i press my mighty hoof on the keyboard and what i want typed magically comes up :mrcow


well actually i do an uber speedy 10-finger type. I use the numberpad, the thing that most gives me trouble is shift and 1-0 at the top, though the trouble is limited because i am a godly typest.

agreeing with said before, F and J bumps are your friend. lol

Four finger typing.  I used to be able to do 60wpm using standard typing techniques in college (a long time ago) but I put stress fractures in both wrists playing racquetball and after the half-casts came off, my wrists would cramp when I tried to hold them in the home position.  By the time that passed, my typing skills were gone.

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I type pretty much with four fingers and thumbs.  I didn't have a typing class and never could type at all until I applied for a job and the only question asked was "Can you type?"  "YES!!", I lied, and got the job.  That was over 22 years ago.  Five more and I can retire on half-pay.   :P 

I always had terrible terrible handwriting but have also had computer access pretty much my entire life. So I learned to type but unlike most people that are self taught I learned the classic 10 finger typing method, I never look at the keyboard (not even for numbers 1234...) occasionally I'll use the numpad to put numbers in faster but I have to look if I do that. I played with a lot of computer typing games back in the day when I was younger (not for long mind you as very few were fun at all). I had to take typing in High School as it was mandatory but meh it was easy as I already knew how to type beforehand.

In all honesty I do not remember when I learned to type, I think my dad showed me how to place my hands and I just kinda took off from there. It was such a blessing being able to type way back in early school days with writing as terrible as mine, heh.

Lemme check. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Apparently I type with all 10 fingers, but in a rather bizarre fashion. Each key is never hit by one specific finger, but rather whichever one is closest to it at the time. This includes both thumbs; both of which I seem to use interchangeably to hit the space bar or sometimes the lower keys such as c, v, and b.

This results in a very bizarre looking display on my keyboard, but if may brag it results in rather speedy typing.. I was the fastest in my typing class back in high school.  ^_^

My one other bizarre typing talent is the ability to rapidly type one handed with either hand by placing my hand sideways on the keyboard, (pinky on the space bar and the other four fingers splayed out over the keys); it's not as fast, but it's still speedy enough to look very strange.. haha... I learned this when I used to use my laptop on the fly as a giant PDA, and I would whip it out to type notes/assignments in my organizer app while walking.. heh..

Like Grizz, my typing has been a blessing because I have HORRENDOUS handwriting. I actually had a teacher who wanted to have me tested for dysgraphia.. (the one hitch there was my drawing abilities. :P) My girlfriend says it's cute, but the rest of the world doesn't share her opinion. :lol:

-CM