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Summary: No Dvorak support
Review: I specifically bought TT12 because of the other reviews and because it supported the Dvorak layout keyboard. I guess I was one version too late. Typing Tutor 12 has dropped the Dvorak option(like Mavis did).
What a waste of time and money.
I have emailed Simon & Schuster to see if they have a solution.
I will post the results.
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Summary: Better than Mavis, but not great.
Review: I tried trying Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing v15 and was very dissatified. (Worst user interfaces I've ever encountered and had some serious problems that made it unusable.) I thought I'd give TT12 a try. I was pleased to see that the software ran on both PCs that I have tried, but was once again dismayed with a very poor user interface. I guess it serves its purpose, but the attempt to present a non-traditional UI instead of sticking with a more classic Windows approach fails miserably. The application doesn't appear on the Windows Task Bar and you can forget switching between this application and other applications. Because it isn't a real Windows application, it seems to want to be the only application running. (Why is it that everybody producing typing tutors feel the need to not use standard Windows UI's?) On my laptop, there are some problems wherein the lists of lessons, finger indicator images and buttons are drawn in the correct place on the screen. I'd have given it one star if I could have given Mavis Beacon less than one.
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Summary: Better than Mavis, but not great.
Review: I tried trying Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing v15 and was very dissatified. (Worst user interfaces I've ever encountered and had some serious problems that made it unusable.) I thought I'd give TT12 a try. I was pleased to see that the software ran on both PCs that I have tried, but was once again dismayed with a very poor user interface. I guess it serves its purpose, but the attempt to present a non-traditional UI instead of sticking with a more classic Windows approach fails miserably. The application doesn't appear on the Windows Task Bar and you can forget switching between this application and other applications. Because it isn't a real Windows application, it seems to want to be the only application running. (Why is it that everybody producing typing tutors feel the need to not use standard Windows UI's?) On my laptop, there are some problems wherein the lists of lessons, finger indicator images and buttons are drawn in the correct place on the screen. I'd have given it one star if I could have given Mavis Beacon less than one.
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Summary: Hey, this sucks!
Review: I'm a huge fan of Typing Tutor 7, so I thought TT12 would be a nice improvement. WRONG. Unlike the others here, it loaded fine on my Windows XP, but let me tell you, it bugs the crap out of me. The intro you have to escape from. The constant, redundant, grating voiceovers, that can't be limited without turning off your speakers. The childish games. What happened to Letter Invaders? None of the texts have been upgraded--it's the same old books I've exhausted on TT7. Also, it doesn't instantly scroll down, so once you have typed the first visible screen, there's a pause while you enter to get to the next line--so you can't see the first word of the new line till you get there. Subtle difference? Big difference. It's hard to surpass the 70 wpm mark after the first screen. In summary, Typing Tutor 12 SUCKS.
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Summary: Doesn't even run
Review: Our corporation tried installing this software on a variety of operating systems that it claims to support and all we ever get is an error that says "class does not support automation" and it quits. We go to the web site listed on the CD, www.typingtutor.com looking for a patch or update and just get routed to Simon and Schuesters main page, no patches, no support, no way for us to even use this product.
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Summary: upon using the typing tutor
Review: Sometime ago, I purchased and began using the Typing Tutor 12 software. I must say that the software was a good tool in helping me improve my typing skills. The graphics and interface enabled to grasp my deficiencies and improve upon them, besides, it actually made the entire process fun. I am even contemplating buying the Typing Tutor Junior for my kids so they get a good foothold and are able to develop their skills faster. The best feature I liked was the flexibility to use it on both my PC at home and my MAC at work, something I gather the others don't provide.
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