Trebuchet
Penultimate Amazing
I mouse with the left. No matter how many times I told the IT guys remoting into my work computer about that, they always got messed up.
Cont: Dear Users… (A thread for Sysadmin, Technical Support, and Help Desk people) Part 11
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novaphile
Quester of Doglets
I have backlit LED keyboard with replaceable keycaps. I asked Logitech if they had a penguin keycap that I could use in place of the Windows one. They didn't.I looked into getting one from a third party, but for some reason didn't like the options.
Many, many, years ago, I was at a linux conference, and happened upon a stall that was selling various little open source source trinkets.
Amongst their items were little 'Tux' case badges.
I bought a whole sheet and have happily affixed them on many cases.
Hey look! They're still a thing!
https://www.case-badges.com/linux-tux-logo-3d-domed-computer-case-badges-p-201.html
alfaniner
Penultimate Amazing
I don't understand this? Mouse with the left, what?
I've said this before.
My wife inverts her mouse. Not let me be clear she doesn't change the direction in software, she literally reverses her mouse on her desk so the cord is facing up.
She's a monster.
My wife inverts her mouse. Not let me be clear she doesn't change the direction in software, she literally reverses her mouse on her desk so the cord is facing up.
She's a monster.
grmcdorman
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Probably the buttons swapped - right button is "click", left button is "context menu" type of thing.
Trackball user for decades now - always throws anyone trying to use my PCs.
alfaniner
Penultimate Amazing
Another image I can't parse. Every wired mouse I've used had the wire coming out the top. (as you look at it from above)
TragicMonkey
Poisoned Waffles
So it operates by boat-steering rules, you move the mouse left to go right, instead of car-steering rules, you move the mouse right to go right?
The Man
Unbanned zombie poster
Or counter-steering on a motorcycle.
novaphile
Quester of Doglets
Same here, (Logitech TrackMan Marble) ever since I was told to 'stop playing the violin' back in 1996.
(Rotator cuff injury caused by mousing, no less, I'd never even tried to learn how to play a violin)
a_unique_person
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
That's a three letter acronym.
arthwollipot
Observer of Phenomena, Pronouns: he/him
I actually just said "**** off" to a VIP caller.
Fortunately, they had already hung up the phone.
Fortunately, they had already hung up the phone.
arthwollipot
Observer of Phenomena, Pronouns: he/him
Just took a consult from a T1. It went like this:
Person created a Teams channel, but they didn't add themself to the Teams channel, so they can't see the Teams channel, so they tried to create the Teams channel again but they couldn't because it already exists.
Can anybody see the Teams channel?
Yes, but they don't have permission to add other people to it.
Escalate.
Person created a Teams channel, but they didn't add themself to the Teams channel, so they can't see the Teams channel, so they tried to create the Teams channel again but they couldn't because it already exists.
Can anybody see the Teams channel?
Yes, but they don't have permission to add other people to it.
Escalate.catsmate
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Ah, TLAs.....That's a three letter acronym.
Wudang
BOFH
And if it's longer, it's an XTLA - eXtended Three Letter Acronym.
Tip I learned the hard way, don't make a habit of that.
You start doing it on the reg and sooner or later your timing is going to be off and it's gonna come out before they hang up.
Signed - Someone who in the very distant past muttered a last minute "For ****'s sake" while finishing a call with a CWO4.
Gord_in_Toronto
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In the past quick thinking saved me in a similar circumstance when I was called out. I added, "It's something happening in the office."
Trebuchet
Penultimate Amazing
Buttons swapped and I move it around with the left as well, despite being strongly right-handed. I hit on that years ago when the carpal tunnel syndrome in my right hand became near disabling. By moving that one common task to the other hand, I've shared the activity better and no longer have significant CTS problems with the right. It's the buttons being swapped that always messed up the IT people.
Of course, now there's arthritis, but that's another story.
My wife also uses the buttons swapped, but moves the mouse with her right hand, due to an injury to her right index finger.
arthwollipot
Observer of Phenomena, Pronouns: he/him
I really wish some people would learn to use English proper.
This is a technical explanation we received this morning for a problem that has been ongoing for some time:
"...we believe that what we are seeing for most users is that some of the office com add-ins reduce the performance of MS Office to a point that when another process that also consumes resources occur, Office usability can reduce to the point where there it significant impacts on useability."
Okay, thanks for that.
This is a technical explanation we received this morning for a problem that has been ongoing for some time:
"...we believe that what we are seeing for most users is that some of the office com add-ins reduce the performance of MS Office to a point that when another process that also consumes resources occur, Office usability can reduce to the point where there it significant impacts on useability."
Okay, thanks for that.
TragicMonkey
Poisoned Waffles
Well, it's not great but it does convey the intended meaning so it's not complete garbage. It's not like when they put in tickets that read "HELP I NEED HLEP MY COPMUTER STOP!!!!!!!!!!! FIX" or "nogran pfreing, please advise immediately" or "hi my name is margaret is this thing on i dont know computers its not doing anything my grandson said to unplug it but i cant find the part that goes in can you help me its margaret i sit by the window".