New keyboard, new mouse, surely things will improve. Such anticipation, but they weren't really failing before, just getting worn. The need was for a new printer, and that was a huge need. So I upgraded on the other things at the same time, also having them wireless.
Not sure it was the best idea. I have to type slower, more deliberate, and sometimes that doesn't solve the problem. The letters just won't appear, or half of a word drags itself onto the screen and I have to backtrack to make sense. I change the way I type, one letter at a time, not winning any contest with so many words per minute, I am not competing with anyone. Sometimes this seems to help, but not always. Am I waiting for the mood to get to the system---or what? The mouse will behave when it wants to, other times it dances around, a whirling dervish, totally disobeying the directions given. All of these antics slow down my production. This is not a good thing for a writer who has a deadline of at least three newspaper columns weekly.
The biggest challenge is that my use of my flash drive is completely stymied. When I insert the drive into my computer base, the mouse dies. At least vanishes, no action whatsoever, thus no way to use the info brought home on the flash drive. When I remove the flash the mouse pops up again, not necessarily behaving, but at least present where I can chase him back to the positions needed.
More than frustrating! Will have a neighbor who has rescued me in the past come to check this one out. "Neighbors who know" are a wonderful thing, particularly when they accept that the tech world is somewhat of a mystery no matter how much I use it. In the mean time I salvaged the boxes that the keyboard and the mouse belong to with the possibility of a return to the esteemed Staples outlet, along with my bill, etc. And, being a person of little faith when it comes to this sort of thing, I have also kept the old worn and faithful keyboard and wired mouse. In the meantime I am trying for a light touch with my heavy hands, or perhaps it is a heavy touch with my light hands.
No comments:
Post a Comment