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How good is your typing ability?   [Edit]

Survey period: 5 Apr 2004 to 11 Apr 2004

We spend most of our days on a keyboard, but how well can we actually type? (A typing test is here)

OptionVotes% 
I hunt-and-peck using a couple of fingers. A slow typer1057.52
10 - 30 words per minute17512.53
31 - 40 words per minute26919.26
41 - 50 words per minute26919.26
51 - 60 words per minute20714.82
61 - 70 words per minute1369.74
more than 70 words per minute23616.89



 
GeneralRe: Train yourself Pin
p daddy11-Apr-04 5:31
p daddy11-Apr-04 5:31 
GeneralWow, 532 words per minute! Pin
shiggity s5-Apr-04 22:14
shiggity s5-Apr-04 22:14 
GeneralRe: Wow, 532 words per minute! Pin
Emilio Garavaglia6-Apr-04 21:03
Emilio Garavaglia6-Apr-04 21:03 
GeneralRe: Wow, 532 words per minute! Pin
shiggity s7-Apr-04 21:43
shiggity s7-Apr-04 21:43 
GeneralQuite a broad range of results Pin
Colin Angus Mackay5-Apr-04 11:18
Colin Angus Mackay5-Apr-04 11:18 
GeneralAnyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
Josh Hidley5-Apr-04 10:40
Josh Hidley5-Apr-04 10:40 
GeneralRe: Anyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
John Yung6-Apr-04 3:33
John Yung6-Apr-04 3:33 
GeneralRe: Anyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
Josh Hidley6-Apr-04 7:41
Josh Hidley6-Apr-04 7:41 
That was the big drawback for me too. Any keys that you hit without your fingers on the home row are hard to get at unless you paint on the Dvorak letters or something. I ended up just memorizing Ctl+"I", Ctl+"B", Ctl+">" etc. Big Grin | :-D

Josh
GeneralRe: Anyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
rightgit6-Apr-04 5:04
rightgit6-Apr-04 5:04 
GeneralRe: Anyone use the Dvorak layout? Pin
Michael Dunn10-Apr-04 19:40
sitebuilderMichael Dunn10-Apr-04 19:40 
GeneralWe only need to type... Pin
patnsnaudy5-Apr-04 10:12
patnsnaudy5-Apr-04 10:12 
GeneralRe: We only need to type... Pin
bryce6-Apr-04 15:29
bryce6-Apr-04 15:29 
GeneralRe: We only need to type... Pin
John M. Drescher7-Apr-04 3:17
John M. Drescher7-Apr-04 3:17 
GeneralCopying Text Pin
kaschimer5-Apr-04 9:04
kaschimer5-Apr-04 9:04 
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Shog95-Apr-04 9:13
sitebuilderShog95-Apr-04 9:13 
GeneralRe: wgo0ie9hjgoaksjdn';lvm,nszvow'489tyjh;'glakvn'hAZGWEKnjf8239tjg;sl[dkgnja;'wlskdgjvn;'?KG&quot;JSRIgj;azowei4gb'psdkvnaj;slekgnf'sldgkvnz;]sldkvn;sz/legnj;sldkgnv?S&gt;&lt;dnmzg/gklsdnbg/zslkengv;lsietfgh0wae4hi[g;azweklgjaSIdgj;sldkghjz'wpgweojg Pin
HAHAHA_NEXT6-Apr-04 10:49
HAHAHA_NEXT6-Apr-04 10:49 
Generallike this Pin
peterchen5-Apr-04 6:11
peterchen5-Apr-04 6:11 
GeneralHunt and peck idiosyncracies Pin
Gary Wheeler5-Apr-04 4:33
Gary Wheeler5-Apr-04 4:33 
General28 Wpm :-D Pin
vprashu5-Apr-04 4:16
vprashu5-Apr-04 4:16 
GeneralWoohoo, 97 words per minute Pin
Navin5-Apr-04 2:53
Navin5-Apr-04 2:53 
GeneralRe: Woohoo, 97 words per minute Pin
Kippesoep6-Apr-04 10:54
Kippesoep6-Apr-04 10:54 
GeneralRe: Woohoo, 97 words per minute Pin
Navin7-Apr-04 2:34
Navin7-Apr-04 2:34 
GeneralRe: Woohoo, 97 words per minute Pin
Kippesoep7-Apr-04 5:23
Kippesoep7-Apr-04 5:23 
GeneralIs speed matter ? Pin
Manish K. Agarwal5-Apr-04 0:55
Manish K. Agarwal5-Apr-04 0:55 
GeneralRe: Is speed matter ? Pin
Sarvesvara (BVKS) Dasa5-Apr-04 1:02
Sarvesvara (BVKS) Dasa5-Apr-04 1:02 

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