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| Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe 17 Win/Mac | 
 enlarge | From: Encore Software
Category: Software
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $11.46
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Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 577
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Deluxe
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 10069
Model: 10069
UPC: 705381100690
EAN: 0705381100690
ASIN: B000B6JARC
Release Date: October 4, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good but not perfect, does not drill on all keys on 10 pad September 18, 2007
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I tried out the 17th version on a trial basis and I also have the 11th version. Right now I am only using the software to improve my ten key so I cant comment on keypad or alpha numeric. On both of these it does not drill you on /,+,- and *. My mother who works for the state she said we never use these on the ten key in the state. I took several tests for a staffing agency for the ten key. I had one were they did not ask for the operators or the keys /,+,- and *. But I had one were they asked me to input / the division for the dates. I imagine they may also ask to input - though i never had a test that asked me to. My opinion is that if you dont constantly get drilled on something your muscle or hand wont remember it. So, with the Mavis Beacon software it wont completely prepare for the 10 key tests that staffing companies have you go through. Since they dont drill you on / and - sign. I like their games. I think the Typing Instructor would better prepare one for the 10 key tests that staffing companies or the companies that hire you. I have improved with Mavis Beacon but I just would not do good if I had to constantly put - sign, /, + or *. I think with the Typing Instructor you can go directly to what you are strong at or weak at. For example if you wanted to see how good you are with decimal signs you can do that wereas with Mavis Beacon I could not do something like that maybe I could but the layout did not make it easy for me to find that. What I dont like about Mavis Beacon is that when you end it goes through the credits when you close and when you begin it goes through an animation for a minure or more before you begin wereas with Typing Instructor I can begin immediately and close right away.
 Do not buy this program June 18, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Mavis Beacon is terrible. This review will be short because I still don't know how to type. This is a very crude program with lots if glitches. It "forgets to teach you entire lessons. You can't find these lessons and access them on your own. You can't go back in its History function and repeat areas you have trouble with. It quizes on keys it hasn't taught you. It is just as bad on Windows as Mac. There must be something better out there.
 Great Typing Tutor June 11, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a tremendous tool for learning or improving, sharpening your typing skills. It is economical priced!
Installation on Mac Mars Otherwise Good Software May 27, 2007
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
My son is eleven and is just starting to use computers. I thought typing software would start him on a lifetime of good typing habits. I chose Mavis Beacon because of the longstanding reputation. Once we got it to work the way I wanted, the actual lessons and games work fine and he is learning to touch type nicely. The kids' setting moves at a pretty reasonable pace for his skill (minimal) and age.
The installation engine for this software looks like something left over from 1979. It gives no feedback about the only choices (full or minimal install) and is not "Mac-like" in any way. The biggest problem I had has to do with the multiuser aspect of the Mac OS X system. I wanted to install the software into the main Applications folder and then let my son use it on his parental-controlled user account. It took me nearly an hour two times to get it to play nice with both multiuser and parental limitations on my desktop and laptop machines. The problem has to do with permissions, which default to read only in all accounts but the main administrator's account. This generates error messages because it can't save your work and progress in those other accounts. I finally figured out that I had to go to the User - accountname - Shared - Boderbund folder and change permissions to let everyone have read-write access to the personal work files and folders. Just for good measure I changed the permissions on the program itself. Now everyone is happy and my son can learn to type in his own account space without having access to my work and financial records.
For a program of this popularity and age, I would expect a better installation experience. I know I'm not the only one having problems, but for us it did turn out OK in the end. My twenty years as a Mac power user came in handy. If you are just doing a straight-forward installation in your own account, it probably will work fine.
NOT for the beginer May 11, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
I am trying to learn how to type properly. This program goes waaay to fast for the beginer. So, if you don't need to learn how to type, then why buy this product at all? I feel like this program is trying to teach me how to type in one day - rush, rush. Typing is based on the principle of muscle memory, and one or two days is just way to fast!!
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