Mavis Beacon Typing 17 [OLD VERSION]

by Encore

Product Features

• Typing tutorial with updated user interface and improved resolution
• Practice speed, accuracy, and rhythm with 250+ practice and custom lessons
• Entertaining arcade-style games; import MP3 files to listen to while practicing
• Adaptive Response Technology adjusts lesson plan to age, skill-level, and progress
• Download to Palm OS handheld device for convenient practice on the go

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000BWBU6U
• Item model number: 10076
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,183 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #26 in Software > Education & Reference > Typing

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

At home or at work, strong typing skills are essential for making the most of every moment at the computer. Put an end to frustration and wasted time with just 15 minutes of practice a day!

Features:

• New! Practice speed, accuracy, and rhythm with more than 250 practice and custom lessons.
• New! Challenge your speed and accuracy with entertaining arcade-style games.
• New! Enjoy a freshly updated user interface with improved resolution.
• New! Import your own MP3 files to listen to while practicing.
• Download the program to your Palm OS handheld device for convenient practice on the go.
• Benefit from the wonders of Adaptive Response Technology, which dynamically adjusts your lesson plan to your age, skill-level, and progress.

Product Description

Type Better.  E-mail Faster.  WorkSmarter.Product InformationThe leader in typing tutorial software for 11 years running Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing v.17 is theonly typing software delivering the customized training you need in a motivating engaging format. Work at your own pace with lesson content that keeps you interested. This flexible program is an ideal choice for any would-be fluent typist including students email enthusiasts and office professionals. If you use the keyboard you'll benefit from Mavis Beacon!Save time work faster and be more productive at work school or home with the trusted award-winning expertise of Mavis Beacon!  Let the #1 name in typing for 12 straight years guide your typing tutorials! Mavis Beacon will monitor your progress flag your weak spots and offer challenging lessons to help you continue improving your keyboarding skills. Don’t waste valuable time hunting and pecking your way around the keyboard. Type better email faster and work smarter with Mavis Beacon at your side!Educational Features The Media Center Ergonomic Evaluation Entertaining Arcade-Style Games Import MP3 Files Specialized Practice Area Lessons and Settings Progress Trackig Palm Powered - Download to your palm device and practice on the go.Product Features Exercise your typing fingers with more than 220 practice lessons and 80 custom lessons! Enjoy 14 entertaining arcade-style games that make practicing fun! Enhanced user interface is compatible with widescreen laptops and leaves the desktop more accessible even while the program is running. Make your learning even more efficient by customizing lessons to fit your needs. Download lessons to your Palm Pilot for easy portable practice sessions! Jazz up your lessons by importing your own MP3 files to listen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Mavis Should Be Ashamed!, August 27, 2007

By 

William Karoly "Bill Karoly" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mavis Beacon Typing 17 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

What a joke! This product is more about NetZero than typing. I bought this program so my daughter could practice typing and 10-key but all we got was NetZero and it does not ask your permission to put NetZero on your computer. Such a sad day for Mavis Beacon. My suggestion is try a free online tutor first. If you buy this product all I can say is good luck.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Has Adware, but a decent tutorial, March 24, 2008

By 

joseph johnson (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mavis Beacon Typing 17 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I broke from my golden rule of buying software from a store when I purchased this program which I have a few complaints about.
1:) Netzero adware. How a commercial costing $20 (in the store) puts adware on your computer without your permission is beyond me.
2:) Dated visuals. Vista has to temporarily downgrade it's visuals in order to accommodate its games and videos. Also, the font size is far too small and the overall look is from 1995 where CD rom games first started
3:) Proceeds too fast from letter to letter. I actually downloaded a free typing software in order to review certain troublesome letters.

That being said it will help you to type better (I'm typing fluently with both hands now thanks to this and other software I have found on the internet and I'm still working on my speed) and is decent overall, but I would not recommend it to you unless you don't care about the three complaints listed

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not Perfect, February 1, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Mavis Beacon Typing 17 [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I thought that in my thirties, after years of using 4-fingers to type, I would never really be able to learn the proper form for touch typing. This is a terrific program; I went from 7 words per minute to 40 words in 1 week. The problem with the program is that once you get to the "advanced" level it has a limited number of passages which it keeps repeating. Also the program does not include a series of tips for common weaknesses (using the pinkie, for example). It is very good at getting beginner's to become medicore typists but not so good at getting a mediocre typist to the next level. In my case become mediocre was a big leap, esp in just 7 days, so I give it 4 stars.