Typing Pal 3.0

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Summary: What a wonderful product!
Review: I have been using many typing software over the past years, either with kids or adults; I work in a library. This one has really impressed me with its powerful options and features and its fun, original and easy approach. The Spy feature is *very* original. The Dictations module is practical. One of the games is very creative (the Boss), the other could have been better. I would really recommend this product to anyone who wants to learn typing while having fun, no matter your age. I recently ordered the Junior version for the library. I will keep you posted.

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Summary: Best typing tutor yet
Review: I have had several typing programs and this is the only that kept me interested in learning to type. I have to admit that I was skeptical at first but I was wrong. I got it for 4$ at this sight four days ago and i'm learning much faster then I ever thought I could. This program has lots of features which will help you progress in no time. By the seventh day I should have the whole key board down and will have to work on my speed and accuracy. I'm glad I got this program, without it I think I would have given up on learning to type. I highly recommend this program.

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Summary: Great and Original product!
Review: I have used my fair share of typing programs. This one in defnitely 5 star category. It is original, in the sense that there are a lot of tools to analyse your performance and improve your problem areas.

I like it.

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Summary: Awesome way to improve your chances of getting a job!!
Review: I tried this product free on the website of the company that produces the software. I am searching for a job and increased my chances by learning to type. I loved this product!! Saved ten dollars by getting from the company.

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Summary: A Solid Typing Program (kind of)
Review: The program has a number of interesting features, but it won't work with XP users who didn't have administrative access at the time it was first installed, and I've yet to find any updates/fixes on the website.

The other thing I discovered while going through the website is that you can download TypingPal3.0 for about $10 dollars less than Amazon sells it for, and the site also has TypingPal5.0 available for the same price, or $12 dollars as an upgrade from 3.0 (don't ask me what happened to 4.0).

As far as the progam itself, my only recommendation is that experienced typers either don't take the placement test, or if you do, be very conservate in your WPM goals, as trying to type "ffjjjfjjfjfjfjj fj fj ffff j jf j j j jjjj fj j" with very few mistakes while averaging over 50 WPM is surprisingly difficult, and it'll make you go through every letter of the keyboard (usually in pairs), provided you don't choose a custom lesson.

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Summary: do not buy
Review: The serial number provided with the software does not work. Do not buy this software.

Update: Contacted the product support via email and they sent me a new Serial Number. Product works now. I am satisfied

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Summary: a really good typing software
Review: Typing Pal 3.0 is a really good typing tutor !
After a couple of hours I use my keyboard with ease and chatting is much more pleasant !
Dictations is a good feature because you don't have to look at the keyboard but just have to listen to the dictation and type the right text!

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Summary: disappointing
Review: Very disappointing and some of the interfaces are childish, for the hefty price it doesn't appear to be any better than the myraid of free/cheap typing programs on the internet. Save your money, do some searching and find a cheaper product.