Typing Archives - Das Keyboard Mechanical Keyboard Blog https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/category/typing/ Learn about keyboards, typing productivity, and efficiency. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 21:06:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/icon-2017-02-14.png Typing Archives - Das Keyboard Mechanical Keyboard Blog https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/category/typing/ 32 32 The Best Free Online Typing Games https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/best-free-online-typing-games/ Fri, 27 May 2022 19:51:47 +0000 https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=9722 Free online typing games are fun ways to improve touch typing speed and accuracy. Studies have shown that typing games are just as effective as drill-based software for increasing words-per-minute (WPM). The difference is that gamified typing is far more entertaining than the rote typing exercises that are taught in many typing classes. This guide...

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]]> How to Type Faster and Increase Your WPM https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/how-to-type-faster-and-increase-your-wpm/ Mon, 16 May 2022 21:48:54 +0000 https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=9714 Learning how to type faster offers substantial benefits, from saving time and boosting productivity to improving focus and unlocking career opportunities. The better you understand how different factors influence typing speed, the easier it is to improve your WPM (words per minute) speed. This guide offers tips on how to type faster and increase your...

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]]> How to Use Keyboard Shortcuts for Discord, Slack, and GitHub https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/discord-slack-github-shortcuts/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:36:11 +0000 https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=9549 By learning these Discord shortcuts, Slack shortcuts, and Github shortcuts you will increase your productivity every day, and for years to come. Keyboard shortcuts are quick ways to use different key combinations on your keyboard to navigate a program or perform different actions and functions. They allow you to keep both of your hands on...

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]]> Das Keyboard Kicks off the #BlankKeyboardChallenge https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/blank-keyboard-challenge/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:46:19 +0000 https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=9435 Master a Blank Keyboard in 30 Days and You Might Double Your Typing Speed Have you ever wanted to learn how to type or code faster? Das Keyboard is kicking off its first-ever online #BlankKeyboardChallenge to help professionals excel at their craft.   Das Keyboard is inviting hardcore typists, writers, tech enthusiasts, programmers, and developers to...

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]]> Average Typing Speed and Words Per Minute Explained https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/average-typing-speed-and-words-per-minute-explained/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:47:45 +0000 https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=9356 If you sit at a keyboard all day and happen to think you are a speedy typist, then maybe you wonder what the average typing speed is, and how many words per minute you type. To reach the fastest typing speeds on a standard keyboard you would need to average around 180 WPM (words per...

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]]> NKRO: Pressing the limits of human-to-computer interaction https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/what-is-nkro-pressing-the-limits/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:50:35 +0000 http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=9030 When you think about the primary interface between a human and a computer, a keyboard is probably the first thing that comes to mind. A mouse, game controller, or speech recognition can help with plenty of tasks but nothing matches the accuracy of a keyboard for recording your thoughts into a computer. Elon Musk’s Neuralink...

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]]> QWERTY vs. Dvorak vs. Colemak Keyboard Layouts https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/qwerty-vs-dvorak-vs-colemak-keyboard-layouts/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:46:23 +0000 http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=8964 In this article we will be comparing three different keyboard layouts, QWERTY, Dvorak, and Colemak, to help you make an educated decision on which layout might be best for you. QWERTY was the first typing layout invented in the 1870s to complement the typewriter. It works very well with the typewriter, however, it’s a less...

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]]> Watch the Fastest Typists Share Their Typing Tips & Tricks https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/watch-the-fastest-typists-share-their-typing-tips-tricks/ Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:11:07 +0000 http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=8898 The five fastest typists in the world share their tips on how to increase your typing speed and improve from a casual typist to a very fast typist. With so many people trying to improve their typing skills, speed, accuracy and overall work performance, the top typists from the Ultimate Typing Championship 2020 weigh in...

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]]> Watch the Fastest Typists in the World Compete for the Championship https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/watch-the-fastest-typists-in-the-world-compete-for-the-championship/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:10:54 +0000 http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=8886 The fastest typists in the world compete online for a chance at the title and a place in typing history Over 400 signed up to compete in the 2020 Ultimate Typing Championship, and one winner emerged. Watch the recap video from this intense battle as the top typists in the world vie for the title of...

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]]> Watch the CEO of Das Keyboard on the Tom’s Hardware Show https://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/watch-the-ceo-of-das-keyboard-on-the-toms-hardware-show/ Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:11:24 +0000 http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/?p=8856 In this episode of The Tom’s Hardware show, special guest Daniel Guermeur, CEO and co-founder of Das Keyboard, chats about the Ultimate Typing Championship, keyboards, the best computer mice and more. Daniel Guermeur was invited to join the weekly Tom’s Hardware Show as a special guest, with host Scharon Harding and guest Matt Safford who...

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