TypeRightNow for Windows Includes Patented, Peek-Proof PC/Desktop* Keyboard Cover

Reviews of TypeRightNow for Windows Includes Patented, Peek-Proof PC/Desktop* Keyboard Cover

1.) I teach typing to elementary kids - they love it and it works!
Reviewed by: alliecoalpepper Gilroy, CA USA
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I have been teaching keyboarding skills to elementary students for 4 years. This product really has made a difference in the time it takes them to master typing. The kids like it so much many ask where they can buy one to use at home.

2.) Laptop users!
Reviewed by: Amy, FL
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I've been typing the wrong way for 5 years now, and this program really helped me break the habit. It also works great on laptops. With this program you will not want to look at your keyboard (which was also a bad habit of mine), it just forces you to keep your eyes on the monitor, I don't even use the skin on my laptop. Great product, I definetly recommend it.


3.) You'll Be Amazed!
Reviewed by: Grad student Milford, Connecticut USA
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This product is absolulely amazing. With the skin to cover the keys, I'm not even tempted to peek anymore, and it helps me concentrate better. I can't believe how much progress I've made so far!. There's even a little satellite that monitors your typing in all other applications and then tailors the exersizes specifically for you! A five star product at a very low price. I'd recommend it to anyone, you or old.

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4.) Great Product!
Reviewed by: J. McCallum Seattle, WA
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Was worried initially, but pleasantly surprised to find that it was exceptional and simple to use. You may or may not need the latex keyboard cover depending on if you have ever taken typing or not. I had taken typingclasses but my short sightedness led me to quit prematurely. Better than a live class since you can review endlessly if there are keys that are particularly difficult. Anyway, great buy and no problems installing it either :) Recommended for sure!!

5.) Great program
Reviewed by: Becky Chicago, IL
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I bought this software at Best Buy but it did not come with the key skin. This is a great product, I have tried many typing programs, 4 in total, because typing is very difficult for me (and I'm picky!) and this is the best I've tried so far. It is also reasonably priced, but cheaper at Best Buy, maybe b/c it didn't come with the key skin? The only thing I'm upset about is that I wish mine had come with a key skin! Unlike most programs I've found, this one starts from the beginning to the end. A lot of programs don't follow a specific plan, they just have you do a typing test in the beginning and then introduce letters with out showing you which fingers to use, that's the whole point of these programs, to teach you! And like another review stated, it does let you go back and redo a lesson, it also lets you know what keys you need to review. The only thing I would change is to make the letters bigger to read because when you are a beginner it is hard to follow along with the text.

6.) The perfect and best typing program!
Reviewed by: WDB Vancouver, WA
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***UPDATE*** No longer the best. Was the best though.

This is the best typing program you could ask for. It lets you choose your lesson and youre able to go anywhere in the program whenever you want. This is good for reviewing parts that youre not ready to go past yet. Everything is set up how it should be, i've been learning very quick from this program. It's literally 10 times better than mavis beacon which is a piece of krap. Mavis beacon makes you start from the beginning, and will not let you go back or review lessons, also the design and format are very poor, the word for it is "garbagey". All other programs I've tried have come way short of this one too.

7.) No cheating allowed!
Reviewed by: Lifelong Knowledge Seeker Surprise, AZ
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This program ensures that anyone can learn to type WITHOUT sneaking a peak at the keys! Highly recommended.

8.) Excellent Program
Reviewed by: hgvet Athens, GA United States
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Can't cheat with this one. I am bad about searching for keys by looking, but the skin prevents that (and aggravates everyone in my family who still uses the hunt and peck method.) This program gives you plenty of feedback and advice. I think the drills are well done. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a typing tutor.

9.) Great course.
Reviewed by: C. Wemer
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I'm one of those type of people who taught myself how to type cause I never took a typing class in high school. Of course, my way was looking at the keyboard the whole time! This program helped me break that bad habit and actually learn the correct way of typing. Even though my WPM is slower now, my typing speed is slowly increasing every week and I know I'll improve. This is a great program and I'm glad I bought it - I still use it everyday.

10.) GREAT
Reviewed by: A. Acosta USA
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I truely love this progam. It is very easy to follow; it keeps track of your progress and makes suggestions. WOULD HIGHLY RECOMEND.

11.) Great Product!
Reviewed by: Jeanne
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I bought this for my 10 and 12 year old homeschool children. I love it because my 12 year old has been "pecking" at the computer for a few years already, and has developed some bad habits. It was really hard for him not to look down. The skin that fits over the keys is the perfect solution! My 10 year old is doing great on this program. The course has a lesson for accuracy, speed, and also the 10 number keys. Also has 4 games, that are not "cartoonish", but yet purposeful and fun. I am also enjoying it to bring my typing speed up, and love the reviews that you can do if you struggled with a lesson. Great, great great!!!

12.) like it !!
Reviewed by: lovelove md
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I like it! thanks a lot
really helpfull in mastering the typing!!

13.) Fabulous Product
Reviewed by: MissLowKey Minneapolis
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I love the typing software program I purchased. My speed and accuracy showed improvement in just two lessons! I had no problem receiving my product in a timely manner. Thank you.

14.) Great Product
Reviewed by: trixie lowell indiana
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This is a great prodcut. My goal was to improve my typing skills, instead of just "pecking along." Not only am I learning the proper technique, I am having fun doing the games and skill challenges.
Great investment!

15.) Easy to use on my laptop and just takes devotion.
Reviewed by: Thomas M. Bennett New York
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If you truly desire to learn how to type in the comfort of your home and can supply your own discipline to stay at it, this is a great program. I was very quick pecking at the keys, but now I'm gaining speed for that 'Great American Novel' that's just itching to be written. ;)

16.) Speedskin Review
Reviewed by: Harry Peterson
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This program is very helpful. I was able to learn all of the keys in a very short period of time.

17.) all of them
Reviewed by: Ferehiwat B. Feyissa
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It is so good that all i can say. I'm a studen and i have p/time job related to typing I do tape very will I was not have spend that mach now Typing Master help me whol a lot to type fast .I do recommand , Typing Master is the basst to learn typing and get speed.






18.) The skin is the best - hide those keys!
Reviewed by: M. C. Herman Seattle
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I would recommend this program to anyone wanting to increase their typing speed.
The games and practice are fun... You are learning to type faster before you even notice it...
The skin that lays over the keys is durable and absolutely necessary - and very scary at first for someone like myself that looks at the keys... but that's the point - hide those keys!!!

19.) Wonderful Program
Reviewed by: New Chic
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Having the skin on the keys has forced me to learn how to properly type. Prior to getting this program, I constantly looked at the keys which slowed me down but now, WOW!!!! I am more confident about knowing where the keys are and as a result my typing speed has improved. Another plus about this program is that it shows and reminds you how to properly work in your space.... ex:

Check your Posture:

-sit up straight, back supported by chair and feet firmly on the floor.
-center your body to the keyboard and monitor, etc, etc.....

-etc, etc.....

The program breaks it down that not only does your typing speed improve but that you do it in such a way that your whole experience is positive...

That said, the only thing I would improve on are the games..

Not very fun...

20.) It helped me quit cheating
Reviewed by: perpetual learner MN
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The skin is useful. I could type as much as 40 wpm without it (as a self-taught typist), but was slowing myself down by "cheating." The skin forces me to follow the correct patterns, which are more efficient than my old way, and I no longer go back and forth from the copy to to the keyboard to watch my fingers.

21.) It is a good software
Reviewed by: AFQ Columbia, MD United States
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I bought it for my kids 9 and 11. My 11 year old liked it but my 9 year old thought that the exercies were too hard and activities are not fun. He likes his sponge bob typing cd better.

22.) Nice program!
Reviewed by: Jnetz MI
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The cover for the keys is great. My daughter practices often and can't cheat. Nice program.

23.) 5-STARS!! AMENDMENT to: Program Good, Skin Does NOT Fit All Keyboards
Reviewed by: Jean F. Akin Upstate New York
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FIVE STARS for SPEED SKIN!!!
SINCE WRITING THIS REVIEW, DEE AT SPEED SKIN HAS CONTACTED ME!!! :) We all know the frustration we feel when a company's product doesn't meet our needs and when the company doesn't respond to our requests for a replacement or refund. That's what I THOUGHT had happened here after I realized the speed skin I bought didn't fit my laptop keys and I could get no response from Amazon or Speed Skin. Apparently, though, there was a hiccup in the phone line when I contacted Speed Skin regarding the skin that didn't fit my laptop, and they couldn't hear my message clearly, nor could they understand what I said my telephone number was. It took them some time to find my telephone number (I didn't order this program from them directly, but from Amazon) but they DID contact me and were VERY apologetic and accomodating. They are sending me a free Speed Skin cover for my particular laptop. Dee was EXCEPTIONALLY desirous to make sure I was happy and that I did not feel her delay in reaching me was due to a disregard for my satisfaction. Quite frankly, after speaking to her, I must say I cannot remember EVER having been treated with such sincere COURTESY by any company in the past! My confidence in this company has been restored!!

The original review is below, minus the mix-up regarding the Speed Skin.

This CD-ROM has been helpful to me as an adult boning up on my touch typing skills. It has been years since I actually used all my fingers to type, years since I typed without looking down at the keyboard at all--and I DO type faster doing it the "wrong" way at this point, but only at 45 WPM. I know if I can learn to touch type well, I can be a much faster typist and type from copy a LOT more accurately and quickly because I will know where the keys are without peeking at them and losing my place on the copy I'm trying to type. I can see how this CD has been helpful to me in touch typing faster and more accurately. I went from 13 words a minute touch typing with the program to 30 WPM in three quick lessons. I am now on lesson five and it has been very enjoyable. I like how the program not only times my typing and gives me an accuracy reading, I can also make it "satellite" into other programs on my laptop (like email and Microsoft Works/Word) to get readings from my typing there too...the program itself, in my experience, has been helpful and is pleasant to use.

24.) son loves it
Reviewed by: Simone dalrymple Pennsylvania
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I bought this for my 16 yo son who types with 2 fingers. He has excelled in his typing skills and has fun with product.

25.) Typing Test
Reviewed by: Dee Nice
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I bought this product because my fiance was going to take a typing test and I wanted him to be prepared since he never learned how to type correctly. He has not taken the test as of yet so I can't say whether this tool was useful

26.) Speed Skin Cover
Reviewed by: erwynn
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I purchased the package ($29.95) because the keyboard cover ($10 alone) is required on all of the computer class keyboards at my college campus, where I have to go to take my tests for an advanced online computer class. The cover moves when typing and should be used only as a memorization tool for students, not for speed or accuracy (which many instructors misuse the product for). The program is very elementary and should be used only for the earliest learners. You can only log one user for the program, so it cannot be used for multiple learners at home. Painting the keys (free) and using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing ($10) is what I would recommend for anyone learning the keyboard, which is how I taught my three homeschooled teenagers.

27.) It will not start.
Reviewed by: R.A. Destin, FL United States
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This CD would not work in my desktop. I called and they called me back the next week and sent me another CD. It doesn't work either and they stopped returning my calls.

I put it in my laptop and it worked in the laptop, but the little orange skin you get in the box does not fit a laptop keyboard. Beware of that. It only fits a desktop keyboard. So I finally plugged my desktop keyboard into my laptop and propped it up on the laptop and did the exercises.

There is no audio. I thought there would be. I thought these programs would have games and be fun. Nope, just letters that appear on the screen for you to type. Drills. They appear on the screen for you to type and you get written feedback on the screen telling you how you are doing and what you should do differently. It's dull.

I'll update this review after I try another product. Obviously I am disappointed that it does not work on my desktop. I'm also disappointed that there is no audio, just screen instructions. And finally, there are no games. I've heard there are some really enjoyable programs out there, so I am going to order another one and see how it compares.

Features of TypeRightNow for Windows Includes Patented, Peek-Proof PC/Desktop* Keyboard Cover

SpeedSkin’s blank PC keyboard cover peek-proofs your keyboard so you don’t peek while practicing your software lessons. One size fits all PC keyboards. Touch-sensitive, polyurethane cover lifts ON and OFF easily. If the cover is used consistently during drills, keyboard mastery becomes automatic. No laytex TypingMaster/SpeedSkin Edition software: Keyboarding mastery is automatic and faster. Drill and practices are thorough and logical. Includes challenging, fun-filled games. Tracks your speed and accuracy. Automatically starts lesson where you left off. After lessons are complete, TypingMaster Pro provides a personalized lesson plan to strengthen your weak keys and words. Complete the course in only 5-9 hours.

1.) The first, only, and finest keyboarding instruction system ever combines software and a blank keyboard cover;
2.) With a blank keyboard cover, you don’t peek while learning to type;
3.) Touch typing mastery requires software and a SpeedSkin Peek-Proof cover;
4.) Over 1 million SpeedSkin covers have been sold to teachers and students;
5.) Note: PC cover does not fit laptops or shallow/ultra-slim, stand-alone keyboards;

Package Height x Length x Width: 9.6 in. x 9.6 in. x 7.9 in.
Package Weight: 0.3 lbs.