Can you touch type?

I can't touch type, I kind of hover over the keyboard which leads to mistyping and slows me down. I keep wanting to learn to touch type but then there are other more important things I would like to learn which puts me off learning it.

So, just wondering if you can touch type and if so what speed can you get up to?

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gorebrush

Yes I can - just as well - I just replaced all the keycaps on my Filco Majestouch (that I bring to work) with blank white keys.

Yes, I bought a keyboard just for use at work. If I'm going to be expected to be typing for 12 hours a day then I want a decent keyboard.

I own 2 Filco's... Did previously have a CM Storm keyboard and a Unicomp Buckling Spring effort.

The Filco with the Cherry MX Brown is my current favourite though. I do really, really fancy the Minila 67 key effort, but the problem with that is you can't get replacements for the space and the two "fn" keys as they are non standard sizes.

The tenkeyless ones I've got suffice though.

Don't think I will be replacing these keyboards for a long time to come yet.

SteveLord

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Another cool site that has you go up against other people.

earweed

I touch type when just typing stuff straight from my head. If typing as someone speaks to me or copying something my hands go to the standard hover position learned in typing class about a thousand years ago. I used to hit about 90-100 wpm but now only type about 50-60 as my fingers get sore (arthritis)