Customer Reviews

Typing Instructor Deluxe 11.0

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I have to confess that if I had read the prior reviews first, I might have missed out on this product. Actually, we have tested every major typing program and, in fact, own quite a few. This particular one though has become a big favorite in my household. This program gives you the choice of doing traditional drills, typing completely customized lessons accompanied by a wide musical selection, or playing one of several arcade-style games. My 11 y.o. son, who up to this point was doing two- fingered typing, achieved 27 wpm the first day he used it. He has played it obsessively all week and is now up to 35 wpm. When he's not playing it, my 15 y.o. daughter, who happens to already be very fast (116 wpm)plays with it. She enjoys the games.

Unlike some other reviewers, we have had no problems either running or installing this program. (We have WindowsME.)

Individual did it again - just added a few things to the same product. This product does not warrant the price they are asking. You can buy any of the earlier versions for a lot less and get the same instruction. Individual is careless with their design and product satisfaction. If you don't like the product they will not refund your money in fact they will not even listen to your call, if you can get through to them they will just offer to send you another one of their ... products. I think I have gone through all of their products and am just as disatisfied as when I started. Take it from me - DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT! IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY!

It's not a bad program. It seems to have good tools to teach one to type. However, it doesn't seem to like Windows Me or Windows 98. Installation seemed to go ok but I received run time errors when starting the program. After reinstalling, the program worked but errors still came up when accessing certain modules. The company's tech support were not very helpful and they wouldn't even consider a refund. They said they are working this issue but nothing's been heard from them yet. The software works on a friend's Windows 95 computer but I'd like to use it on mine. So far, I'm not pleased.

This is the best thing that can happen to anyone since typing class back in high school! At first I had a hard time installing it,unless you go to their website, you won't figure out the problem to begin with. Once identified, it was a cinch to install. Where Mavis doesn't allow you to advance to the next level unless you repeat the same lesson over and over again, this one is strictly the opposite. I can pick and choose my lessons, virtual games( they're REALLY COOL!) practice texts, etc. You can lose track of time with this. IT'S THE BEST!

I wish I would have read these reviews first. I just bought the program yesterday (at Office Depot) and took it home to install it. I couldn't even install the thing! It kept telling me it needed Ole files that other programs were running and would need to restart the computer before it could install. After several reboots, and making sure absolutley no other programs were running, it still wouldn't load. I have Windows ME on my system. I then tried to install it on my kids computer which uses Windows 95. Same problem. So I called technical support, at which point I was put on ignore for about 15 minutes (even though I was 1st in the que). When a human finally got on the phone he told me it was a software conflict (duh!), and they would send me a new disc. How is that going to help unless they have a new disc with bug fixes on it? Save your money, it's not worth the aggravation! I'll see if Office depot will be kind enough to give me a refund.

I have purchased 7 or 8 different typing programs ranging from those targeted for children and those just for adults. This will be the last program I will purchase. It is versatile enough to appeal to children as well as adults.I did not have any trouble installing it. If I had read the reviews prior to having purchased it, I would have missed the best typing instructor software yet. I only read the reviews out of curiosity when purchasing the program online for my 75 yrear old mother. (She has just gone online and wants to improve her typing.)

this has a travel theme you can play games set your words per minute take tests and practice whatever letters you want it has some really cool games though

This is a great tool for anyone wanting to learn to type, or to sharpen their typing skills. My wife used it and learned quite quickly with surprising accuracy and speed.

It gives you immediate feed back on your typing speed and accuracy, so you'll know how you've improved. There are also a lot of interesting articles that are used for typing exercises, so you're not just typing corny things like "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."

My nine-year old son tried this at school and bugged us for weeks to get it at home so that he could practice. He has set his initial goal at 10 words per minute -- he's currently at 7 words per minute and improving quickly. Typing Instructor makes it really easy to track his improvement. For him, at least, this is not treated as educational software even though he knows that this software is actually teaching him how to type. The games keep him thoroughly engaged as he works on practicing his skills. Anything that can teach a child a skill like this while he also has fun is worth its weight in gold.

With regards to some of the other reviews, with our Windows 98 system, we have not experienced any issues with software installation or other installability resulting from this app.

need i say more. despite the fact that the description says it will work with NT, this will create problems on your NT machine unlike any you have experienced before. i am on my second day of trying to get out of this hole that i seem to have gotten myself into. i can boot the computer but it will not run any of my programs.
tech support for the software is horrible. i dialed the tech support number for 2 hours before i was able to talk to anyone. they were absolutely no help.