By dan on 05 October 2009 under trivia, using computers
I’ve always been a touch typer. That’s the typing method I was taught in grade school. They put a wooden box over our fingers so we couldn’t cheat and it worked. I’ve felt pretty comfortable with my typing abilities since then but I suppose there is always room for improvement. After all, I know someone who can PROGRAM through touch typing…
I saw a post on Lifehacker about Typing Web, one of the many services for improving typing skills. I’ve checked out many of these services and have been impressed by the tests/drills/feedback that Typing Web offers. I’m on my way through the courses (it’s free) and plan to post my progress. They test you before you start, to track progress (speed & accuracy). I weighed in at 73 wpm.
So I couldn’t resist, I had to see who had the record for fastest typing speed. According to WikiAnswers:
Miss Barbara Blackburn holds that record. Her top speed is 212 wpm. She also maintained 150 wpm for 50 minutes once!
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By dan on 24 May 2009 under recommended reading, trivia
I’ve been doing some reading on copyright and I was shocked to learn more about how long it actually lasts, and how that has changed over time.
All works published in the United States before 1923 are in the public domain. Works published after 1922, but before 1978 are protected for 95 years from the date of publication. If the work was created, but not published, before 1978, the copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. link
Category:Author died more than 70 years ago public domain images (wikimedia.org)
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Question for the Day: How much does the public domain weigh? (lbs)
By dan on 11 July 2008 under trivia
It was a rude awakening when I finally learned that there should never be two spaces after a period. This was a few years ago and it felt like I was finding out for the first time that I was adopted. Two spaces as ultimate truth had been deeply ingrained through school. How much time had I wasted typing that extra space?
Quote from About.com:
It is generally accepted that the practice of putting two spaces at the end of a sentence is a carryover from the days of typewriters with monospaced typefaces. Two spaces, it was believed, made it easier to see where one sentence ended and the next began. Most typeset text, both before and after the typewriter, used a single space.
By dan on 13 June 2008 under trivia
Happy Friday the 13th everybody.
Fun fact brought to you by wikipedia:
It’s been estimated that [US]$800 or $900 million is lost in business on this day”.[2]
Next year there will be Friday the 13th’s (February, March, November) while June is the only day it happens in 2008.
image: ©2007 morguefile.com
