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Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
September 20 2012 02:57 GMT
#3941
On September 20 2012 11:16 Wartortle wrote:
travel distance to actuation doesn't change, travel distant past actuation point to bottoming out changes. If you are a light typist you wont notice a difference, if you hammer your keyboard it will feel like the key stops slightly earlier.

Gosh I'm so off today on terms lol. Although just a question in general for anyone to answer. Does anyone even do touch typing or know anybody that does? Not like doing it intentionally but they actually type like that naturally.
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
September 20 2012 03:48 GMT
#3942
On September 20 2012 11:57 Sovano wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2012 11:16 Wartortle wrote:
travel distance to actuation doesn't change, travel distant past actuation point to bottoming out changes. If you are a light typist you wont notice a difference, if you hammer your keyboard it will feel like the key stops slightly earlier.

Gosh I'm so off today on terms lol. Although just a question in general for anyone to answer. Does anyone even do touch typing or know anybody that does? Not like doing it intentionally but they actually type like that naturally.

wut? I've naturally touch typed for like 10 years and my dad has done so for maybe around 25+ years as his job... At least 2 of my friends also do it naturally. My sister touch types with 8 fingers but doesn't that count as well because she never looks at the keyboard?
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wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
September 20 2012 04:08 GMT
#3943
I thought most people on the internet know how to touch type? I'm still trying to learn to touch type on numpad, since I dont't use it that much.

My mom pretty much had me learn how to type at very early age, she knew computer skills were going to be important at an early age. So when I was like 7, I started touch typing.... So 14 years experience for me...
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Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-20 04:34:59
September 20 2012 04:34 GMT
#3944
Dude omg what is wrong with me today. I guess working and studying so much really is fucking up my head. Whatever that term is where you lightly press the key and not bottom out. FML I'm going to sleep, I really need it.
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
September 20 2012 04:37 GMT
#3945
On September 20 2012 13:34 Sovano wrote:
Dude omg what is wrong with me today. I guess working and studying so much really is fucking up my head. Whatever that term is where you lightly press the key and not bottom out. FML I'm going to sleep, I really need it.

Yeah, go to sleep. You keep messing stuff up.
liftlift > tsm
Fragile51
Profile Joined October 2011
Netherlands15767 Posts
September 20 2012 10:25 GMT
#3946
On September 20 2012 13:08 wei2coolman wrote:
I thought most people on the internet know how to touch type? I'm still trying to learn to touch type on numpad, since I dont't use it that much.

My mom pretty much had me learn how to type at very early age, she knew computer skills were going to be important at an early age. So when I was like 7, I started touch typing.... So 14 years experience for me...


A lot of schools actually don't have typing classes or anything like that, which is pretty weird considering most of the people who come from school are going to be using a computer in some way during their professional life..
Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
September 20 2012 12:42 GMT
#3947
On September 20 2012 19:25 Fragile51 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2012 13:08 wei2coolman wrote:
I thought most people on the internet know how to touch type? I'm still trying to learn to touch type on numpad, since I dont't use it that much.

My mom pretty much had me learn how to type at very early age, she knew computer skills were going to be important at an early age. So when I was like 7, I started touch typing.... So 14 years experience for me...


A lot of schools actually don't have typing classes or anything like that, which is pretty weird considering most of the people who come from school are going to be using a computer in some way during their professional life..

Got a crappy nights worth of sleep Although in what area does this happen? I have friends who lived in rural areas their whole life to know how to touch type.
Fragile51
Profile Joined October 2011
Netherlands15767 Posts
September 20 2012 12:56 GMT
#3948
On September 20 2012 21:42 Sovano wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2012 19:25 Fragile51 wrote:
On September 20 2012 13:08 wei2coolman wrote:
I thought most people on the internet know how to touch type? I'm still trying to learn to touch type on numpad, since I dont't use it that much.

My mom pretty much had me learn how to type at very early age, she knew computer skills were going to be important at an early age. So when I was like 7, I started touch typing.... So 14 years experience for me...


A lot of schools actually don't have typing classes or anything like that, which is pretty weird considering most of the people who come from school are going to be using a computer in some way during their professional life..

Got a crappy nights worth of sleep Although in what area does this happen? I have friends who lived in rural areas their whole life to know how to touch type.


Well i personally live in one of the bigger cities in the netherlands but i've never had a touch typing class in my life. Maybe the younger generation (good god that makes me sound old) does get them by now but i've never heard of it. Until last summer i was self taught and me playing a lot of video games meant my left hand was way more developed at typing then my right hand was, which held me back quite a bit :p But then i discovered this typing app from the google web store that really helped me out in terms of typing, and now i can touch type without error at about 75-80 wpm or 110 ish when i'm really trying. For anyone that wants to try it, look for TypingClub.
nam nam
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden4672 Posts
September 20 2012 13:04 GMT
#3949
It is not that hard to learn to touch type with 10 fingers if you put your mind to it. Use a free type learning program and practice 30 min a day and it won't take too long to reprogram your brain. The first week is the hardest as your fingers want to fall back into their old pattern but then it gets easier and easier until you don't have to think about it at all.
Fragile51
Profile Joined October 2011
Netherlands15767 Posts
September 20 2012 13:25 GMT
#3950
On September 20 2012 22:04 nam nam wrote:
It is not that hard to learn to touch type with 10 fingers if you put your mind to it. Use a free type learning program and practice 30 min a day and it won't take too long to reprogram your brain. The first week is the hardest as your fingers want to fall back into their old pattern but then it gets easier and easier until you don't have to think about it at all.


Yeah definitely. I really had to force myself to do what the program told me the first time i tried it and i constantly went back to what i was used to, but if you do it every day typing with 10 fingers will become what you are used to. It's a tough nut to crack but once you've done so it's really good.
Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
September 20 2012 14:10 GMT
#3951
On September 20 2012 22:25 Fragile51 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2012 22:04 nam nam wrote:
It is not that hard to learn to touch type with 10 fingers if you put your mind to it. Use a free type learning program and practice 30 min a day and it won't take too long to reprogram your brain. The first week is the hardest as your fingers want to fall back into their old pattern but then it gets easier and easier until you don't have to think about it at all.


Yeah definitely. I really had to force myself to do what the program told me the first time i tried it and i constantly went back to what i was used to, but if you do it every day typing with 10 fingers will become what you are used to. It's a tough nut to crack but once you've done so it's really good.

No kidding. My dad had zero computer experience and I just gave him an old CD program that taught how to type. After a few weeks he could do about 40 word per minute, granted that he had to still look at the keys though but I was still impressed nonetheless.

The way I learned to type was actually through Runescape. If anyone remembers when you had to go to either "World 1 or World 2" in order to get to the biggest trading worlds, you had to sit there in Falador or Varrock all day spamming the same message over and over. I did this for around three to four years and that's how I learned how to type and how to type fast. However, I still do get a minor grammatical errors because my hands begin to type before I even think.
hoLyNtt
Profile Joined April 2011
United States170 Posts
September 20 2012 19:29 GMT
#3952
lmao. Sovano is talking about not bottoming out I'm sure. It depends on the switch ofcourse. I use red switches for my Rosewill and I always bottom out. I love the sound so I don't mind at all. But not bottoming out is hard on most mechanicals i think.
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Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-20 20:44:46
September 20 2012 20:42 GMT
#3953
Nevermind my stupidity. My PBT keycaps came in today Only complaint is the grey casing on the CM Storm but oh well I love the color arrangement anyways. Although the picture quality doesn't do the colors much justice. I wish I could have gotten the white version of the Filco Majestouch. Man would this look even better. Maybe some other day though.

[image loading]
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
September 20 2012 20:44 GMT
#3954
sick key caps bro! today i'm going back to my college house, where my cm quickfire rapid has shipped. will post pics later. also getting some red key caps shipped in within the week, will do some arrangements to see what patterns look best.
liftlift > tsm
-RusH
Profile Joined June 2012
United States240 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-20 20:47:16
September 20 2012 20:45 GMT
#3955
On September 20 2012 22:25 Fragile51 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2012 22:04 nam nam wrote:
It is not that hard to learn to touch type with 10 fingers if you put your mind to it. Use a free type learning program and practice 30 min a day and it won't take too long to reprogram your brain. The first week is the hardest as your fingers want to fall back into their old pattern but then it gets easier and easier until you don't have to think about it at all.


Yeah definitely. I really had to force myself to do what the program told me the first time i tried it and i constantly went back to what i was used to, but if you do it every day typing with 10 fingers will become what you are used to. It's a tough nut to crack but once you've done so it's really good.

When you guys say 10 fingers you mean also using both your thumbs? I touch type (never look at keys) and I only use my thumb to hit the space bar.


+ Show Spoiler +
On September 21 2012 05:42 Sovano wrote:
Nevermind my stupidity. My PBT keycaps came in today Only complaint is the grey casing on the CM Storm but oh well I love the color arrangement anyways. Although the picture quality doesn't do the colors much justice. I wish I could have gotten the white version of the Filco Majestouch. Man would this look even better. Maybe some other day though.

[image loading]


Those keys look like they belong in my bowl of lucky charms cereal. Haha looks nice
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Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-20 20:46:50
September 20 2012 20:45 GMT
#3956
On September 21 2012 05:44 wei2coolman wrote:
sick key caps bro! today i'm going back to my college house, where my cm quickfire rapid has shipped. will post pics later. also getting some red key caps shipped in within the week, will do some arrangements to see what patterns look best.

Lol was editing my post while you posted. What switch type did you get?

On September 21 2012 05:45 -RusH wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 20 2012 22:25 Fragile51 wrote:
On September 20 2012 22:04 nam nam wrote:
It is not that hard to learn to touch type with 10 fingers if you put your mind to it. Use a free type learning program and practice 30 min a day and it won't take too long to reprogram your brain. The first week is the hardest as your fingers want to fall back into their old pattern but then it gets easier and easier until you don't have to think about it at all.


Yeah definitely. I really had to force myself to do what the program told me the first time i tried it and i constantly went back to what i was used to, but if you do it every day typing with 10 fingers will become what you are used to. It's a tough nut to crack but once you've done so it's really good.

When you guys say 10 fingers you mean also using both your thumbs? I touch type (never look at keys) and I only use my thumb to hit the space bar.

I'm pretty sure people only use their thumbs for hitting the spacebar o.O Unless I'm wrong which wouldn't be a surprise lmfao.
-RusH
Profile Joined June 2012
United States240 Posts
September 20 2012 20:48 GMT
#3957
+ Show Spoiler +
On September 21 2012 05:45 Sovano wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 21 2012 05:44 wei2coolman wrote:
sick key caps bro! today i'm going back to my college house, where my cm quickfire rapid has shipped. will post pics later. also getting some red key caps shipped in within the week, will do some arrangements to see what patterns look best.

Lol was editing my post while you posted. What switch type did you get?

Show nested quote +
On September 21 2012 05:45 -RusH wrote:
On September 20 2012 22:25 Fragile51 wrote:
On September 20 2012 22:04 nam nam wrote:
It is not that hard to learn to touch type with 10 fingers if you put your mind to it. Use a free type learning program and practice 30 min a day and it won't take too long to reprogram your brain. The first week is the hardest as your fingers want to fall back into their old pattern but then it gets easier and easier until you don't have to think about it at all.


Yeah definitely. I really had to force myself to do what the program told me the first time i tried it and i constantly went back to what i was used to, but if you do it every day typing with 10 fingers will become what you are used to. It's a tough nut to crack but once you've done so it's really good.

When you guys say 10 fingers you mean also using both your thumbs? I touch type (never look at keys) and I only use my thumb to hit the space bar.

I'm pretty sure people only use their thumbs for hitting the spacebar o.O Unless I'm wrong which wouldn't be a surprise lmfao.



Yeah and even then I only use one of my thumbs for that.
Life..
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
September 20 2012 20:48 GMT
#3958
I got blues. I got a great deal for it, only 60 bucks on amazon, with free shipping.
liftlift > tsm
Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-20 20:52:36
September 20 2012 20:52 GMT
#3959
On September 21 2012 05:48 wei2coolman wrote:
I got blues. I got a great deal for it, only 60 bucks on amazon, with free shipping.

Ah that sucks. Two days ago this was just posted on GH. It comes with free shipping too I believe.
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35734.0
wei2coolman
Profile Joined November 2010
United States60033 Posts
September 20 2012 20:55 GMT
#3960
Well the 60 dollars was including tax, so it's around the same price I got it for.
liftlift > tsm
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