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Here’s when playing games can actually be a rewarding activity. Here are a few websites where you can learn how to conquer the keyboard and have fun at the same time.

TypeRacer

Where you can compete with others, improving your speed.

 

 

 

Typing Maniac

Typing Maniac is a Facebook game that will get you addicted as you can compete with friends and see who can earn the most points. As words appear on your screen, type them out to make them go away before too many land on the ground and cause you to lose the game!

 

 

 

Keybr.com

Keybr generates readable random words where some words are spelt incorrectly to help you remember common letter combinations better rather than typing random letters. It’ll give you statistics to tell you which area of the keyboard you are weaker in. It also offers words in different languages as well as different keyboard layouts.

 

Touch Typing Study

The exercises in this site get you comfortable with the finger placement by repeatedly asking you to type those letters with the correct finger. It is also offered in different languages.

 

 

Learn Typing

Learn Typing is a basic-looking website that has a ton of explanations –  good for beginners learning to touch type. Once you’ve gone through the basics, there are also more advanced exercises which you can do.

 

 

What is it? The Hong Kong Identity Card is an official identity document issued by the Immigration Department. All residents above the age of 11, living in Hong Kong longer than 180 days must, within 30 days, register for an identity card.

There are two types of HKID’s that can be applied for, the Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card and the Hong Kong Identity Card.  The difference between the two is that a permanent identity card holder has the right of abode in the Hong Kong Special Administrate Region

Permanent HKID holders can be either a citizen by birth, under 21 years of age with a parent who is a permanent resident, or applicable for one after seven years of residency. To apply for a HKID card, anyone above the age of 11 who enters, and is permitted to stay in Hong Kong for more than 180 days is eligible.

It is a requirement for any persons above the age of 15 to carry their ID cards with them at all times, as well as switching to an adult ID card within 30 days after their 18^th birthday.

The HKID can also be used as a travel document, exempting them from visa’s travelling to Macau, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and Taiwan, as well as, the chip within the card gives ease of convenient immigration clearance through e-channel systems.

We are marching ahead with our series on Fast Typing. This time, we offer you a nice selection of keyboard shortcuts to help you keep your hands on the keyboard and your eyes on the screen!

It’s no surprise why Windows and Mac OS have many keyboard shortcuts. Since both your hands are already on the keyboard, why spend time using a mouse to navigate?

Common shortcuts below are mostly used in word processing programs:

Shortcuts	Descriptions
Ctrl + C	Copy
Ctrl + X	Cut
Ctrl + V	Paste
Ctrl + Z	Undo
Ctrl + S	Save
Ctrl + F	Search for word
Ctrl + A	Highlight everything
Shift + Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Hightlight next letter
Ctrl + Shift + Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Highlight next word
Ctrl + Left Arrow or Right Arrow	Navigate text cursor to next word without highlight
Home	Go to beginning of line
End	Go to end of line
Page Up	Scroll up
Page Down	Scroll down

You can also use shortcut keys while browsing the web. Here are some shortcuts you could use to navigate in web browsers.

Shortcuts	Descriptions
Ctrl + Tab	Switch to next tab
Ctrl + Shift + Tab	Switch to previous tab
Ctrl + T	Open new tab
Ctrl + W	Close current tab
Ctrl + Shift + T	Open previously closed tab
Ctrl + R	refresh current webpage
Ctrl + N	Open new web browser window
Backspace	Go back one page
Shift + Backspace	Go forward one page

Finally, here are some common keyboard shortcuts for more general (Windows) navigation.

Shortcuts	Descriptions
Alt + Tab	Switch to next opened window
Alt + Shift + Tab	Switch to previous opened window
Alt + F4	Close current window

Using these shortcut keys will require the little finger a lot as many of the modifier keys like Ctrl,Alt and Shift are closest to your little finger.