What's mildly irritating you today? - Page 40

BigV · 08-11-2008, 02:53 PM

you bought a keyboard that does not have a scroll lock key? wtf?

I once bought a keyboard that had, of all things, a POWER key where the sixpack of ins/del home/end pgup/pgdn resides. WTF?? I had to disassemble the keyboard, surgically excise the switch under that keycap, and then close the incision. don't think it was a logitech (who imho make otherwise excellent products) though.

SteveDallas · 08-11-2008, 03:06 PM

Yeah, really. It would never have occurred to me in a million years that I needed to check about the scroll lock key. Check out the Logitech Forum.

My favorite is the bit about how "we don't support KVM switches."

Flint · 08-11-2008, 03:08 PM

Their...ummm...keyboards don't "support" KVM switches?! wtfa ha ha

HungLikeJesus · 08-11-2008, 03:12 PM

I use an IOGEAR USB KVM switch at home, and I think you can reprogram which key is used to switch inputs.

Edit: For the IOGEAR GCS632U, the port switching key can be changed to use "control - control" for keyboards that don't have a scroll lock key.

Flint · 08-11-2008, 03:21 PM

Maybe Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator could be a work-around?

(It re-defines/re-assigns what your physical keys actually key.)

DanaC · 08-17-2008, 02:12 PM

Mum's away in Wales with the girls, which means I am looking after her dog (Pilau's brother, Dante). Unfortunately, Dan has hurt his paw, quite badly. He is limping something shocking and the vets is looking likely for tomorrow. Whilst he's not able to walk properly I want him to be in his own home and so stayed at Mum's house last night and will do so again tonight.

Why is this irritating? I'll tell you. Mum's computer is paggered and I was relying on my laptop to keep me in touvh with the Cellar whist down there and to listen to some audio plays at night. Bloody sodding powerpack has died. I can't recharge the laptop. This is particularly irritating because the same thing happened on Thursday and the IT dept. sorted me out a spare for the weekend. It worked once and then packed up.

I have about 40 mins of battery power left and may end up at mum's for several nights. I will do most of my internet stuff here during the day, but I hate not being able to just leave my computer on all evening. Grrr. Particularly annoying given I only just got my desktop working and would have liked to just maul about on it last night.

sweetwater · 08-18-2008, 02:03 PM

And my dog is having (ir)regular bouts of diarrhea. Of course I had just finished grooming her when she had her latest splat attack. And as a bonus she has has extensive feathering on her hindquarters and tail. I should just run her through the cur wash next time. I'll treat at home for a day or two then to the vet's if that doesn't work. Off to boil chicken and rice for the little critter now - and I rarely cook even for myself!

BigV · 08-19-2008, 10:35 AM

We (Seattle) failed to abide by the Federal Clean Air Act Sunday. This was the first violation since 1992. Dammit.

Tink · 08-19-2008, 10:54 AM

Didn't get my workout in this morning. Must make sure to go at lunch. Good thing it's close.

dar512 · 08-19-2008, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

I hate not being able to just leave my computer on all evening. Grrr.

Don't you have a power cord for the laptop?

Shawnee123 · 08-19-2008, 02:51 PM

Fat phony fuck-face effeminate-looking losers who pretend to not be losers all the while acting like asshats. You know who you are. Yeah, you got it all going on...NOT!

ZenGum · 08-19-2008, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetwater

I should just run her through the cur wash next time.

That was either an excelent pun or a fortuitous typo!

Cicero · 08-19-2008, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Fat phony fuck-face effeminate-looking losers who pretend to not be losers all the while acting like asshats. You know who you are. Yeah, you got it all going on...NOT!

mmmm......You may be right. I might be a fuck-face.:p lol! It's been a loong time since I've heard that term! I like it!

sweetwater · 08-19-2008, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

That was either an excelent pun or a fortuitous typo!

It was deliberate. I've been saying it for years just waiting for somebody, anybody, to notice and appreciate it. Now I can concentrate on saying "I need a trepanation like I need a hole in the head" and see how long that one takes to get an audience.

DanaC · 08-20-2008, 06:27 AM

@Dar, nope. The powerpack has blown, that's what's wrong with the laptop. Annoyingly, they gave me a replacement after the first was blown by a powercut....then the replacement stopped working.

08-11-2008, 02:53 PM	#586
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	you bought a keyboard that does not have a scroll lock key? wtf? I once bought a keyboard that had, of all things, a POWER key where the sixpack of ins/del home/end pgup/pgdn resides. WTF?? I had to disassemble the keyboard, surgically excise the switch under that keycap, and then close the incision. don't think it was a logitech (who imho make otherwise excellent products) though. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-11-2008, 03:08 PM	#588
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Their...ummm...keyboards don't "support" KVM switches?! wtfa ha ha __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-11-2008, 03:12 PM	#589
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	I use an IOGEAR USB KVM switch at home, and I think you can reprogram which key is used to switch inputs. Edit: For the IOGEAR GCS632U, the port switching key can be changed to use "control - control" for keyboards that don't have a scroll lock key. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker. Last edited by HungLikeJesus; 08-11-2008 at 03:24 PM.

08-11-2008, 03:21 PM	#590
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Maybe Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator could be a work-around? (It re-defines/re-assigns what your physical keys actually key.) __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

08-18-2008, 02:03 PM	#592
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	And my dog is having (ir)regular bouts of diarrhea. Of course I had just finished grooming her when she had her latest splat attack. And as a bonus she has has extensive feathering on her hindquarters and tail. I should just run her through the cur wash next time. I'll treat at home for a day or two then to the vet's if that doesn't work. Off to boil chicken and rice for the little critter now - and I rarely cook even for myself! __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

08-11-2008, 03:06 PM	#587
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Yeah, really. It would never have occurred to me in a million years that I needed to check about the scroll lock key. Check out the Logitech Forum. My favorite is the bit about how "we don't support KVM switches."

08-17-2008, 02:12 PM	#591
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Mum's away in Wales with the girls, which means I am looking after her dog (Pilau's brother, Dante). Unfortunately, Dan has hurt his paw, quite badly. He is limping something shocking and the vets is looking likely for tomorrow. Whilst he's not able to walk properly I want him to be in his own home and so stayed at Mum's house last night and will do so again tonight. Why is this irritating? I'll tell you. Mum's computer is paggered and I was relying on my laptop to keep me in touvh with the Cellar whist down there and to listen to some audio plays at night. Bloody sodding powerpack has died. I can't recharge the laptop. This is particularly irritating because the same thing happened on Thursday and the IT dept. sorted me out a spare for the weekend. It worked once and then packed up. I have about 40 mins of battery power left and may end up at mum's for several nights. I will do most of my internet stuff here during the day, but I hate not being able to just leave my computer on all evening. Grrr. Particularly annoying given I only just got my desktop working and would have liked to just maul about on it last night.

08-19-2008, 10:35 AM	#593
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	We (Seattle) failed to abide by the Federal Clean Air Act Sunday. This was the first violation since 1992. Dammit. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-19-2008, 10:54 AM	#594
Tink Why oh why? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 186	Didn't get my workout in this morning. Must make sure to go at lunch. Good thing it's close.

08-19-2008, 02:51 PM	#596
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Fat phony fuck-face effeminate-looking losers who pretend to not be losers all the while acting like asshats. You know who you are. Yeah, you got it all going on...NOT! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-20-2008, 06:27 AM	#600
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	@Dar, nope. The powerpack has blown, that's what's wrong with the laptop. Annoyingly, they gave me a replacement after the first was blown by a powercut....then the replacement stopped working.

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