When I was a cub scout, they told me that all the essential skills in life were included on the list of badges I could work at - Knots, Cooking and Orienteering - all of which have been absolutely indispensable in the intervening 30 years (ahem).

These days they have an Information Technology badge and kids going through the scout movement have a chance to learn essential skills - but what about you?

Probably the most basic skill you need (if you use a computer regularly) is the ability to type, and it is an often overlooked essential. Until now…

Keybr.Com is a slick looking online typing trainer - which throws seemingly weird words for you to practice your touch typing skills on. It has settings for multiple languages and keyboards, so you can practice in your native language. I’ve been hitting about 50 words a minute, with no errors - any faster and I start to drop characters. I wonder if practice will benefit me much after all the years of bad habits.

How is your touch typing?