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Ryan O'Horo @redteamwrangler.bsky.social

Okay, I should cover my key letters. But what's the best way to get focused practice?

aug 29, 2025, 11:40 pm • 2 0

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quick13 @quick13.bsky.social

There ARE apps for this. The key really is getting yourself comfortable with home keys. You don't have to have perfect form but you DO have to learn how to type with more than just two fingers.

aug 29, 2025, 11:51 pm • 0 0 • view
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daoist @daoist.bsky.social

is Typing Of The Dead still around?

aug 30, 2025, 1:40 am • 0 0 • view
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dade @0xda.de

I practice pretty regularly with monkeytype.com. I don’t know that it’s designed to specifically help learn touch typing, but it’s decent. There is also keybr.com which is designed to help you focus on specific letters that you struggle with.

aug 30, 2025, 1:15 am • 4 0 • view
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dade @0xda.de

My ZSA keyboards also have whack-a-mole style training but I think it relies on the web-serial connection to support that, and it shows the location on my board when I miss something.

aug 30, 2025, 1:16 am • 1 0 • view
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Ryan O'Horo @redteamwrangler.bsky.social

Felling like a real clown trying to search for a TYPING LESSON for PYTHON code.

aug 30, 2025, 1:49 am • 0 0 • view
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🕸️Siren of the North🕸️ @slacklizard.bsky.social

I made myself not look whilst writing stuff for work, but what really helped was being continually cognisant where my fingers were and where/how to move between keys. it was annoyingly similar to learning a muscle memory sport like swimming or skiing

aug 30, 2025, 12:11 am • 1 0 • view
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Ryan O'Horo @redteamwrangler.bsky.social

I did manage to learn how to play guitar and keep 40 chords in my head all this time. I like my chances.

aug 30, 2025, 12:16 am • 1 0 • view
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Jim Sykora @jimsycurity.adminsdholder.com

Mavis Beacon or Mrs Anderson slapping you upside the head if you looked at the keys

aug 30, 2025, 4:03 am • 1 0 • view
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Jayme "Danger" Howard @gimpy.bsky.social

In total seriousness, The Typing of the Dead is a really good practice option, because it puts time pressure on and has difficulty scaling.

aug 29, 2025, 11:45 pm • 1 0 • view