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Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills (www.techspot.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mavis Beacon would cry if she were around to see this

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I taught myself to touch-type when I was a schoolkid using something similar to Mavis Beacon. All the while, I had a voice in my head saying, "This is pointless, everyone will be talking to their computers like in Star Trek in a couple of years". Well, that was the 90s and it turned out to be one of the most useful skills I taught myself - but surely the age of the keyboard must soon be coming to an end now??