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  • Increase Your iPhone & iPad Typing Speed With These 3 Apps & Tips [iOS]

    April 24, 2013

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    Though I advocate and try to use the built-in iOS dictation feature for the iPhone and iPad, there are occasions when good old touch typing must suffice. If, like me, you are not a fast or very efficient typist the built-in iOS keyboard can be a little daunting for many users. If you find yourself fumbling with the built-in keyboard, download a few of these free apps and practice typing risk-free.
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  • MakeUseOf Tests: What Is The Best Android Keyboard?

    January 25, 2013

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    In this follow-up to our post from 2011 featuring 6+ fantastic Honeycomb keyboards, I’d like to take a good hard look at four of the most popular and well-regarded sliding keyboard. Call it a “keyboard death match” if you’re feeling particularly nerdy today. To test all four keyboards, I’ve picked the same text and swiped it out without making any corrections. Let’s see who’s the most accurate – It’s science!
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  • 6 Free Typing Tutors Online That Teach You How To Touch Type [Chrome]

    January 24, 2013

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    Believe it or not this is my day job. I get paid to produce content for the Web, writing mostly about technology in all its forms. This means my working day consists of two things - reading and writing. The reading part is easy. I just head online and consume information, some destined to be used for specific articles, more to act as background fodder lurking away in my subconscious to be pulled out when needed. But the writing, well, that's a little tougher.
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  • Learn How To Touch-Type With These 8 Top Tools & Tutorials

    January 7, 2013

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    Learning how to touch type could mean the difference between 10 words a minute to more than 40. That could also mean the difference between adding half a day to your productivity. Or, more than that if you can clock 100 words per minute as most professional typists do. That’s why I sincerely believe that touch typing along with speed reading is one of the sacred arts of the digital age.
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  • Enjoy A Better Typing Experience With SwiftKey 3 [Android]

    January 5, 2013

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    We type a lot on our mobile devices. We constantly text people, browse the web, type up documents, and so much more. Therefore, keyboards have become one of the most important apps on your device, so it's important to be using one that you like the most. Plenty of recent Android devices come with the Swype keyboards, which, if you like the swiping mechanism which it uses, is perfectly fine. But there's room for improvement.
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  • How To Connect a USB Keyboard To Your Android Phone

    November 27, 2012

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    While I’m a big fan of Swype, SlideIT, and other advanced keyboards for Android, there’s something to be said about a keyboard with keys on it. I mean the physical-type keyboards – you know, the clunky ones that go clack-clack-clack as you frantically type your next great novel. I wouldn’t want to have to use one of these every time I have to reply to a quick text or email on my phone.
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  • How To Get To Grips With a Foreign Keyboard While Travelling

    September 13, 2012

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    Have you ever travelled abroad and sat down in an Internet café only to find that you can't work out how to type anything on the foreign keyboards? Well, you're not alone. This happens to many travellers and is a huge source of frustration - especially considering how much Internet cafés can cost! No-one wants to waste time searching for a key that must be typed.
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  • Speed Up Typing And Other Tasks With Your Head Using Switch Via Cam [Windows]

    September 13, 2012

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    Wouldn't it be really cool if you could wear a headset and use facial and head movements to control your computer? Blink a couple of times and press the enter key. Nod once and press the space bar. Speak, and the sentence appears on the screen. You've heard about mouse gestures to control a computer, but what about head or face gestures? Here at MUO, we've often covered interesting special effects that you can accomplish with a webcam, but how about combining the two concepts?
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  • 6 Basic Tech Skills Anyone Should Have (Even If You’re Not a Geek)

    September 10, 2012

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    If you consider yourself a geek, and have good control over your computer and other devices, this post might not be for you. If, however, you’re still finding your way in the computer world, or know someone who is, these basic skills are absolute must-haves. While computers and phones will work for you even without these skills, having them will ensure your privacy, your security, and will make your day-to-day experience as smooth as it can be.
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  • Swype For Android, Reviewed: A Hassle To Install, But Is It Worth It?

    September 6, 2012

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    I've long since fell in love with sliding/swiping keyboard, as my SlideIT review from a year ago shows. But when people hear "swiping keyboard," SlideIT isn't usually the first name that comes to mind: Swype is. It's interesting to note how well-known this powerful sliding (or swiping) keyboard is, especially since it's not even available on Google Play. But is Swype's reputation justified, or is it mostly hype?
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  • Master These Universal Keyboard Shortcuts For Text Editing

    August 9, 2012

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    After months of practicing, you have finally boosted your typing speed above that of a snail. You have finally got the hang of not looking at the keyboard for each character. You are no longer “hunting and pecking” to find the keys you need. Good, these are important steps in your journey towards becoming a computer master. However, there is much more to learn, and I am here to show you a way to speed up your typing efficiency by a huge margin.
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  • From Sitting To Standing While Typing: Why You Need To Change Your Working Habit

    June 23, 2012

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    Writing full-time keeps me sitting at a desk nearly eight hours a day. My office chair is not one of those Lexus ergonomic models designed to take away the pain of sitting, and though I’ve tried using “take a break” apps like Time Out, I often sit way too long for my health. So after reading articles and studies about standing while typing, I decided to try it for myself. This article is about my experiment with changing a habit we take for granted.
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