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Do you or your little munchkins have a new Mac? Do you or they need to learn typing? Then you need Mavis Beacon, the go to gal for typing on the Mac since 1987. Basic skills, speed drills, games and generally the funnest way to learn for kids young and old.

MacKiev has released Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 2.0 and it’s available on the Mac App Store for $29.99, which is a ten spot off the regular price.

New stuff in this version:

• iCloud storage option for typing progress, scores and user settings
• Enhanced for Lion, including full screen support
• Four times as many RSS feeds for typing practice, including GeoSciences, Top Health News and Artificial Intelligence News

My wife learned to type English with Mavis in the late ’90s and since our kids have taken advantage of her time tested instructional skills, too. Moreover, this teaching tool also comes with a host of great games that don’t involve killing, destruction or any kind of larceny — good stuff.

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