When typing with two fingers (hunt and peck), "the visual and frontal cortices of the brain are forced to focus on where individual keys are located. Once you are able to type with all ten fingers without needing to look down at the keyboard, your overall productivity when using a computer will improve dramatically. This may come as a surprise to many, but typing faster is not the primary objective of learning to touch-type rather it is a desired side effect. All of this reading led me to the point I am now, namely a great deal more aware of the tensions, and especially the misconceptions that surround this issue. I worked with some colleagues to write an article on this very topic for the college magazine, Dunia, an exercise that required us to read a wide range of research on the topic, the outcome of which I have summed up at the bottom of this post if you're interested. Hunting for keys and pecking at the keyboard, before eventually, and with great trepidation, looking up at the screen only to be presented with a mangled representation of the thoughts I so diligently delivered with my not so deft strokes-littered with the red lines demanding that I attempt again to wrestle the meaning from the scrambled melange of words, words that barely resemble the ideas I am attempting to represent, even now fading from my short term memory… Just follow these security measures for a safe online banking experience.ĭon’t miss out on ET Prime stories! Get your daily dose of business updates on WhatsApp.Have you ever sat in the proximity of someone writing who can touch-type? They sit nonchalantly in front of the screen, their fingers dancing over the keys meanwhile I sit hunched over the keyboard like Gollum, forehead facing the screen instead of, well, my face. The URL in the address bar should start with ‘ and not just ‘ So the next time do not get wary of online transactions. Whenever you have to submit some sensitive information online you have to check if the site uses encryption to protect your personal data. Beware of typing passwords on unknown PCs. The easiest way to grab information is key logging software, which record all the keystrokes you typed, to be retrieved later for fraudulent usage. PCs at cyber cafes may be infested with viruses and Trojans that can capture and transmit your personal data to fraudsters. Alpha-numeric passwords along with some special character like * or # are a safe bet.Īvoid cyber cafes/public computers for net banking Moreover stay away from keeping obvious ones like your spouse’s name or your pet’s name. Often customers get deceived and part with some confidential information like an IPIN or net banking password, which has led to some online frauds.Ĭhanging passwords often helps in protecting your account even if inadvertently you may have disclosed it to someone. Often these mails ask you to click on a link, which leads you to a fake website. In the recent past there have been some emails titled ‘security measures’, which have been sent on the bank’s behalf. If any bank official asks to part with some confidential information you have a right to complain at quality control or surveillance department of the concerned bank. No bank asks for personal details such as your PIN/IPIN or TPIN either via mails or a phone call. Never part with your personal information
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