Correcting Poor Typing Technique?

An anonymous reader writes "When beginning to use keyboards I did not pay much attention to touch typing technique. Instead, I eventually achieved decent rates by simply doing what felt natural to me. These days my qwerty typing speed is in the range of 90-110 WPM, probably more toward the lower end. While this isn't too shabby, I feel some awkwardness in my technique (such as not using my little and ring fingers when I really should). Has anyone been in a similar situation, wanted to fix it, and actually done so? What do you reckon is the best way to fix half-broken typing? Touch training sessions? Should I switch to Dvorak and pretty much learn typing from scratch, but properly this time?"

Re:Dvorak

[sys.stdout.write]

"Honey, could you come figure out why my wireless isn't connecting?"
"Sure, let me just try re-entering the WPA key and OH MY GOD WHY CAN I NOT TYPE QUERTY ANYMORE?!"

Have fun with that.

Ditch typing and go voice

[noidentity]

Go voice, you won't regret it. Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all.

Re:Ditch typing and go voice

[pegasustonans]

MOD PARENT UP. So true, my ax fish window lament.

-1, uncomfortable truth

[langelgjm]

Whether Dvorak is superior in terms of speed or number of errors may be a toss-up, but as someone who first did hunt-and-peck, then learned to touch-type QWERTY, then relearned to touch-type Dvorak, my experience is that Dvorak is definitely more comfortable than QWERTY.

Besides, feelings of smug superiority can't be properly quantified in those studies.

Re:Why?

[oztiks]

I wonder what the avg typing rate is with this ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BnLbv6QYcA [youtube.com]

Re:Why?

[Denihil]

2-3 wpm, depending on how fast you can move your penis and how long/hard you can sustain an erection.

Frist Post!

[BeardedChimp]

I don't see any reason to touch type, I hunt and peck fast enough.

Re:I'm ok with my poor typing technique...

[precariousgray]

Doing it the right way is very important. Well, that's what a typing teacher I had back in high school used to tell me, anyway. She'd give me bad grades because I pressed certain keys differently than I was "supposed" to. For whatever reason, despite this, I still typed much faster than she did.

No Madder...

[FatdogHaiku]

Due knot worry about yore typing skills. Soon wheel awl use voice input and jesters!
Throughput will bee increased and spelling airs will disappear.

Re:Why?

[Trahloc]

Well he forgot to mention he also took woodshop. Didn't do as well there and left his pinkies on the table.

Re:Dvorak

[Pete (big-pete)]

switch to azerty. it is similar enough to be really irritating. Then, switch back. Hilarity ensues.

I ,oved to Belgiu, &à yeqrs qgo ) qnd these dqys I hqve no proble, szitching betzeen AZERTY qnd QWERTY in ,y heqd ) in fqct I use QWERTY qt zork qnd AZERTY qt ho,e; qnd szitching betzeen the, is seq,less.

-- Pete.