Typing Pal Junior

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000066FW4
• Item model number: 708828910029
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 23, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,578 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

65 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best typing course for kids I have found, May 6, 2003

By	Mary-Michelle Boscher-Rowsin (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviews

This is clearly the best typing software for kids I have found. I have tried many others, but this one is really fun and colorful. I think it is the only one that is a perfect balance of a good quality software and fun learning. It is very complete, with exercises, practice, dictations, games, etc. It is in use in the school of my daugther since many years and I have finally found this Family version on Amazon.com.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good, but flawed, April 28, 2004

By	Michael Mcgehee "californiadreaming" (Rocklin, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This software program is really good for multiple users who all want to learn to type; people who are working to better themselves through self-initiative. But it is very poor for parents who want to give their children a series of goals to meet to challenge them to learn to type. Here is why: 1) you can't go back and tell how well a learner did on passed lessons, and 2) the goals are set amazingly low (40 errors allowed! I could pass using my toes). The issue is control; if the student must exhibit something on the order of grades, it can't be done with this system. All other features of a good typing program are present.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Problems, November 9, 2004

By	Prism Light "Prism" (USA) - See all my reviews

This game makes typing fun and easy to learn. There are quite a few different ways to learn how to better your typing skills, from lessons to games. I would enjoy Typing Pal Junior if it weren't for the problems I've experienced with it.

One, other then a username my mom made, no more usernames can be created. I've tried many a different way to make one, but every time a little box pops up that says there was an error creating my username.

So, I decided just to use my mom's account...more problems. There are certain activities you have to complete, and each time you complete one, you get access to the next one. Well, my mom practiced a few times just to see what it was like, then I tried. The actvities were fun! I completed quite a few, then logged off. The next day I logged on, and I was back where I started. The only finished activities that had been saved were my mom's (It must like my mom). I was disappointed, but went ahead and re-completed most of those activites. Well, I logged off and logged on again, just to see what would happen, and sure enough, they were uncompleted. Never does the game mention having to save the game, and I haven't seen any "save" buttons.

Frustrated, I decided to try an arcade game that's supposed to help you practice your typing, and it didn't work. There was some kind of error there, too. I think I have to free up disc space or something to get it to work, but it's not THAT important that I'm willing to go through a lot of trouble for it.

Overall, I would say that the game has a good concept, and a fun way of teaching typing, but there are too many errors in the game, and I can't help feeling as though we were kind of ripped off.