tes sentence witrhout lookiing at the kueyboard., See, if I trhink about it, then ir all gioes wrong!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I think you'd be surprised. I only type with my index and middle fingers on both hands too... I find it to be way faster than using all of my fingers This uis a tes sentence witrhout lookiing at the kueyboard., See, if I trhink about it, then ir all gioes wrong!!!! Damn. I didn't realize anyone typed by looking at the keyboard any more. I don't think I've looked at mine except when typing passwords in years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted September 14, 2009 Posted September 14, 2009 I think you'd be surprised. I only type with my index and middle fingers on both hands too... I find it to be way faster than using all of my fingers This uis a tes sentence witrhout lookiing at the kueyboard., See, if I trhink about it, then ir all gioes wrong!!!! Gere is ny test to see if O know the [lade,emt of the lettters*looks at what he typed* WOW I did a lor nerrer tjsn thoidht OI eould! *looks again* /facepalm I do a combination I guess, I don't need to peck at the keyboard Like I used to but I definitely need to glance down and give my fingers a general direction in which to flow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 You guys make me sad...lol, j/k EDIT: I should mention that aside from all that AIM usage during college, I'm a computer programmer, so I pretty much type for a living. As such, that probably plays a part as well. After all, as they say, practice makes perfect. If I had to hunt-n-peck, programming would take forever Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Damn. I didn't realize anyone typed by looking at the keyboard any more. I don't think I've looked at mine except when typing passwords in years. Think again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrow21 Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) - Let's see how I type with my eyes closed. Perfect. And I'm only 14 I pretty much have the W, S, A, and D positions inscribed into my fingertips, and I can find the rest from there lol. - :et's gove ot pme ,pre gp/ (Let's give it one more go). Crap, I was hitting every key one to the right LOL. - Third for good luck. REALLY good luck. I have a feeling this one came out really good. REALLY good. woot. Edited September 15, 2009 by tkrow21 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 As was said, touch typing is something that should come naturally. If you have to think about it, you're not doing it right . You may type a mistake every now and then, but if you take a glance at the screen, you should also have the ability to hit backspace and correct your mistake(s) without looking at the keyboard as well. If you want to consider yourself a touch typist, then I'd say that numbers are the only thing I can see being questionable, but everything else you should be able to nail 95% of the time. The more you do it, the better you'll get. If you're really intent on improving and don't want to simply resort to spamming OCC, there are some typing games you can "play". I think I recall a Flash-based "Typing of the Dead"-like game posted on OCC a long time ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kash Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 I touch type about 99% of the time. There are only a few times that I actually need to look at the keyboard when typing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 As was said, touch typing is something that should come naturally. If you have to think about it, you're not doing it right . You may type a mistake every now and then, but if you take a glance at the screen, you should also have the ability to hit backspace and correct your mistake(s) without looking at the keyboard as well. If you want to consider yourself a touch typist, then I'd say that numbers are the only thing I can see being questionable, but everything else you should be able to nail 95% of the time. The more you do it, the better you'll get. If you're really intent on improving and don't want to simply resort to spamming OCC, there are some typing games you can "play". I think I recall a Flash-based "Typing of the Dead"-like game posted on OCC a long time ago. Sun keyboards are the only thing that really screw me up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Nate Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 @ hunting & pecking... I wonder if texting has an influence on this? I never text (can't for the life of me)...and yet I can transcribe things out of a book without even looking at the keyboard. Granted, I took a couple typing classes in high school. You wouldn't believe how helpful it is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayMeow Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 Sun keyboards are the only thing that really screw me up. I don't know what that is, but yes the keyboard can affect one's ability to touch type effectively, especially on netbooks and small notebooks that have scrunched keyboards. Usually the letters are fine, but doing punctuation and/or numbers may mess you up if they have smaller keys than usual. Also, I don't like those ergonomic keyboards that have the two "hands" split. I haven't really used them much, but my friend had one in college and it annoyed me. @ hunting & pecking... I wonder if texting has an influence on this? I never text (can't for the life of me)...and yet I can transcribe things out of a book without even looking at the keyboard. Granted, I took a couple typing classes in high school. You wouldn't believe how helpful it is. I don't think texting improves your ability to touch type on a computer keyboard. I'm texting more now that I have an iPhone, but I never texted much before. Plus, for texting, you're almost always using your thumbs, so it's entirely different than a computer keyboard, even if your mobile device has a QWERTY keyboard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted September 15, 2009 Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) I don't know what that is, but yes the keyboard can affect one's ability to touch type effectively Keyboards that come with Sun workstations: http://media.photobucket.com/image/sun%20k...t/bin/type6.jpg They're impossible to touch-type on when you use any key combos that use CTRL or backspace. Edited September 15, 2009 by Waco Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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