Free Typing Tests

Following up on my previous post about the potential death of the QWERTY keyboard, I figured I’d take a moment to tell you a little about QWERTY’s main competitor, DVORAK. The idea is that the Dvorak layout uses less finger motion, increases typing rate, and reduces errors compared to the de facto keyboard standard QWERTY (which was designed for use on a typewriter). This reduction in finger distance traveled was originally intended to allow faster rates of typing, but in later years is also purported to reduce repetitive-strain injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome.

To learn some more about DVORAK, you can check out Wikipedia’s entry on the DVORAK simplified keyboard or read this article on 7 Reasons to Switch to DVORAK