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| | | PC World - 5 hours ago (PC World)When typing on a keyboard, whether on a laptop or PC, you will come across small peculiarities – for example, the bumps on certain keys. But what purpose do these small bumps actually fulfil?
These elevations serve a very practical purpose: they help you to find the keys and type blind. This technique, also known as blind typing or ten-finger typing, allows you to type faster and more accurately without having to look at the keyboard. It is based on feeling and muscle memory, which allows you to intuitively know the position of each key.
The placement of the bumps on the F and J keys on standard QWERTY and QWERTY keyboards is no coincidence. It serves as an orientation aid for the index fingers of the right and left hand. This makes it possible to find your way around any keyboard without affecting your typing speed. Keyboards with a numeric keypad often also have a raised section on the key with the number 5 to make it easier to navigate the number field.
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The advantages of the blind typing system are manifold: in addition to a higher typing speed, it improves accuracy, as you can constantly look at the screen and make corrections directly without having to search for the right keys first. Keyboard shortcuts are also easier to use. This can be a considerable efficiency gain, especially when working with software.
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Professional typists achieve speeds of 43 to 80 words per minute (WPM). With practice and the right technique, speeds of over 100 WPM are even possible. The traditional ten-finger typing method requires the index fingers to rest on the F and J keys while the other fingers operate the adjacent keys. Although this method is considered effective, studies show that other factors such as the movement of the hands and the number of fingers used can also influence typing speed.
The small bumps on the F and J keys are not just design elements. Rather, they are an important guide for experienced frequent typists – and for those who want to become one.
The small bumps on the F and J keys are not just design elements. Rather, they are an important guide for experienced frequent typists – and for those who want to become one.
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The small bumps on the F and J keys are not just design elements. Rather, they are an important guide for experienced frequent typists – and for those who want to become one.
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Self-learned skills as well as practice can make a significant difference. Websites like Type Racer offer a fun environment to improve typing speed and accuracy. To do this, they turn typing into a race against others while keeping an eye on accuracy.
Ultimately, practice is the key to perfection. The small bumps on the F and J keys are more than just a design decision – they are tools on the way to a more efficient and effective typing experience.
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| | | PC World - 6 hours ago (PC World)We’ve probably all encountered the infamous 404 error message at some point during our browsing. Maybe you were looking for some old forum you used to hang out on or some other handy website, but came across a dead link. They say everything on the internet lasts forever, but new research from the Pew Research Center shows that’s not quite the case.
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According to the research, 38 percent of web pages that existed in 2013 were inaccessible in October 2023. Nearly a quarter of all news articles on the web, 23 percent, contain at least one dead link, whether it’s a high or low-traffic site. In the case of US government websites, 21 percent of pages have at least one dead link.
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Dead links are also evident on the internet’s own encyclopedia, Wikipedia. 54 percent of Wikipedia pages have at least one dead link in their reference lists.
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Pew Research Center
The loss of information is also evident on social media. Nearly a fifth of all posts on Twitter, or X as the platform is now called, were inaccessible just months after they were posted. In 60 percent of cases, the account that posted the post had been made private, suspended or deleted altogether from the social media platform.
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Posts in certain languages are taken down much more often than average. Nearly half, 49 percent, of all X posts made in Turkish, as well as 42 percent of posts in Arabic, were inaccessible just three months later.
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So if you see something on the internet that you really want to access much later, it might be worth saving it to your own computer.
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