An adaptor for the keyboard cable, and a USB extender, so we can plug in one more USB device, and reorganize all of the stuff already plugged in or waiting its turn to be plugged in.
And or course, the fixer. Thanks, Tom.
I have my voice back!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
My Computer Had Laryngitis
I was looking forward to spending some quality time with my computer this morning. The emails were pouring in. A young friend had just given me access to shared files on his server to download music free through iTunes. And I had lots of blogs to read and respond too.
And then I discovered that my computer had lost it's voice. My keyboard didn't work. It felt just like losing your voice with a bad case of laryngitis, with people talking to you and you not able to talk back.
It after restarting the machine and trying several things, that I decided it must be the connection, mostly because I kept getting caught up on the keyboard cable with my foot and giving it a good yank. Not good.
So off to Best Buy we went, to visit the Geek Squad. The bad news - the keyboard worked just fine. That means it was the CPU port that was bad.
The good news - the fix.
An adaptor for the keyboard cable, and a USB extender, so we can plug in one more USB device, and reorganize all of the stuff already plugged in or waiting its turn to be plugged in.
And or course, the fixer. Thanks, Tom.
I have my voice back!
An adaptor for the keyboard cable, and a USB extender, so we can plug in one more USB device, and reorganize all of the stuff already plugged in or waiting its turn to be plugged in.
And or course, the fixer. Thanks, Tom.
I have my voice back!
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Tom looks just like my husband Art does when he's saving me from a computer glitch! An expert with wires under the desk.
ReplyDeleteAnd waht did it say once it regained its voice? You seem to have all the help you need, with Best Buy's Geek Squad and that red-shirted helper!!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe it. You even have two chairs at the desk where you can work side by side.
ReplyDeletesuccess, you have to email me and tell me how to get free music--I won an ipod shuffle.
ReplyDeleteBut, you could have used your Acer netbook as a last resort. I know, it's not the same as a desktop...
ReplyDeleteAhhh, so glad you ahve your voice back...losing my cmouter is certainly a fear of mine.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is also awesome you have a 'fixer'...he's a good egg!
I'm glad you got the fix you needed so quickly. My son-in-law put in one of those hubs last month and it's great. The area under your desk looks like mine. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for all those great helps when something goes wrong in computer land. I'm glad you got your voice back.
ReplyDeleteI could sure use a Tom at my place!!!
ReplyDeleteLaughing, and happy you've got such a wizard to help you out!!!
I see you have some of the same troubles that I have had---mainly catching my foot on the cord from the mouse and flipping it to the floor---and---that network of lines on the floor. . What to do with all that stuff. LOL MB
ReplyDeleteThat worked out and I'm glad it turned out to be an easy fix.
ReplyDeleteGlad it wasn't something that couldn't be easily fixed. Now does Tom have to stay down there??? :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you got your voice back. Around here I would be the one crawling on the floor.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it wasn't a difficult fix Linda...
ReplyDeleteFound your blog through your funny comment on Martha's egret/vole posting! Made me laugh so I had to visit -- thanks for the Pacific Northwest memories. (We're in Florida now, but lived in Eugene area for 40 years before retirement.) I scrolled back a ways and you have a great blog. I'll visit again. The Chihualy glass pictures were beautiful!
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