Sites or Software for a Budding Typist?

less touch, more typing asks: "Over the years I have worked with a number of IT professionals and software developers. Many of them have had excellent typing skills. Others, like me, have not. While I type passably with my own roguish style of finding the right keys, I would like to teach myself to type correctly. Too many syntax errors over the years are do to my lack of this basic skill. What software or web site would you recommend to learn to type? Is there something free or inexpensive that can turn someone with a lot of bad typing habits into a typing guru?"

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Life's little ironies

[Roadkills-R-Us]

``Too many syntax errors over the years are do to my lack of this basic skill.''

"Do to"? Are you sure the issue isn't spelling skills?

8^)

[I can spell, but can't type worth beans; the twi are not always distinguishable.]

Re:Mavis Beacon

[crath]

Mavis Beacon will only run if it has Admin rights to your PC; as such, it doesn't make my list of possible candidates for use on the home PC. I don't grant Admin rights to my kids (the ones who need to use a typing tutor).

OT but couldn't resist...

[Goeland86]

Are your grammar mistakes also do to your lack of typing skills? Otherwise, an easy solution is to unplug the mouse for a week, and use only keyboard shortcuts, or play games (with the mouse) where there are many combinations to be had. FPS will only teach you a few around the left side of your keyboard, so read through the manuals for keyboard shortcuts to the most common functions, and even the not so common. It'll make you aware of the key layout. Or also try to type in the dark, so you have to guess where the keys are, that's mostly how I did it, but not to learn myself how to type, so I wouldn't keep my roommate awake.