You always start out with the best of intentions. This week, this month, this year you will let go of your old routines and bad habits and embrace new, more helpful ones. However, you soon realize it’s next to impossible to stick to your new health and success promoting habits without a little support and encouragement. What once seemed a conquerable goal now fades into the distance – can you possibly get there from here? Technology to the rescue! Thankfully, technology can help you stick to your efforts and help you to realize any goal you set. The following apps will help motivate you, track your progress, and remind you why you started on those goals to begin with. 1. Goal Tracker With a self-explanatory name, this Android app helps you set goals and articulate your dreams, no matter their size, difficulty, or importance. A goal or new habit can be as simple as waking up early every morning, or as time-consuming as learning Japanese fluently. By sending you a reminder each day, Goal Tracker ensures you stay on track. 2. Typesy Developed by eReflect touch typing experts, this software lets you define a habit or goal, make a “bet” with yourself and set stakes on it, and even get a video tutorial to help you start working towards conquering that goal. The option of having money at stake is what makes Typesy an appealing program. The more you have at stake, the more serious you are in committing to a goal. If your…
How Keyboard Creators Came Up With The QWERTY Layout
Ever wonder why the keys on your keyboard are structured they way they are? Why should “Q” be next to “W” and not beside “F”? Is there a specific reason why the letters “B”, “N” and “M” are on the last key row? The QWERTY keyboard layout was meant to boost your typing speed by slowing it down. Let us explain. The QWERTY keyboard doesn’t have a random layout, as it might initially seem. The developer of the QWERTY typewriter layout, Christopher Sholes, had in fact based the layout of his keyboard on one simple principle: how to make typists type more efficiently by avoiding typebar jamming. The QWERTY keyboard was first introduced on typewriters, as you know. The problem with early mechanical typewriters was related to their underlying mechanism, where each key was connected to a typebar or metal arm. Each time the typist pressed on a key then a movement was initiated in which the letter bar would strike an ink-filled tape. Behind this tape was the paper on which the character pressed by the typist was printed. The structure of the typewriter however, meant that the keys and arms were rather crowded, and if you were to press two adjacent keys at the same time or very rapidly one after the other, then the typebars would almost always jam. There was not enough space in between them, which caused jamming of the bars if a typist was super fast. Christopher Sholes had the ingenious idea of making…
Would you believe it if someone told you that your attitude towards people and things might be affected by which keys you use to type out their names? A new study suggests it’s true. People have a friendlier, more positive feeling towards people, brands, things, and even words if the words and names are typed using mostly right-side keyboard keys. The study by cognitive researchers K. Jasmin and D. Casasanto looked into how use of each side of a keyboard, left or right, affects the way people feel about different words, people, and things. For instance, if your name is typed using mostly left-hand keys, then people are more likely to have an unconsciously negative bias towards you. On the other hand, if your name (take “John” for instance) can be typed out using mostly right-hand key strokes, then people will be more positively influenced. The study showed that this subliminal disposition applies whether a person is typing a name, writing something about a specific subject, or simply typing out a word. In this research study, the participants were asked to evaluate how they felt about random English, Dutch, and Spanish words. Language was not the defining factor for their evaluations, because none of the participants knew all three languages. Instead, the focus was on which keyboard side the letters that made up that word fell on. But why is this such a significant factor? The researchers pointed out that the left hand’s job is more intense and possibly stressful,…
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Become a Pro Typist Now And Land These Jobs
Magazine and Book Editor – $48,000 Ever thought of becoming a magazine or book editor? You get to learn the top new developments in your chosen field or market first, and have the pleasure of working in a publishing house or media agency with the very best of the best. A New York editor averages about $53,000 a year. Of course, the salary depends on the status and reach of a publishing house, as well as its geographic location, but by and large the US average salary for an editor is $48,000. Working your way up to positions like Editorial Director could as much as double your salary. According to Forbes.com, a New York based editorial director could make as much as $108,ooo per year. Do you have what it takes to be a magazine editor? As a magazine or book editor the most important job you have is to understand and uphold a publishing house’s culture and writing tradition. Good typing skills, a passion for books, and expertise in language usage and fact checking skills are among the top skills you should master if you want to apply for these jobs. Paralegal – $47,000 As a paralegal you get to have an inside glimpse into fascinating cases and make use of your professional typing skills to become an efficient organizer and researcher who assists lawyers in their cases. Once you become a senior paralegal, your salary will generally increase to an average of $75,000 — provided you work for…
The Best Typing Software Reviews of Typesy You Might Have Missed
Typesy™ 2015 is a feature-rich release of the popular program. It offers you the latest in cloud technology and social sharing functionality, and has numerous other enhancements and features for more efficient and entertaining practice. Let’s have a look at prominent reviews of the typing program so far. Always Review proclaims Typesy™ an industry leader Always Review, an established reviewer of programs and other technologies, shared in a helpful, in-depth review of the program in 2014. The editors at Always Review discovered that the combination of features, user-friendliness, expert-designed activities, and several unique functionalities make Typesy™ a top option for anyone looking to improve their keyboarding skills effortlessly. The editors were particularly impressed by the fact that the program is designed to be effective with only a couple of minutes of practice per day. The verdict sums it up quite well. “With the ease of use and effectiveness of this software,” the editors note, “you will have to look long and hard to find a product that offers the same level of performance as this software. For the amount it is sold for, it is very good value for money. ” Ed Tech Round Up declares Typesy™ an essential classroom resource EdTechRoundUp.com, an organization that aims at helping educators make the most of technology in the classroom, published a detailed review of Typesy™ EDU, the program version that has been especially designed for classroom use. Typesy™ EDU makes it possible to gain typing efficiency through fun and interactive typing games and…
Do you know how to touch type? I mean, are you really good at it? If you are, then keyboarding can be your ticket to a good full time or part time job. Many entry-level jobs require touch typing skills, so improving your touch typing won’t hurt your career, no matter what field you want to work in. There are numerous jobs you can easily get if your typing performance is above average. Administrative/ Executive Assistant 50-60wpm At this typing level you can get an administrative assistant position. Of course, you will probably also need other technological and managerial skills – think about brushing up your skills in language(s), Internet and Microsoft Office knowledge, or CRM and other common software products. Responsibilities of this job include creating documents and reports, filing, customer support, and administrative support such as setting up meetings or client appointments. The position can even include social media account management. Editor / Language Specialist 60-80wpm At this typing speed and with a passion for language you could get a job as an editor at a publishing house, a magazine, an online newspaper, or any other print or digital media agency. The proliferation of digital media companies that publish their own content makes editors a sought-after profession these days. Your daily duties will include various levels of editing and proofreading of books, articles, white papers, and all other sorts of content. You need to have an eye for detail and good typing speed and accuracy, so that you…
Touch Typing Skills Gives Your Children An Edge
Keyboarding is omnipresent, and yet many people fail to realize it. We touch type to RSVP a wedding invitation or to play games on Facebook. We touch type a work report and we touch type to chat and interact with online friends. Touch typing is a tech skill that will be increasingly important in the coming years – so important that people lacking this skill will have a harder time keeping up with all the technological breakthroughs that will soon take place. For this reason, it’s important that children are given the opportunity to formally and efficiently learn how to touch type. Typing in schools has unfortunately not given the due attention it deserves. Given its central role in any and all other computer-based class and skill learning, it’s puzzling why the average school curriculum doesn’t already include keyboarding classes. Even if your local school doesn’t provide the tools, with the help of typing software, your child can learn how to type correctly, accurately, and quickly. This will give your child an edge they will be able to rely on throughout their lives. – A proficient touch typist saves hundreds of minutes each week on touch typing based tasks, such as homework, projects, research, or writing up essays. – A child that touch types quickly and accurately is more confident in dealing with keyboard-based tasks and school assignments because the lack of typing skills doesn’t get in the way. – A good touch typist who learned the…
7 Useful Things Google Can Do To Help In Solving Your Problems
Google has so many features that make our lives easier. But many of them, although extremely usuful and time-saving, don’t get the due praise and exposure they deserve. The following 7 Google hacks will make you a better Google user. How many do you use already? Google As A Dictionary A simple, time-saving hack is to use the Google search bar to learn the definition of a word with a single click. Simply type the word “define” followed by the word in question. For example, type “define consumerism” and Google instantly gives you the following: “the protection or promotion of the interests of consumers” There you go! This feature is especially useful for language learners as it helps boost vocabulary without the inconvenience of going back and forth between dictionary websites, or the drudgery of having to look up a word in a hard copy dictionary. Google As A Converter Just like word definitions, Google lets you instantly convert units from metric to imperial and vice versa. All you need is to type what you want to convert (for example, “100 USD to EUR”) and Google gives you the result you need (it’s roughly 72€, in case you were wondering). Apart from currencies, Google can convert any unit of measurement, weight, length, volume, temperature, and more. Google As The Local (Or Global) Weather Report Google gives you the day’s forecast in a single click. Type “weather” in the search bar followed by the name of your city, and you will…
Typesy 2015 Is Ready For Action With Its Brand New Cloud Version!
2014 is drawing to a close and with it eReflect says goodbye to the 2014 version of Typesy™. eReflect has been preparing Typesy™ 2015 for some months now. Today, a completely revamped typing tutor offers even more games, activities, and advanced features to make learning to touch type a fun experience for all. A Cloud-based Typesy™ Experience The brand new cloud-based Typesy™ is equipped with the latest tools, features, and capacities to make learning even more efficient and pleasant. Typesy™ 2015 is entirely cloud based. This means there are no heavy downloads, no re-installs for new versions, no limited access from a single location. The Typesy™ interface is cloud-accessible for every user, from anywhere. Software updates will be instantly implemented and the user will always have the latest version to practice with. Being cloud-based also means no ads to distract your practice sessions. You’ll also like the fact that you can enjoy fast, responsive software that uses the latest cloud technology to promote your learning. Social Media Sharing eReflect’s software products are notable for their compelling approach to learning. Every activity and game is fun to practice with, and every aspect of the software makes learning a pleasurable experience. Today, eReflect is introducing social media integration for its Typesy™ 2015 software as a way of encouraging users to practice more, and then show off their results on Facebook. Users can create a unique Typesy™ profile where they can check their practice history and results, as well as share their practice…