Review of keyboard simulators online

More recently, more and more websites began to appear on the Internet where you can practice your keyboard skills. I decided to make a small selection of these sites and their comparative analysis. Everything written below is my own opinion, which may not coincide with yours :).
A little bit about yourself:
I simply need to type quickly and correctly by the nature of my activity (development and programming of the database).
He studied 10-finger blind method of printing on the program "Solo on the keyboard." Now the speed of dialing 350-400 characters / min.
Well, let's not waste time and go to the sites:

Recruiting.Ru

Project of Vladimir Shakhidzhanyan, the author of "Solo on the keyboard." It is proposed to take part in competitions of speed of recruitment, correctness of recruitment and even erudition. All texts on the site are well chosen, interesting and informative.
It is possible to get a paper certificate (cost - 100 rubles + shipping), and electronic (hang on the site). Also on the site there is a good selection of themed flash games.

Supported languages: Russian, English and German.
Website address: www.nabiraem.ru
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Klavogonka.Ru

The main feature of the project - the recruitment training takes place as a game with other online players in the form of a race :). You have a car, start and finish - the faster you enter text (there are several game modes), the faster your car moves. The one who comes first to the finish line won. The faster you type, the “cooler” your car looks:

You can also “pump” your car by choosing the color you like or the color coloring (coloring is paid).

The following game modes are supported:

• Regular - a random quote from a book that you need to dial for a while.
• Abracadabra - text is randomly generated based on a dictionary.
• Yandeks.Referaty - the text is generated from the service Yandeks.Referaty, which is able to make random connected texts from real words ..
• Unmistakable - you can not make mistakes. In case of a typo, the player is disqualified and the result does not count. This allows you to train the ability to type accurately and without errors.
• Marathon - the one who gets the most text in 5 minutes wins. Time is always fixed, the text is obviously more than it is possible to type in the allotted time.
• Letters - a random sequence of letters is offered as text. Unlike the Abracadabra regime, the morphological structure of the Russian language is not preserved.
• Numbers - The text is composed of numbers, spaces, and a decimal point.
• Sprint - the text for typing is fixed throughout the day, so you can train to type memorized texts.
• In the dictionary - players can create their own dictionaries that can be used as texts. When the game starts, the text is created from randomly mixed lines (just lines, not words) from the dictionary.

Results of the speed of recruitment can be published on your website ( example ).
Recently, social networking sites began to appear on the site: on the main page there was a block with reviews and photos of participants (the idea was successfully borrowed from the Kvip site, as I understand it), it is possible to correspond with other participants, the opportunity to send other participants, the opportunity to leave comments (in the style of "In" VKontakte ") to other participants.

Supported languages: Russian only.
Website address: www.klavogonki.ru

All10.Ru

The youngest project presented in this review. Unlike other participants, the emphasis is on training: there are theoretical materials on planting, hand position and finger movement, as well as practical exercises. Classes are generally reminiscent of the program "Solo on the keyboard" - the training scheme also consists of lessons, at the end of which statistics are given.
There is an opportunity to pass the exam and get a certificate that can be printed, saved or hung on the site.

Supported languages: Russian, English.
Website address: www.vse10.ru

Results

Let's sum up.
If you are not familiar with the method of 10-finger printing, I recommend to gain knowledge on the site Vse10.Ru .
If you need to practice and consolidate the knowledge gained, I advise the site "Klavogonki" - get great pleasure.
And if you need documentary evidence of your skills (paper certificate), then you just need to pass the examinations on " Recruit . Ru" .

PS I advise you to buy an ergonomic keyboard (for example, this one ) - it is much more convenient for her to type the text in a blind 10-finger way (and have a wrist rest).