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Re: touch-typing tutor that works with Jaws
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Tom Lange <[log in to unmask]>
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Tom Lange <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:44:25 -0700
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Hi,
I've found that APH's Talking Typing Tutor can destabilize some XP machines,
so I'm hesitant to recommend it.  Marvelsoft's Talking Typing Teacher works
well in most cases, but if you do run into problems you're likely to find
that their tech support sucks. I haven't tried TypeAbility, but it looks
like a cool little program and is supposed to be really fun to use.  I know
Dave Pinto, the developer and I'm sure that he put a lot of thought into it
and was meticulous in its coding.  He's the guy who developed the
CakeTalking script package for Cakewalk.

Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert Ruel on Gmail" <[log in to unmask]>
Hi,
I've found that APH's Talking Typing Tutor can destabilize some XP machines,
so I'm hesitant to recommend it.  Marvelsoft's Talking Typing Teacher works
well in most cases, but if you do run into problems you're likely to find
that their tech support sucks. I haven't tried TypeAbility, but it looks
like a cool little program and is supposed to be really fun to use.  I know
Dave Pinto, the developer and I'm sure that he put a lot of thought into it
and was meticulous in its coding.  He's the guy who developed the
CakeTalking script package for Cakewalk.

Tom
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Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] touch-typing tutor that works with Jaws


> I've not tried Typability , however I did have it demonstrated once and
> loved it.  It needs JAWS in order to function and is quite affordable.
>
> For around $100 I have used Talking Typer from the American Printing House
> for the Blind, but I'd never use it again if I had another choice.
>
> For the same price there is one called Talking Typing Tutor that does very
> well for all ages, and it's available from the Braille Super Store.  The 
> url
> I use is,
>
> www.icanseebooks.com
>
> Thx, Albert
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian F.
> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 4:13 PM
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> Subject: [VICUG-L] touch-typing tutor that works with Jaws
>
> Hi all,
> I know this has often been raised in the past, but can anyone recommend,
> based on personal experience, a current free or open source package that
> will help a new jaws user on Windows 7 develop his typing skills.
> Best wishes
> Ian Francis
>
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