i have never seen or heard anyone type so fast

heh. check the vast majority of my posts on here for the answer to THAT question.

"i gots my own style, it's sort of like hunt and peck but like a whole new level."

I would really like to be one of those people who can type really fast, though. My mother was a great typist when she was working; she was indeed one of those people whose typing sounded like it was straight out of the movies. I thought it was the coolest thing, especially when she was typing out a letter on her old typewriter and I would be right there with her doing my homework. I would hear the *clack clack clack* sound of the typewriter and think, "Wow, that is something magical." I then tried to teach myself how to type, and ended up being able to do more than just hunt & peck by the time I entered keyboarding class in HS.

So, I'm kinda okay at typing. I'm quite good at ten-key, though.

I often get Amateurist-type reactions in web cafes and the like. Or, at least, I used to.

Er, that sounds dirty.

It would totally make sense for all kids to have touch typing lessons these days - in this 'everyone types' age productivity is surely being held back by slow keyboard skills? And err.. ILE.

I half learned to type properly last year - I still need some more practice on the symbols (especially as I use them a lot in my work), but I seem to be a comfortable 40 wpm on plain text. However, I'd like to be more like 80wpm - any tips on how best to accomplish this? Is it best to focus on accuracy? I feel like a lot of what slows me down is backspacing to correct what I've written. Also, is there a good way to get a rhythm going? I feel like sometimes I get into a zone and my fingers are moving substantially faster than at other times, and I wonder if they really are, and if so if it's because my brain has somehow established a natural typing pace.

I can type really fast (and accurately, too), but only if I turn off my brain.

i'm def around 80wpm or whatever REALLY FUCKING FAST is. i don't really know that i have any tips though, it's just through experience -- do you look at the keys? i never really look at the keys, which i htink helps my speed.

according to TypingTest.com ...

Net Speed: 83 WPM
Accuracy: 96%
Gross Speed: 86 WPM

Bow down.

Of course, when I'm actually writing my own material and not transcribing, it's probably more like 8.3 words per minute.

i transcribe too... get me a gig!!

Net Speed: 41 WPM
Accuracy: 82%
Gross Speed: 49 WPM

Ugh! I guess accuracy might well be my issue. I don't look at the keys when typing letters, but I sometimes have to for stuff like %, $. I definitely need to work on those.

Haha... I only meant transcribing from the text on the Web site's typing test.

oh lol

Net Speed: 73 WPM
(words/minute)
Accuracy: 98%
Gross Speed: 74 WPM
(words/minute)

Though I'm barely awake and could feel the performance anxiety... transcribing killed me too - trying to jump the gun on commas.

Yeah, and the whole "can't go back if you inadvertantly hit the space bar" is really dumb.

Stil

Net Speed: 58
Accuracy: 90%
Gross Speed: 63

Not terrible for a person who is much more used to taking dictation that transcription.

I got good at faster typing through AIM needs, way moreso than typing papers or typing for work.

yeah, chatrooms and AIM did a lot for my typing speed also

my freshman year roommate hardly used a computer before college so i got to witness his gradual evolution from hunt-and-peck to home-row-whiz

Pecking with two fingers:
Net Speed: 69 WPM
Accuracy: 100%
Gross Speed: 69 WPM

Touch-typing:
Net Speed: 28 WPM
Accuracy: 96%
Gross Speed: 29 WPM

It's obvious that I haven't touch-typed since high school. Pecking works just fine for me, though I'm a little worried about the long-term side-effects of pounding on the keys -- i.e. carpal tunnel syndrome and tendonitis and other nasties.

I've heard that if you have to type with two fingers, it's best to keep your other fingers clenched into a fist so as to minimize the stress on your tendons & related tissue. I try that from time to time, but I can hardly ever keep it up for more than a day or two...

I have stopped people in their tracks by typing so fast. But I'm just 85-90wpm, which I suspect is a pretty common speed on here. Still, I had a job interview where the person kept asking "really? 85wpm?" in wonder.

Net Speed: 89 WPM
Accuracy: 94%
Gross Speed: 94 WPM

cas i think a lot of ppl don't type that fast

A lot of people here.

As in, if you're interviewing someone, and they have 85wpm+, they probably spend a lot of time online.

right. i just mean, in general, i get that from people a lot too -- 85 wpm??!!

my coworkers think i'm "fake-typing" sometimes

My ex work colleague used to laughingly say "are you angry-typing again Trayce?"when he'd hear me barrelling along on the keyboard all bishy bashy.

(usually I was posting on ILX or LJ when he'd say this, haw haw)

Net Speed: 95 WPM
(words/minute)
Accuracy: 96%
Gross Speed: 98 WPM
(words/minute)

i have to transcribe interviews with people for school and work, that's helped a lot in terms of automatic typing. because you're usually not looking at the keyboard and not thinking about what you're typing and just trying to hit the words you hear as fast as you can.

Net Speed: 78 WPM
(words/minute)
Accuracy: 97%
Gross Speed: 80 WPM
(words/minute)

jesus christ @ moonship

say your prayers, take your vitamins and believe in yourself, brother

WHOOOO

i will buy Nabisco a beer if he posts his speed/accuracy to this thread

MAVIS BEACON TEACHES TYPING HOLLEUR

because you're usually not looking at the keyboard and not thinking about what you're typing and just trying to hit the words you hear as fast as you can.

yeah i find i type way faster the less i try to comprehend the meaning of the words/sentences. but trying not to understand is kind of harder than trying to type faster. i am fine with my 77 wpm and comprehension i guess. wld not want to do transcription for a living ow

also these newish mac keyboards, with the flat keys, i'm still getting used to. my toshiba laptob kind of has the most awesome keyboard for really fast typing though. too bad my toshiba is not a mac <3

xpost
haha let's take bets on nabisco's speed & accuracy

i'm gonna say 80

lowballing it eh

It takes time to be OTM. Slow-typed, quality posts.

if i bid over i lose the showcase

Net Speed: 96 WPM
Accuracy: 94%
Gross Speed: 102 WPM

I broke the 100 barrier on gross, but wouldn't like to have seen the look of inane concentration on my face, or for my co-workers to see it either.

omg

first shot:

Net Speed: 70 WPM
(words/minute)
Accuracy: 98%
Gross Speed: 71 WPM
(words/minute)

better than i thought

Net Speed: 67 WPM
(words/minute)
Accuracy: 94%
Gross Speed: 71 WPM
(words/minute)

second and last test

Net Speed: 81 WPM
(words/minute)
Accuracy: 97%
Gross Speed: 83 WPM
(words/minute)

ok, thats enough

Now, an experiment.
http://www.frightcatalog.com/i/360x360/1315014.jpg

I will take the typing test before drinking any coffee, and then I will take it again after drinking 2 cups.

I'll do it twice before coffee and twice after.

Before:

#1 ("Tigers in the Wild" wordset):
Net Speed: 83 WPM
Accuracy: 94%
Gross Speed: 88 WPM

#2 ("The Enchanted Typewriter"):
Net Speed: 79 WPM
Accuracy: 97%
Gross Speed: 81 WPM

OK, you can stop holding your breath now.

After:

#3 ("Zebra - Africa's Striped Horse"):
Net Speed: 104 WPM
Accuracy: 98%
Gross Speed: 106 WPM

#4 ("The Wonderful Wizard of Oz")
Net Speed: 89 WPM
Accuracy: 94%
Gross Speed: 94 WPM

...Now I will grab my box of amphetamines from below my bed and..

OK, my wife can't take the test because the Java applet isn't fast enough to keep up.

The last registered WPM she saw on the side was 135WPM.

Me, I'm at about 70WPM factoring in errors.

Your wife should compete for laptops in illegal underground street typing competitions.

Sometimes, I think she's about to punch a hole in her lappy with her maniacal typing.

Her lappy is her computer, right?

http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/0005b/0005bf8c.jpg

Her lappy is her computer, right?

Dude, I said WPM, not OPM.

Net Speed: 104 WPM
(words/minute)
Accuracy: 100%
Gross Speed: 104 WPM
(words/minute)

I was about to post those exact same statistics again!

Net Speed: 110 WPM
(words/minute)
Accuracy: 97%
Gross Speed: 113 WPM
(words/minute)

my typing is left hand dominant though - like my left hand takes care of the first row of keys that's normally the provenance of the right hand

same here!

how u type??????

I do that too a lot of the time. It leaves the right hand free(r) to reach over and grab the mouse or PgDn etc.

I'd known for a while that I tend to hit "y" with the left hand and it's supposed to be under the right hand, but I didn't realise how many other keys I hit with the wrong hand until I tried to use my flatmate's "natural keyboard" (split down the middle with the two sides at an angle to each other). Can barely type with that thing.

i may be a slipshod typist but i can dazzle u w/ my mastery of Adobe shortcut key combos

Just did a 5 minute test, wherein I typed 5 paragraphs..

85 WPM with at least 1 error per min..