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Typing Speed Monitor for Google Chrome keeps tabs on your keyboarding prowess
Install the extension and it takes residence in your browser actions area. As you type, it'll record your speed and monitor how often you press each key. In addition to good ol' QWERTY, Dvorak and Colemak keyboard layouts are also supported. TSM's pop-up heatmap provides detailed stats about your typing including CPM, WPM, total time, and keypresses per key.
No, 61 really isn't that great... But go easy on me, it's six o'clock in the morning and I haven't had any coffee yet.
Maybe I should re-read Jason's post on how to touch type like a keyboarding ninja...
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Subscribe to commentsDavid LevineSep 24th 2010 9:19AM
Sometimes I play typing games when I get board. Type Racer is a fun one, considering what it is.
What's the extension icon you have installed next to the Typing Speed Monitor one?
jamie wrightSep 24th 2010 9:46AM
out of interest, what the other extension that you've got running there? looks interesting...
Lee MathewsSep 24th 2010 10:09AM
That's ChromeAccess -- it provides a drop-down menu for pulling up pages like about:memory, extensions, downloads, etc.
Super handy!
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/aeoigbhkilbllfomkmmilbfochhlgdmh
jobeeSep 25th 2010 11:37AM
I hate to say this but this is the kind of app that should not be talked about.
It is intrusive. It can access your "browsing history and your data on all websites". I do not see the point of accessing those data while measuring my typing speed..and furthermore what is done with that data...
DO NOT INSTALL would be my recommendation to users.
BE LESS INTRUSIVE would be my advise to the developpers.. respect your users...
patorjkSep 25th 2010 4:36PM
hi downloadsquad.com,
I decided to do a search about my extension and found this page. Sorry if its weird for me to pop in here :P. However, let me say thank you for featuring my extension, that's awesome!
Also, @jobee - I can understand your concern completely. The reason it asks permission for "browsing history and your data on all websites" is because the extension needs to use the chrome.tab.* API (which gives it access to the URL's you visit) and it needs to use "content_scripts", which are injected into HTML pages and can manipulate their DOM elements. However, it can't give that data to anyone else because it doesn't have permission to access other hosts.
If you're concerned about the extension doing anything it's not supposed to be doing, you can right click and download the extension *.CRX file and rename it to a .ZIP file (Chrome's extension files are just ZIP files renamed). You can then upzip it and look at its source code. It's pretty short and should show that its not doing anything bad.
- Pat