Yep, I'm a pecker. That is, I don't know how to type without looking at the keys, using the under appreciated "hunt and peck" method. What's so wrong with that anyway? I don't know how to type as well as others--I admit it!
My first computer, that I actually owned, was a C-64. In fact, back in those days, we had things like tape drives (a cassette tape that served as a drive). We had to use commands like Load*.*,8,1. The last part of the command has to do with bits and bytes. The world ran at a slower pace. For example, you would wait for the computer with a 300 baud modem for an entire night to download 6 bytes per MINUTE of a 100 byte program. You didn't need to know how to type over 60 words per minute because it wouldn't have helped anyway.
To all you haters out there who laugh at the way my fingers semi-hover over the keyboard and wobble from letter to key as I crank out nearly 55 words per minute (yes, I retook the test without the pressure of Shane, Joey and Jayme watching laughing), I say, suck it. It may not be pretty--the way I type, but it keeps the digits and the mind sharp!
Maybe some day I will take the time to become certified.
3 comments:
part of becoming america's next top typist is the ability to perform under pressure. i have no choice but to call into question the results of your second test. i can only assume that if i was to retake the test in the comfort of my own home my keyboard would most likely erupt in flames.
or those in the room would become deaf from the massive clickity clack!
:)
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