Darren Appleton - Rodney Morris, race to 100 for $ 20,000 a man, on TAR

Old school!

and you are settin up the hustle with that pre-Idol jazz. Oh, I haven''t been typing much lately...:rolleyes:

JAM said:
Believe it or not, they ain't fast enough, those programs. Plus, there will be many "untranslates" due to the program not recognizing certain words.

The real voice writers a/k/a stenomask reporters use a voice recognition software that costs close to $10,000, when it's all said and done. A friend of mine purchased one, and he can use it in court and Senate/House venues only. He still has to go through it an do a "scope" job for all the words that the voice recogniton software did not recognize. For me personally, this would take longer than me just banging it out. ;)

Those systems are okay once you create your dictionary of words and it recognizes your voice and macros. Good for letter writing maybe. You have to tweak them. The cheapest and most popular one out today is Dragon, but you get what you pay for. It is a good option for those who can't type very fast. :smile:

All this talking about typing, I took a 5-minute practice test last night, while waiting for American Idol to begin on TV, and I did 162 with four errors -- NO GOOD. I've got a new keyboard, and I'm still trying to get used to it. :p
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Black-Balled said:
Sheeatt. check this out:
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I'm going to give y'all a few exercises, so that you too can advance your typing skills set.

Type this 10 times very fast: beverages addressed, beverages addressed, beverages addressed.

Now type this 10 times very fast: plump poopy mommy, plump poopy mommy, plump poopy mommy.

Work on those typing exercises for now. I'll be back later for Lesson No. 2. :grin-square:
 
JAM said:
I'm going to give y'all a few exercises, so that you too can advance your typing skills set.

Type this 10 times very fast: beverages addressed, beverages addressed, beverages addressed.

Now type this 10 times very fast: plump poopy mommy, plump poopy mommy, plump poopy mommy.

Work on those typing exercises for now. I'll be back later for Lesson No. 2. :grin-square:
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Forget about typing them, just try saying them ten times fast. Good luck!
 
JAM said:
http://typingcup.com/test/
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I took the beginner test.

What does it mean:

"Your typing speed is 236.549 cpm, you have made 29 corrections and have made 3 errors. Your rating is 133.296"

Does this mean I have 133 wpm?

(wish the test was in Norwegian, then I should score higher) :)

EDIT;
Took a new test, still beginner:
"Your typing speed is 348.668 cpm, you have made 19 corrections and have made 0 errors. Your rating is 149.81"
 
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Roy Steffensen said:
I took the beginner test.

What does it mean:

"Your typing speed is 236.549 cpm, you have made 29 corrections and have made 3 errors. Your rating is 133.296"

Does this mean I have 133 wpm?

(wish the test was in Norwegian, then I should score higher) :)

EDIT;
Took a new test, still beginner:
"Your typing speed is 348.668 cpm, you have made 19 corrections and have made 0 errors. Your rating is 149.81"
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The 19 corrections need to be improved, I think. That means you backspaced to correct the errors as you went along. It would be better if you could keep your speed up and not have to use the Backspace key. :p

I just pulled up my test score from last year. It must be some European measuring system, but last year, I was 679.81 on speed and 196.78 on rating. The Russian to beat was 796.79 on speed and 213.82 on rating.

Now repeat after me with your right hand: plump poopy mommy, plump poopy mommy, plump poopy mommy. With your left hand: beverages addressed, beverages addressed, beverage addressed.

Do it again and again and again. Get back to me for Lesson No. 2.
 
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wrong there's a whole lot of benefit....

shinobi said:
I have tested at over 150wpm on a qwerty keyboard (5 minute test). But it's one of those "So what?" kind of skills. Ultimately, even if someone were the fastest typist in the world, there is very limited benefit to having the skill (increased productivity).

By the way, really tough to call this one. It's hard to argue with Darren's recent success. I'm a huge Morris fan. But if I'm betting my cash, I'll go with Darren this time.
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If you can approach 200 WPM, then you can get a job making 250+ per year as a typist for live television......

Jaden
 
Jaden said:
If you can approach 200 WPM, then you can get a job making 250+ per year as a typist for live television......

Jaden
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Actually, that's closed captioning, and most of it is done with stenotype CAT software systems. It is machine shorthand, and it takes about 2-plus years of school, $10,000 for a CAT system, and years of experience to make that six figures. ;)

I actually have a friend who does this, and you're right. She's making oodles of cash!
 
Wow,how did this thread all of a sudden turn to a typing class..........oh let me see why.
 
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jimmy-leggs said:
Wow,how did this thread all of a sudden turn to a typing class..........oh let me see why.
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Yep, it's me. Somebody mentioned typing that wasn't me. I know if you had your way, I would be prohibited from posting. Maybe you will get your wish! :)
 
jimmy-leggs said:
Get over yourself Jam,this thread had nothing to do with you so lets keep it that way.
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And you can get over yourself as well. I can post on any thread I desire in this forum. If you believe this is the first time a topic of a thread has switched gears, then you're sorely mistaken. The thread was actually quite pleasant.

If you have a problem with me posting on subjet matters which you find offensive, go to the moderators and seek counsel. Your sarcasm is duly noted.
 
watchez said:
JAM - I hope you would answer a curiosity question I have - Why on the QWERTY test are there only 1 space behind a punctuation mark? What is the thought process or reasoning behind this?
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Since JAM despises me & won't answer me - does anyone know the answer to my question above? It just seemed odd.

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.

Lesson #1. When you have mastered that - come to me for Lesson #2.
 
I'd certainly think it was

jimmy-leggs said:
Ok,do you see anywhere here, where this is directed at you?I certainly don't.:rolleyes:
Anyone...anyone?
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Jimmy,

Since she is the one that started talking about speed testing and exercises I would have thought it was directed at her. Misdirected actually since I was the one that playfully tried to rope someone into racing her in a speed contest when all of woofing about bets was going on. The thread has wandered back and forth between typing and betting since then. You'll find very few threads this long that have stayed on topic all the way through.

This thread has at least been pleasant entertainment. I hope it will stay that way.

Watchez,

I'd happily answer your question but I don't have a clue about typing guidelines.

Hu
 
ShootingArts said:
Watchez,

I'd happily answer your question but I don't have a clue about typing guidelines.

Hu
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Thanks Hu. Neither do I. I know about proper punctuation and format guidelines and just find it odd that a standardized test for typing would alter.
 
watchez said:
Thanks Hu. Neither do I. I know about proper punctuation and format guidelines and just find it odd that a standardized test for typing would alter.
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Europeans use 1 space after punctuation unlike the US where 2 spaces are used. So my guess is that these guidelines were developed by a European.
 
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