Miscellaneous Typing News

Key Hero Typing Test

I just became aware of an excellent new typing test that recently appeared on the scene. It’s called Key Hero and it features some very detailed reporting on your typing performance. At the same time though, it’s simple to use and understand, making it pretty much one of the best all-around WPM typing tests to be found on the web.

Here are a couple of screenshots. It’s a little embarrassing to post my results, as you might think I would be a little better typist considering that I run this website. But alas, I my touch-typing skills are not what they could or should be:


FireFox Typing Test Add-On

For you typing-game-loving firefox-users, check out this typing test plugin. It’s free, simple to install, and boasts the following features:

The 26 lessons generate an endless number of one-line drills.
You can design 50 more lessons.
You can change the words source by pasting in any group of words, of any language.
Click the status bar icon to open the program.
A timer starts at the first letter typed and stops at the end of a line.
Your wpm(words per minute) and errors count are shown after each drill.
It saves your 15 recent scores and your best scores for each lesson.

crazy new keyboard

Having trouble learning touch-typing? Do you feel like you are always just a little bit off in where you locate your keystrokes? Well, check this out: a new keyboard that actually moves over the course of a day to adjust to your individual typing style.