<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>klavye.tech Blog</title><description>Latest posts from the klavye.tech blog: touch typing, the Turkish F keyboard, typing speed and coding.</description><link>https://klavye.tech</link><language>en-US</language><item><title>7 steps to typing without looking</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/type-without-looking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/type-without-looking</guid><description>Break the habit of glancing at the keys with seven practical steps, simple drills and clear ways to notice your progress as you practice each day.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Getting started</category></item><item><title>Accuracy or speed first?</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/accuracy-or-speed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/accuracy-or-speed</guid><description>Should you focus on accuracy or speed first? See how mistakes slow you down, why accuracy first works, and how to balance both in simple practice rounds.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>AltGr and symbols: typing @, #, {} and more</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/altgr-and-symbols</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/altgr-and-symbols</guid><description>Find out what the AltGr key does, how to press it with your right thumb, and how to type @, #, { and } on Turkish Q and F layouts and a standard US keyboard.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>Breaks and stretches: look after your hands</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/breaks-and-stretches</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/breaks-and-stretches</guid><description>Learn how to plan short breaks during long typing sessions, try easy stretches for your fingers, wrists and shoulders, and know when to see a doctor.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ergonomics and health</category></item><item><title>Fifteen minutes a day: short, regular practice</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/fifteen-minutes-a-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/fifteen-minutes-a-day</guid><description>Fifteen minutes of typing practice a day can be enough. Use a warm-up, a focus key, a short speed test and a weekly plan to keep improving steadily.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Getting started</category></item><item><title>For teachers: typing lessons in the classroom</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/typing-lessons-in-the-classroom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/typing-lessons-in-the-classroom</guid><description>How to plan touch typing lessons for a classroom: a weekly flow, screen setup, homework and feedback, plus what no-account access means for your students.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Parents and teachers</category></item><item><title>Getting started with Small Basic</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/small-basic-for-beginners</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/small-basic-for-beginners</guid><description>Learn the core ideas of Small Basic: printing text, loops, conditions, subroutines and arrays. Each one comes with a short program you can type yourself.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Coding</category></item><item><title>Keyboard habits for learning Python</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/keyboard-habits-for-python</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/keyboard-habits-for-python</guid><description>Python relies on colons, underscores, indentation and brackets. Learn simple keyboard habits that make these symbols quick to type, with short practice drills.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Coding</category></item><item><title>Keyboard layouts around the world</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/keyboard-layouts-around-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/keyboard-layouts-around-the-world</guid><description>QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, Dvorak and Colemak are the layouts you will meet most. Compare them with the Turkish Q and F layouts in plain language.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Keyboards and gear</category></item><item><title>Mechanical, membrane, laptop: keyboard types</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/types-of-keyboards</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/types-of-keyboards</guid><description>Mechanical, membrane and laptop keyboards feel and sound very different. Here is how each type works, who it suits, and what to check before you buy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Keyboards and gear</category></item><item><title>Posture and keyboard ergonomics</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/posture-and-keyboard-ergonomics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/posture-and-keyboard-ergonomics</guid><description>How should you sit at the keyboard? Check your chair, arms, wrists, keyboard and screen with simple general ergonomic guidance for comfortable typing.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Ergonomics and health</category></item><item><title>Preparing for typing tests</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/preparing-for-typing-tests</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/preparing-for-typing-tests</guid><description>Preparing for a typing test for a job or school? Focus on accuracy, home row habits, short daily practice and the official rules, not guesswork.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Speed and measurement</category></item><item><title>Reading your typing test results</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/reading-your-typing-test-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/reading-your-typing-test-results</guid><description>Learn what net WPM, raw WPM, accuracy and consistency really mean on your typing test result, and how to turn those numbers into a practice plan.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Speed and measurement</category></item><item><title>Stuck at the same speed? Breaking a typing plateau</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/breaking-a-typing-plateau</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/breaking-a-typing-plateau</guid><description>Stuck at the same speed for weeks? Learn how to tell a typing plateau from a rut, measure your progress honestly and redesign your practice.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>The home row: where everything starts</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/the-home-row</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/the-home-row</guid><description>Learn where your fingers belong on the home row, why the F and J bumps matter, and how to return each finger after every single keystroke, step by step.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>The most used symbols in code</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/most-used-symbols-in-code</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/most-used-symbols-in-code</guid><description>Get to know the parentheses, brackets, equals signs and quotes you&apos;ll meet most in code, what each does, and how to type them on a US keyboard.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Coding</category></item><item><title>The number row and typing numbers</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/the-number-row</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/the-number-row</guid><description>Learn which finger reaches each digit on the number row, how to keep your hand steady, and how to practice numbers in short lines without looking down.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>The story of the Turkish F keyboard</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/history-of-the-turkish-f-keyboard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/history-of-the-turkish-f-keyboard</guid><description>How the Turkish F keyboard was designed around letter frequency in Turkish, why that idea shaped its layout, and how its history can help you learn it better.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Turkish F keyboard</category></item><item><title>Time-saving keyboard shortcuts</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/time-saving-keyboard-shortcuts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/time-saving-keyboard-shortcuts</guid><description>The Windows and macOS shortcuts that save the most time each day, such as copy, paste, undo and switching windows, plus a simple way to practise them.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>Turkish Q or Turkish F keyboard?</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/q-or-f-keyboard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/q-or-f-keyboard</guid><description>Turkish Q and Turkish F keyboards put the same letters in different spots. Here is how they differ, who each suits best, and how to test both.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Turkish F keyboard</category></item><item><title>Typing practice at home with your child</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/typing-practice-at-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/typing-practice-at-home</guid><description>Easy typing games you can play with your child at home, from paper finger maps to short screen sessions, with simple ideas to keep motivation high.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Parents and teachers</category></item><item><title>Typing Turkish characters: ğ, ş, ı, İ</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/typing-turkish-characters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/typing-turkish-characters</guid><description>Where to find the Turkish letters ğ, ş, ı and İ on the Q and F keyboards, which finger to use for each, and how to keep dotted and dotless i apart.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>Using the Shift key correctly</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/using-shift-correctly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/using-shift-correctly</guid><description>Learn which pinky should press Shift, why the opposite-hand rule works, and how to practice capital letters without breaking your rhythm in a few minutes a day.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>What is an average typing speed?</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/average-typing-speed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/average-typing-speed</guid><description>Average typing speed depends on the person. Learn general speed ranges for beginners, regular practicers and advanced typists, and how to set a fitting goal.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Speed and measurement</category></item><item><title>What is touch typing and why learn it?</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/what-is-touch-typing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/what-is-touch-typing</guid><description>Touch typing means typing without looking at the keys. Here is what it is, why it is worth learning, and what your first few weeks will likely feel like.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Getting started</category></item><item><title>What is WPM and how is it calculated?</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/what-is-wpm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/what-is-wpm</guid><description>WPM means words per minute. Learn the five-character word rule, the gross and net WPM difference, and how accuracy changes what your typing test score means.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Speed and measurement</category></item><item><title>What to do when you make a mistake</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/what-to-do-when-you-make-a-mistake</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/what-to-do-when-you-make-a-mistake</guid><description>Hit the wrong key? Learn how to recover calmly, use Backspace with the right pinky, and drop the small habits that slow your typing down over time.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Technique</category></item><item><title>When should children start learning to type?</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/when-should-kids-start-typing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/when-should-kids-start-typing</guid><description>How can you tell if your child is ready to learn touch typing? Practical signs based on reading, hand size, posture, attention span and screen time balance.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Parents and teachers</category></item><item><title>Where did QWERTY come from?</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/where-qwerty-came-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/where-qwerty-came-from</guid><description>The story behind the keyboard layout you use every day: its typewriter roots, the popular slow-down myth, and how the Turkish Q layout fits the same family.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Keyboards and gear</category></item><item><title>Why programmers should learn touch typing</title><link>https://klavye.tech/en/blog/why-programmers-should-touch-type</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://klavye.tech/en/blog/why-programmers-should-touch-type</guid><description>Learn why touch typing helps programmers keep their eyes on the code, reach common symbols quickly and fix mistakes smoothly, plus where to start.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Coding</category></item></channel></rss>