Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Reviews

My Grandmother got this software for free with her first computer, a few years ago. I used it almost every time I was at her house, it was choreless. Not only was I learning how to type efficently which has benefitted me endlessly at school, college and work, it also was quite fun to do, with timed tests, exams to see how fast you can ...  Read the complete review

I learnt to touch type several years ago now, and I have to say that it's one of the best things I ever decided to do. Normally I don't have the will power or the determination to sit down and do something like this for myself but I got such a sense of achievement at being able to do it, and that's all thanks to Mavis Beacon. **What is ...  Read the complete review

My mum has just started a computer course in our town as part of Borders College. It is quite rightly called ‘COMPUTING FOR THE TERRIFIED’. The course is for the over 50’s and they have just been playing about learning how to use the mouse, how to use Microsoft Word etc. She came back one day and mentioned a great piece of software that helps to ...  Read the complete review

For years I’ve been obsessed with being able to type like a maniac on the keypad, and really believe it’s a gift! My Mother can do over 60 words per minute, and I was extremely jealous. All I wanted to be able to do was click away on those keypads like an old man chattering his false teeth! So, when I got “Mavis Beacon Teaches ...  Read the complete review

When I was at school Mavis Beacon was installed onto the computers and we used to have a lot of fun using the software. From then on I had to get Mavis Beacon, not for myself but for my Mum. When, we just started of with computers, our keyboard skills were quite poor-Mavis Beacon is an excellent software tool to counter that problem and ...  Read the complete review