Others say...

"5-STARS!! AMENDMENT to: Program Good, Skin Does NOT Fit All Keyboards"
FIVE STARS for SPEED SKIN!!!
SINCE WRITING THIS REVIEW, DEE AT SPEED SKIN HAS CONTACTED ME!!! :) We all know the frustration we feel when a company's product doesn't meet our needs and when the company doesn't respond to our requests for a replacement or refund. That's what I THOUGHT had happened here after I realized the speed skin I bought didn't fit my laptop keys and I could get no response from Amazon or Speed Skin. Apparently, though, there was a hiccup in the phone line when I contacted Speed Skin regarding the skin that didn't fit my laptop, and they couldn't hear my message clearly, nor could they understand what I said my telephone number was. It took them some time to find my telephone number (I didn't order this program from them directly, but from Amazon) but they DID contact me and were VERY apologetic and accomodating. They are sending me a free Speed Skin cover for my particular laptop. Dee was EXCEPTIONALLY desirous to make sure I was happy and that I did not feel her delay in reaching me was due to a disregard for my satisfaction. Quite frankly, after speaking to her, I must say I cannot remember EVER having been treated with such sincere COURTESY by any company in the past! My confidence in this company has been restored!!

The original review is below, minus the mix-up regarding the Speed Skin.

This CD-ROM has been helpful to me as an adult boning up on my touch typing skills. It has been years since I actually used all my fingers to type, years since I typed without looking down at the keyboard at all--and I DO type faster doing it the "wrong" way at this point, but only at 45 WPM. I know if I can learn to touch type well, I can be a much faster typist and type from copy a LOT more accurately and quickly because I will know where the keys are without peeking at them and losing my place on the copy I'm trying to type. I can see how this CD has been helpful to me in touch typing faster and more accurately. I went from 13 words a minute touch typing with the program to 30 WPM in three quick lessons. I am now on lesson five and it has been very enjoyable. I like how the program not only times my typing and gives me an accuracy reading, I can also make it "satellite" into other programs on my laptop (like email and Microsoft Works/Word) to get readings from my typing there too...the program itself, in my experience, has been helpful and is pleasant to use.

"The perfect and best typing program!"
***UPDATE*** No longer the best. Was the best though.

This is the best typing program you could ask for. It lets you choose your lesson and youre able to go anywhere in the program whenever you want. This is good for reviewing parts that youre not ready to go past yet. Everything is set up how it should be, i've been learning very quick from this program. It's literally 10 times better than mavis beacon which is a piece of krap. Mavis beacon makes you start from the beginning, and will not let you go back or review lessons, also the design and format are very poor, the word for it is "garbagey". All other programs I've tried have come way short of this one too.

"son loves it"
I bought this for my 16 yo son who types with 2 fingers. He has excelled in his typing skills and has fun with product.

"Great Product!"
Was worried initially, but pleasantly surprised to find that it was exceptional and simple to use. You may or may not need the latex keyboard cover depending on if you have ever taken typing or not. I had taken typingclasses but my short sightedness led me to quit prematurely. Better than a live class since you can review endlessly if there are keys that are particularly difficult. Anyway, great buy and no problems installing it either :) Recommended for sure!!

"The skin is the best - hide those keys!"
I would recommend this program to anyone wanting to increase their typing speed.
The games and practice are fun... You are learning to type faster before you even notice it...
The skin that lays over the keys is durable and absolutely necessary - and very scary at first for someone like myself that looks at the keys... but that's the point - hide those keys!!!