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« Reply #26310 on: Thursday, August 10, 2017, 15:20:05 »

I got 31  Huh? Hadn't realised I was such a shitty typist!
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« Reply #26311 on: Thursday, August 10, 2017, 15:29:03 »

I got 63. Yay.
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« Reply #26312 on: Thursday, August 10, 2017, 15:58:20 »

I got to 50 wpm after a few goes.  And to think my Mum used to be able to do 100+ wpm on an old school manual typewriter back in the day
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« Reply #26313 on: Thursday, August 10, 2017, 16:08:56 »

38 on the first go, although I found that typing George and Joseph causes me problems for some reason.  used to be much quicker when I was a data entry clerk and it is much harder to type when copying than it is to type freehand so to speak.  Once saw a group of data entry clerks in Allied Dunbar and they were insane.  They'd never even glance at the keyboard and had an environmentally controlled room with optimal lighting.
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« Reply #26314 on: Thursday, August 10, 2017, 16:15:15 »

much harder to type when copying than it is to type freehand so to speak.

Agreed!

Not that I'm making an excuse, but I use a mechanical keyboard at home which is really comfortable to type with. So, maybe I would be quicker using that!

I got to 50 wpm after a few goes.  And to think my Mum used to be able to do 100+ wpm on an old school manual typewriter back in the day

100wpm is astonishing!
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« Reply #26315 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 08:08:48 »

Once saw a group of data entry clerks in Allied Dunbar and they were insane.  They'd never even glance at the keyboard and had an environmentally controlled room with optimal lighting.

Are you sure about that? My old dear used to do data entry for Allied Dunbar and it was basically a smoke filled room as everyone had ashtrays on their desks and fags permanently hanging out of their mouths!
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« Reply #26316 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 09:07:58 »

That Words & Numbers one was insane, got around 40wpm each time. When I did the words only one I got 73wpm with one mistake on my first attempt.
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« Reply #26317 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 11:23:25 »

I used to do data entry but it was mostly numeric which is really easy to pick up. Given that I use spreadsheets all day and often have to copy out stuff from accounts it was a useful skill to learn.

My employer changed the IT equipment at the back end of last year following an office move and gave us smaller keyboards with flat keys as the desk space is smaller than before. Unfortunately the zero on the numeric pad is right under the 2 which is a right pain in the arse. Definitely trivial but definitely annoying.
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« Reply #26318 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 12:41:56 »

Managed 6wpm on the typing thing.
On a mobile phone and stopping occasionally to sup a pint.

Always believed that people should work at their own pace.
If the bosses don't like it, then they can fuck right off.

Anyway, of more concern from the test, what is the over developed world doing to improve the lot of the average Cameroonian.
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« Reply #26319 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 13:27:51 »

Are you sure about that? My old dear used to do data entry for Allied Dunbar and it was basically a smoke filled room as everyone had ashtrays on their desks and fags permanently hanging out of their mouths!

It was a special room for a very small group, think it was during the period where things began moving into the modern age of entering all application details into a thing called a computer!  Around 1995 time - I lasted 3 weeks, 1 day and 1 hour in the business before deciding I was already very bored - best decision I ever made.
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« Reply #26320 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 15:18:39 »

49wpm with 2 mistakes, although my laptop keyboard is pretty dreadful so I'm going to blame that
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« Reply #26321 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 19:08:09 »

Reg's avatar. I've been wondering for years, but not enough to ask. Until now. What is it?
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« Reply #26322 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 19:39:38 »

Reg's avatar. I've been wondering for years, but not enough to ask. Until now. What is it?

I recognise The Beehive. Dunno about the blokes in front. I always thought it might have been an album cover or something.
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« Reply #26323 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 19:43:06 »

I always thought it was a poster for a Beehive gig. Don't recognise them either though.
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« Reply #26324 on: Friday, August 11, 2017, 19:50:57 »

Frank Zappa innit?
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