Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor for Mac

User Reviews

• pretty confusing

  timyahooJanuary 5, 2011

  Pros

  looks fun if you can get it to really help you

  Cons

  asks me to do characters that I hven't been taught runs me around in circles asks me if I am experienced, but doesn't give lessons for my level

  Summary

  crappy, I wouldn't pay 5¢ for this let alone $30

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• Greath method, great implementation

  bladerunOctober 31, 2010

  Pros

  The method is really effective, the implementation is satisfactory

  Cons

  Lack of localized keyboards support

  Summary

  With a few month of regular lessons (10 minutes a day) I learned finger typing. I vas quite skeptical in the beginning, results went far beyond expectations.

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• Best typing tutor for Mac OSX I have found

  chaplanOctober 31, 2009

  Pros

  Runs well on MacOSX, unlike Spongebob and Mavis Beacon. The practice text is all nonsense sentences, and strangely, this is a great feature: they are oddly entertaining and keep you on your toes. The games are challenging and varied.

  Cons

  If you have some typing skill and start at the beginning, it takes a while to go through the whole keyboard; I could probably have saved some time by opting for the typing assessment instead.

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• tap touche is a lot better

  Richard coeur de lionFebruary 4, 2009

  Pros

  not much of a practice

  Cons

  you don't get to go far enough

  Summary

  After having working whith TapToche you think you are trying to practice with a kid tutorial

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• Typos within text make learning hard

  misfit.commaFebruary 3, 2009

  Pros

  Easy to learn and set up

  Cons

  Typos within the text (laregly British versus American English) make increasing speed hard.

  Summary

  Okay to use if you're in the UK or are completely new to typing. I'm a writer and editor who types 75+ words per minute, but due to these problems, I type only 47 wpm on Ten Thumbs as I am constantly making "mistakes" that are, in fact, correct English. The publisher really needs to hire an editor and create separate US and UK versions.

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• wonderfull

  emmamemmaAugust 5, 2008

  Pros

  easy way to learn without any efort. Really fun way to learn how to type

  Cons

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• Great! Better Than Mavis

  bobbwkJanuary 31, 2008

  Pros

  Had this program several years ago. After two new computers, got it again. Kid friendly. Encouraging. Takes you step by step, with words as soon as you get the first letters down, unlike Mavis. Sooner if you are learning Dvorak, which Mavis doesn't have the option to help you learn.

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