Almost a year ago (I think it was some time around July), I finally taught myself how to touch-type.  So I’ve spent the past few months touch typing, and practice makes perfect I guess.  There’s a difference in a person’s WPM when their typing something that’s in their head, and when they’re typing something that’s being copied off some place.  So here’s my WPM on the typing test I just took (copying off some text that I’ve never seen before):

There are tons of people who have learned how to touch-type ever since they started using the PC.  Many people I’ve spoken to over the internet have admitted to learning how to touch-type ever since they were kids (before their teens).  They’re even taught how to touch-type at school! So their WPM is at 60+ (no surprise).

I heard that secretaries should have an average of about 60 to 70 WPM.  So it’s only a matter of time for me to be able to add the WPM on my CV just for fun.

Above is just the result for one test, I’ll probably take a few more and then take the mean average as my true WPM.

I’m composing this post on IE8, I was using Firefox a few minutes ago and it just crashed or something.  I don’t trust IE security, my PC always ends up with some sort of virus/malware after using IE.