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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 16 [Old Version] From:Broderbund
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5 of 7 customers found the following review helpful: Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 16, 2005-09-16 For too long, I had been a rapid-fire "hunt-&-peck" -er, having never learned to properly type. Once I made up my mind to get serious about typing without looking at the keyboard, MBTT 16 kept popping up as the recommended software of choice. I have had it for 3 weeks and am completely happy with my progress so far. The software is remarkably user-friendly - but it definitely requires committed practice! 16 of 21 customers found the following review helpful: Stay away from Broderbund software, 2005-07-07 I wish I could give them zero stars. Broderbund pulled support for software I owned only 2 years after it was released. I was unable to install it because it required internet registration which was no longer supported. To solve the problem, they offered to SELL me a different software title. They must have thought I was stupid. They expected me to give them more money??? This company has second rate software and third rate customer service. Do not buy anything from them. 8 of 10 customers found the following review helpful: Run from it, Broaderbund hasn't discovered Windows, 2005-06-11 Avoid this product. Broaderbund hasn't done a decent update on this product. I guess they haven't heard of Windows. To boot it or leave it you have to click on one button after another through 2 screens and you can't move between it and other programs. What is with that? Why can't your computer just remember who you are and where you are in the program unless instructed otherwise when you hit the Mavis button? After all it is a computer! I don't know what else is out there but I wouldn't buy this again. Two thumbs down! 12 of 20 customers found the following review helpful: Q: Version 15 Review? A: So you can see the difference! , 2005-06-08 [WHY OH WHY, DIDN''T THEY LEAVE IT ALONE? IF IT AINT BROKEN, DON'T TRY TO FIX IT!] I have since had Mavis Beacon (Version No.8) so imagine my suprise when I tried out version 15.0! It's amazing! I agree with everything that the previous reviewer has said, [THEY LIKED IT!]and so will you. I guarentee it. With each lesson, I found my typing skills and speed impoved so much that I no longer spend too many hours on the computer in the chat rooms, one touch finger typing through to the middle of the night. [OMG!I HAVE IMPROVED!] Hubby no longer moans [YEAH, RIGHT]that I'm always on the computer and my back no longer aches from excessive bending over the keyboard. All in all, it is a brilliant programme, with lots of useful tools and lessons for raising your awareness to those common pitfals of typing. With immediate results and an instant Words Per Minute result, you can not miss out. Think of that job promotion! Think fast - type fast, and sucess will be yours! I wrote the above in 2004, when computers were obviously not so awkard or complicated. Or should I say, when simple programmes were easy to use and worked fine? Either way, I didn't buy this version! The warnings from the other reviewers were enough to convince me it was NOT worth parting with any of my hard earned cash for these updates. I can think up plenty of ways to render my computer useless -- but paying for the privilege? No, thanks! 23 of 23 customers found the following review helpful: Let down with product and Broderbund's lack of support., 2005-03-17 My son and I had been using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 12, making progress and having zero technical difficulties. What a great program that one is -- especially in comparison to Version 16. Version 16 has numerous glitches. It frequently bumps my ten-year old son out of his lesson back into the classroom. You can imagine how this infuriates someone, particularly a little boy. Little things annoy also, like having 3 spaces after a period when I adjust the settings for 2. The music comes on after i've adjusted the settings for no music, etc. The most infuriating of all is the lack of product support. No phone support, almost hostile voice on phone advising me that my call is being terminated when I chose a software support option. Constant referal to the online support website, which does not have an item corresponding to the problems we are experiencing. And careless response to my email. Big disappointment after Version 12 was so great and funcitonal. We are looking at other software now and will no longer give enthusiastic recommendations for Mavis Beacon as we have in the past.
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