Lots of Oregon schools, including some in the Portland and David Douglas school districts, plan to introduce formal typing lessons and drag-n-drop practice sessions for 8- and 9-year-olds this year.

Typing rarely announces itself, yet it shadows almost everything you do on a screen. It shows up during rushed replies, careful edits, and moments when ideas race ahead of your fingers. Most habits ...

One of the most venerable typing tutors celebrates its quarter-century mark. Back in the late 1980s, I sold software and hardware at anow-defunct store in NYC; one of our best-sellers was “Mavis ...