Thursday, January 26, 2012

Typing Instructor Platinum

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Typing Instructor Platinum
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Product Features

  • Typing instruction software improves typing speed and accuracy
  • Visit 36 destinations around the world on 3 unique travel themes
  • Choose from 20 educational typing plans or create your own typing plan
  • Lessons, tests, and game challenges motivate typists to improve their typing
  • Multi-level games; 300+ practice articles; progress reports; learn in English or Spanish

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Product Description

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Typing Instructor Platinum 21
The New & Exciting Way to Improve Your Typing!

Whether you want to improve your typing speed and accuracy, are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced typist, Typing Instructor Platinum features award winning typing instruction that is guaranteed to improve your typing! Typists may learn in English or Spanish.

Begin in the World Travel Port.
Typists begin their adventure in the World Travel Port.
Learn to Type or Improve Your Typing Skills--Guaranteed!

Typing Instructor Platinum is a highly innovative and powerful program designed to teach young children, teens, and adults to type, and to help typists strengthen and improve their keyboarding skills. Typists may choose from the twenty educational typing plans, tailored for both keyboard and numeric keys and symbols, with or without games--there is even a kids typing plan! In addition, typists can create their own personal lesson plans.

Exciting Travel Adventures Make Learning to Type Fun!

Typing Instructor Platinum takes typists out of the traditional classroom setting, on a thematic adventure, where they learn to type on a world travel trip, a photo safari, or a time travel trip. Typists begin their trip from the Travel Port, where they travel through several time zones around the world. Lessons, tests, and game challenges motivate typists to improve their typing skills so they can advance in the program, visit unique and exciting places, win game challenges, post high game scores, and collect stamp rewards for their travel passports.

Typing Plan
Reach your words-per-minute goal quickly with the suggested Typing Plan, or create your own personalized plan. View larger.
Multi-Play, Multi-Level Games Set a New Standard in Entertainment!

The program's games are not only challenging and fun, but are designed to teach specific typing skills, such as speed, accuracy, rhythm, dexterity, and retention. The program boasts the first narrative adventure typing game, Treasures of the Sunken City.

Proven Typing Techniques Improve Speed & Accuracy

Typing Instructor Platinum is an award-winning product! It is the most complete typing program available, with the perfect compliment of education, entertainment, and motivation, to teach you how to type or quickly improve your typing skills.

Learn in English or Spanish
Learn to type in English or Spanish, with complete instruction in Spanish.
Award-Winning Instruction Featuring 20+ Typing Plans

Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced typist, Typing Instructor Platinum has professionally designed lessons to meet your learning needs. Choose from the suggested plan, 20 other typing plans, or design your own personal typing plan with lessons, tests and games from Typing Instructor Platinum, or you can import your own materials--even your own music!

Over 100+ Professional Lessons & Tests Improve Speed & Accuracy Quickly

Quality Lessons and Tests allow you to learn quickly for faster touch-typing and improved accuracy. The use of repetitive key stroking builds correct finger-to-key memory. Step-by-step Lessons and Tests are dynamically built from learned letters and words to build accurate typing skills.

Progress Reports Quickly Identify Your Strengths & Weaknesses

A variety of graphs and charts show your proficiency over time. View results for each finger, row, key, or hand separately. You can even view your personal results for all typing activities. No typing product maintains your information so completely.

Dynamic Learning Feature Helps you Improve Weak Areas

Typing Instructor Platinum's Dynamic Learning feature evaluates your Typing Results to determine weak typing skill areas. Once identified, Typing Instructor automatically creates specific lessons for you, to improve your weak areas. You will improve quickly by focusing on the areas that need the most improvement.

An Exciting Typing Adventure Makes Learning Fun

Fun Arcade
Visit the Arcade anytime to play fun, challenging multi-level games.

Learn to type the new and exciting way with Typing Instructor Platinum. Visit 36 destinations around the world on 3 unique travel themes. Take a break from your trip anytime and visit the Practice area where you can play challenging multi-level, multi-play games in the arcade, practice typing magazine articles and literature, practice dictation, or design and practice personal lessons.

Multi-Play Games Set a New Standard in Entertainment!

Fun, challenging, entertaining games offer multiple ways to play games for typists of all levels. Choose the time length, the words-per-minute, the level of difficulty, and, in some games, an opponent! Typing Instructor Platinum has over 30+ game challenges.

Multi-Level Games Offer Excitement & Challenge

Type the words on each pillar of the pyramid to change it to a new color before the enemies ruin your plans in Ziggy. Use your retention and typing skills to find gold and jewels in Treasures of the Sunken City. Beware of giant sea creatures in Typing with Sharks. All of Typing Instructor Platinum's games have multiple levels of play to keep typing challenges fun and motivating.

Ziggy
Ziggy--Use your keyboarding skills to clear all of the words from the pyramid pillars while avoiding the bad guys.

Rewarding Experiences Motivate You to Keep Practicing

Typing Instructor Platinum measures your progress and provides the incentives you need to improve your skills. You are rewarded as you advance to each new level. Entertaining travel themes, passport stamps and safari photo souvenirs, progress charts and graphs, and exciting, multi-level typing games, motivate you to meet your typing goals quickly and proficiently.

Travel Destinations Provide a Fun Filled Adventure

Collect visas, time stamps, and photos in your Typing Passport as you travel to 36 different destinations around the world and through time.

Magazine Articles Keep Your Typing Skills Sharp

Learn and improve while you practice your typing skills. Choose your practice material from exciting articles on subjects such as sports, entertainment, medicine and classic literature.

Features of Typing Instructor Platinum

Typing Plans
  • Exclusive! Learn in English or Spanish!
  • Exclusive! Choose from 20+ typing plans!
  • Exclusive!! Suggested next step plans for faster learning
  • Exclusive! Dynamic learning plans
  • Exclusive! Create your own typing plan!
Lessons
  • Exclusive! Dynamic Learning
  • Structured touch-typing content
  • 3D guide hands for all keyboards
  • 3D guide hands turn on or off
Tests
  • Exclusive! Create your own tests
  • Exclusive!! Dynamically built tests
  • Timed tests and advancement level tests
Progress & Results
  • Exclusive! Instantly tracks results!
  • Exclusive! More reports on results than any typing program!
  • Exclusive! Pass tests and get rewards
  • Certificates of Achievement
  • Feedback on WPM and accuracy
  • Reports by key, finger, hand, and row
  • Results by bar, line and stacked graphs
Practice Activities
  • Exclusive! Practice how to type & ergonomics
  • Exclusive! Special skill content and development for intermediate and advanced typists
  • 300+ interesting practice articles
  • Wide variety of dictation materials
  • Practice games in the Arcade
Motivational Features
  • Exclusive! Three exciting travel themes
  • Exclusive! Visit 36 unique travel destinations
  • 60+ choices of music games & entertainment
  • Exclusive! 30+ game challenges
  • Exclusive! Multi-play games! Play games the way you want!
  • Exclusive! Multi-level games! More challenges as you advance
  • Exclusive! Ziggy--The #1 typing game!
  • Exclusive! Treasures of the Sunken City--the first and only typing adventure game
Personalize
  • Exclusive! Create your own lessons, tests & typing plans!
  • Exclusive! Import your own practice materials and magazine articles
  • Add your favorite music!

Product Description

Completely New!Typing Instructor Platinum is the new typing leader! It is the only brand of typing software that's packed with just the right mixture of education entertainment and motivation so users can improve their typing skills quickly and see immediate results with a best-product guarantee! Educational Design Learn to type with 20 lesson plans plus customize or make your own plans! Proven educational typing instruction techniques including ergonomics. Hundreds of typing lessons exercises tests and challenges. Standard or split keyboard and keypad. Entertaining Themes & Games Typing games make learning fun! Over 13 action-packed arcade-style typing games. Multi-level and multi-selectable keyboarding games. Treasures of the Sunken City the first ever typing adventure narration game. Motivating Features Variety of ways to practice typing with games lessons challenges dictation drills and 250+ magazine articles. Results! Immediate feedback on lessons and results by key finger and row. Printable progress charts and graphs. Dynamic Learning identifies weak areas and provides lessons to improve weaknesses. Learn in Spanish or English. System Requirements:Windows System Requirements Pentium®133 PC or Higher Microsoft Windows Vista XP or 2000 CD-ROM Drive 800 x 600 16 Bit or Higher Display 16-bit Sound Card Speakers or Headphones Mouse Mac System Requirements PowerPC G4 G5 or Intel Core Duo processor; 800 MHz processor or higher Mac OS X 10.4.6 10.5 CD-ROM Drive Video card with 32 MB of video RAM 1024 X 768 resolution Speakers & mouse Format: WIN 2000XPVISTA/MAC 10.4.6 OR LATER Genre: EDUCATION Age: 018527104958 UPC: 018527104958 Manufacturer No: EMM-T21

Customer Reviews
[An excellent program(TechFan)
An excellent program
This program is as good the more expensive typing programs out there and it works on Windows 7.

It provides several customize-able ways to learn.

Published 11 days ago by TechFan
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[Did not work with new iMac(ElbowGrease)
Did not work with new iMac
This software did not work with our new iMac. I tried to contact the software company but got no response. Will not buy from this company again.
Published 16 days ago by ElbowGrease
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[Good value for an entertaining learning program(Jaroslav Melgr)
Good value for an entertaining learning program
I purchased this program for my kids to learn typing and wanted something that also had typing games that would keep them engaged in the learning process.Read More]

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[It alright.. not what I expected(O. Faroque)
It alright.. not what I expected
I had a typing application before. This is why i bought another one.. I lose my other typing software and I wanted to improve my typing speed more...Read More]

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[Nothing but Trouble.(G. Mack)
Nothing but Trouble.
I purchased this Typing Instructor yesterday, and have had nothing but trouble with it.The last two times it shut down everything I had open, and went to a blue dump screen.Read More]

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[Finally a FUN AND EDUCATIONAL program(missionmatt)
Finally a FUN AND EDUCATIONAL program
We LOVE this program! (I have an 8yr old & 10yr old) It is PACKED with games & activities that really do practice typing, and progress incrementally - but in a way that's FUN too...Read More]

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[typing instruction(Odo)
typing instruction
Iam enjoying this product any way.My computer instructor resigned few weeks after I started the instruction class.Read More]

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[Typing instructor platinum(Trackbike)
Typing instructor platinum
Wonderful program regardless of age or experience. Have been doing the 1 finger thing for 40 years. Easy and entertaining program. Have tried others but I am now learning to type
Published 2 months ago by Trackbike
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[Windows 7 Compatible(Shean)
Windows 7 Compatible
It's very basic and it helps improve your typing. It also helps with specific spots such as symbols and numbers. Everything installed quickly and easily without a problem.
Published 3 months ago by Shean
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Zoo Tycoon 2 Extinct Animals Expansion Pack

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Zoo Tycoon 2 Extinct Animals Expansion Pack
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  • MICROSOFT 9MI-00001 ZOO TYCOON 2: EXTINCT ANIMALS

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Shocking News Update! Zoo Tycoon scientists report an unprecedented discovery to worldwide astonishment, amazement, and, frankly, a few raised eyebrows: More than 30 Extinct animals are ready to be brought back to life just for your zoo! From the adorable dodo bird to the massive American mastodon, the ferocious saber-toothed cat, and the terrific T. rex, enchant your guests with animals from the past in Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals. Head out on a paleontology dig to search for fossils, assemble your finds, and then take them to the Extinct Research Lab to bring your Extinct animals to life! Unveil the drama of Extinct landscapes with misty springs, tar pits, glaciers and maybe even a caveman or two. Once you’ve populated your Extinct zoo, you can research and cure diseases, and even wrangle a pack of rampaging dinosaurs in first-person mode!

Do your part to bring ‘em back and the thrill of experiencing Extinct animals will bring your Zoo guests back for more!

Fossil-Finding Minigame
Search for fossils in first-person mode using your fossil-finding sonar gun, and then get down and dirty digging them up. Zookeeper duties call? Hire a paleontologist to head the search for you!

Fossil Building Minigame
Got fossils? Take them to the Extinct Research Lab to piece them all together. Puzzle it out, and your Extinct animal takes shape right before your eyes!

Extinct Animal Creation Minigame
Try your luck at the Lab, matching patterns to bring your Extinct animal to life! Meet the resident scientist! Get a perfect score, and watch him break-dance!

Dino Rampage Minigame
Your dinosaurs have gone on a rampage! Zip into first-person mode to wrangle the raging beasts with your tranquilizer gun. Too many to handle on your own? Never fear! The Dino Capture Team is on the job.

Disease Curing Minigame
Extinct animal down with a disease? The cure is in your hands! Take samples and do research to find the cause, and then inoculate to cure the disease. Your animals and your zoo guests will thank you for saving the day!

New Staff Members
The Saber-toothed Cat and Dino Entertainers take the stage with live performances, puppet shows, and break-dancing. Your Paleontologist will not only educate your guests about your Extinct animals but will also search for fossils. And the Dino Capture Team is on call to keep your guests safe from rampaging dinos!

New Scenarios and Challenges
Watch romance blossom as you successfully create a mate for your sister zoo’s Tyrannosaurus rex plus other fun Extinct-themed campaigns and challenges!

New Extinct-themed Buildings and Objects
Put your zoo in the Extinct mood with Extinct-themed buildings and objects! Wander through the Cave Painting Hall and wonder at the cave art! See how Extinct animals stack up by size at the Size Comparison Mural!

Product Description

Microsoft Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals - Expansion Pack 9MI-00001 Games & Entertainment

Customer Reviews
[Great to have all the possible animals(jobew)
Great to have all the possible animals
My kids love playing this game.Everything about running a zoo and setting up animal exhibits and working to get a great show for guests is fun and easy to do and learn.Read More]

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[Zoo Tycoon 2 Rocks - Love the "Extinct" Expansion(C. Davis)
Zoo Tycoon 2 Rocks - Love the "Extinct" Expansion
I have all the ZT2 expansion packs and love them all.This one is no exception.It's so fun having the option of putting dinosaurs and dodo birds in your zoo!Read More]

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[Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals()
Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals
I have all the Zoo Tycoon 2 games, except for African Adventure.They are all very fun.In Extinct Animals you can dig for fossils, build the fossils, and create a dinosaur...Read More]

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[A good addition to the Zoo Tycoon family.(K. Gerber)
A good addition to the Zoo Tycoon family.
This was in BRAND NEW condition, never opened, and worked great! also shipped very fast. I already had Zoo Tycoon 2 and this expansion makes it even more fun to create and then...Read More]

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[a trip to the ice age(dream factory)
a trip to the ice age
So far I have all the zoo tycoon games. from the endangered species and the marine mania and safari adventure and the ultimate collection.Read More]

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[Kids love it!(Weatherly)
Kids love it!
This is a fun, engaging game for kids. I highly recommend any of the Zoo Tycoon expansion packs. There is a Zoo Tycoon "patch" that should be installed on your computer before...Read More]

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[My 8 year old loves this game!(SeasofBlue)
My 8 year old loves this game!
My 8 year old son just loves playing this game especially since he loves animals and you can get the expansion pack (Extinct Animals)for the dinosaurs!Read More]

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[lots of fun(Susannah M. Cruz)
lots of fun
I like zoo tycoon 2 enjoy playing because of the challenges, I also like the old zoo tycoon, my kids like this one too. So I play both.

Published 23 months ago by Susannah M. Cruz
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[My kids' favorite game yet!(et)
My kids' favorite game yet!
My kids (4 & 6) absolutely adore this game.It is a little difficult for them so they just do the free play which is perfect for them.Read More]

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Snark Busters 2: All Revved Up [Download]

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Snark Busters 2: All Revved Up [Download]
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From the Manufacturer

Snark Busters 2: All Revved Up tells the incredible story of Jack Blair, a world famous racecar driver who puts his career on hold to catch the Snark. Join Jack as he jumps between the real world and the inverted realms inside of mirrors in an attempt to catch his quarry. Solve dozens of whimsical puzzles; explore worlds of exquisite detail; and keep your eyes peeled for hundreds of cleverly hidden objects! Packed with mini-games, animated cinematics, and clickable surprises, Snark Busters 2 offers a ride you'll never forget!

  • Six chapters
  • 31 locations
  • 21 mini-games
  • Unlimited hints and tips
  • Learn-as-you-play tutorial

  • System Requirements
     Minimum Specifications:
    OS:Win 7,Vista and XP
    Processor:1 GHz
    RAM:512 MB
    Hard Drive:421 MB
    Video Card:DirectX 9 compatible video card with 3D acceleration
    Additional Info:DirectX 9.0 or later

    Customer Reviews
    [Entertaining(Amazon Lover)
    Entertaining
    I played this after playing the first "snark" game.However, I found it to be easier than the first "snark" game and not as challenging.Read More]

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    [Snark Busters 3 - where are you?(C. T. Spence)
    Snark Busters 3 - where are you?
    I am so waiting for the next Snark Busters game. I really enjoy the puzzles, the visuals and the premise. Please, Designers and Programmers, give us another!

    Published 13 days ago by C. T. Spence
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    [Lots of fun, until------(D. Fontanesi)
    Lots of fun, until------
    I really enjoyed playing this the first time.So I thought I'd go thru it again.The second time it was full of bugs. Some pieces are not there in order to finish an item.Read More]

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    [Every bit as much fun as the first(Rebecca Holdmeyer)
    Every bit as much fun as the first
    I enjoyed the first Snark Busters game, so I was glad to see there was a sequel. It didn't disappoint!Read More]

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    [Absolutely delightful!(P. B. Sharp)
    Absolutely delightful!
    The Snark is an elusive wild creature invented by Lewis Carroll. In fact, the game reminds me a great deal in its wacky logic of "Alice in Wonderland.Read More]

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    [Good game!(Debrah L. Balke)
    Good game!
    I loved the first Snark Buster, so I was very excited to see a part 2. It did not disappoint. Equally as fun as the first one.Read More]

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    Mount Blade

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    Mount Blade
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    Product Features

    • Mount & Blade offers a realistic world, where some quests are resolved through the world's own dynamics.
    • A demanding game with a high degree of concentration and user involvement.
    • Innovative battles take place with your character on the horseback.

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    Product Description
    War has come down on Calradia. In a land torn by constant danger, raids and skirmishes, you will raise and lead your own war band, commanding dozens of hardened soldiers. You will fight epic battles where arrows cut the air, swords hack with fury, and horses and men clash into a violent melee. Combining a sophisticated, dynamic game world and intense medieval sword fighting action, Mount&Blade strives to create a game experience never seen before.

    Customer Reviews
    [Wonderful(Idil Ovutmen)
    Wonderful
    This is a great game, really, it is. There are a lot of reviews on here, so I will only write about the one thing I disagree with when it comes to the reviews:

    The...Read More]

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    [good game(Karie L. Kelliher)
    good game
    This is an older game, so the graphics aren't as good as most of the other ones out there today. The gameplay itself, however, is still really good.

    Published 19 days ago by Karie L. Kelliher
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    [Fantastic sandbox "do-whatever-you-like" game(Lupus)
    Fantastic sandbox "do-whatever-you-like" game
    It's almost three years and I still go back and play it. Though the graphics aren't as good as other games in the genre, this one stands out for its complete freedom and its...Read More]

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    [revolutionary gameplay awesome game in general(Tony)
    revolutionary gameplay awesome game in general
    upfront i apologize if i have grammar errors English is my not my native language

    i first found the demo beta version of this game in a game magazine it was around .Read More]

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    [Game Play over Graphics(Robert A. Byrne)
    Game Play over Graphics
    I've been playing PC games for over thirty years and Mount and Blade is one of the most enjoyable. Now, right out of the gate, you have to accept that the graphics are not going...Read More]

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    [Only a 5 Star Game if you can install a mod correctly(Xenocide)
    Only a 5 Star Game if you can install a mod correctly
    If Your reading this review as of this date, make sure you get warband which is the same game, just more recent with expanded content/features.Read More]

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    [mount and blade(golfbern)
    mount and blade
    the article purchased came ok and was as advertised.the game itself is pretty boring and not much fun.
    Published 7 months ago by golfbern
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    [Great game(Anthony)
    Great game
    Mount and Blade is by far the best game I have ever had. The archery and the horse riding in this game is really realistic.Read More]

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    [Mount and Blade so far(Oliver Pendulum)
    Mount and Blade so far
    Well, I have not finished the whole game, but it is relatively challenging especially on horseback. Only one problem so far. I went into a town recently and dismounted.Read More]

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