Hi everyone. I'm new here, thought I'd brake the ice by opening a random rambling topic. And yes I did a global search on "typing" just so I don't clone an existing thread - but in case there is one, please let me now.
So the question(s) of the day are, when did you learn to type properly, at what age? Are you fast..? Are you accurate..?
When I was a young boy I was amazed at how some of the older folks typed in blazing fast speeds. At some point I even thought you could write entire lines of text in less then a second. But those were the days when I had just discovered IRC, and I never knew you could create your own commands to paste lines and lines of text. I was getting really annoyed at having to look at the keyboard while typing, so I was determined I would learn how to type properly. I think I was about 9-10 years old at the time. I started out with a bunch of shareware typing software. Maybe they weren't top-notch software, but they have helped me learn the basics. I have to say that was one of my best decisions in life. I could not possibly imagine typing with 2 fingers like my grandmother would do, hehe.
I guess I'm moderately fast at typing, but I think I'm going to try another set of typing software soon. I could just type text all day, but maybe there's something I'm missing (for example some of that software helps you type faster by using one hand only, which is something I never really tried). And even tho I can type fast, I have to admit that I make typing mistakes at faster rates.. Well anyway, enough about me, what about you?
Edit: Well, I just did a few test runs. I have an average of 86 words per minute, 96% accuracy. But that's when I'm not rushing it. When I get close to 100wpm I start making alot of mistakes. Practice practice practice..