Re: OT keyboard oddness

On 12/24/2015 2:43 PM, Larry Colen wrote: John wrote: For this goof-off-on-the-internet computer, I'm still using an old IBM KB-6323. It's so old it doesn't have Windoze keys & it's still solid as a rock. In other words: "I'm discussing the state of the art in rocket science using a 20 year

Re: OT keyboard oddness

John wrote: For this goof-off-on-the-internet computer, I'm still using an old IBM KB-6323. It's so old it doesn't have Windoze keys & it's still solid as a rock. In other words: "I'm discussing the state of the art in rocket science using a 20 year old piece of gear" If I were a bit more

Re: OT keyboard oddness

For this goof-off-on-the-internet computer, I'm still using an old IBM KB-6323. It's so old it doesn't have Windoze keys & it's still solid as a rock. Every couple of years I take a dental pick, some Qtips, alcohol swabs and along with a set of mini keyboard cleaning tools that attach to my

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Glad for you, Ann! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 19, 2015, at 8:36 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I just got a Dell keyboard for $5.00 from the Salvation army today - happy > camper moi - it isn't even grungy.. not sure of its vintage > though I suppose I could take the

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> On 20 December 2015 at 04:36 ann sanfedele wrote: > > > ty[e... ROFL! Sorry. I'll get my coat. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and

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Well the space bar may be workable but my typing will still be my typing :-) ann On 12/20/2015 5:46 AM, WILSON MICHAEL wrote: On 20 December 2015 at 04:36 ann sanfedele wrote: ty[e... ROFL! Sorry. I'll get my coat. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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I hereby declare it to be the Church of Dreaming Butterflies > On 19 Dec 2015, at 18:46, Mark Roberts wrote: > > WILSON MICHAEL wrote: > >> A year's worth of Mark!s in two paragraphs. Well done. > > Some time in the distant future if the PDML archives are

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essage - From: "Bob W-PDML" <p...@web-options.com> > Subject: Re: OT keyboard oddness > > >> "Hisold" is a biblical herb mentioned in the book of Egregius, ch 7 v iii. >> "And thou shalt smear thine pillar with hisold yea though it be not s

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I just replaced my almost brand new Logitec keyboard with a used HP, more than 5 years old, (with vintage ground in dirt), and it's a huge improvement in the typing experience. New Keyboards really hoover... On 12/19/2015 1:17 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: Could be sticky but... doesn't explain

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"Hisold" is a biblical herb mentioned in the book of Egregius, ch 7 v iii. "And thou shalt smear thine pillar with hisold yea though it be not strong and lo, it shall arise like unto the cry of the daughters of Abdibab who did look upon it in its mighty wrath, verily even unto the heavens".

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A year's worth of Mark!s in two paragraphs. Well done. > On 19 December 2015 at 16:12 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > "Hisold" is a biblical herb mentioned in the book of Egregius, ch 7 v iii. > "And thou shalt smear thine pillar with hisold yea though it be not strong and > lo,

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WILSON MICHAEL wrote: >A year's worth of Mark!s in two paragraphs. Well done. Some time in the distant future if the PDML archives are discovered I have no doubt there will be a religion founded based on the writings of Bob W. >> On 19 December 2015 at 16:12 Bob W-PDML

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n 19 Dec 2015, at 19:32, Ken Waller <kwal...@peoplepc.com> wrote: > > Is that a typo - "Hisold" ? > > In my book, its spelled Hesold > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From: "WILSO

Re: OT keyboard oddness

Is that a typo - "Hisold" ? In my book, its spelled Hesold Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "WILSON MICHAEL" <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: OT keyboard oddness A year's worth of Mark!s in

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ah I c.. Thank you, ye old erudite one. so noted a On 12/19/2015 11:12 AM, Bob W-PDML wrote: "Hisold" is a biblical herb mentioned in the book of Egregius, ch 7 v iii. "And thou shalt smear thine pillar with hisold yea though it be not strong and lo, it shall arise like unto the cry of the

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Is that from the Old or New Testament ? Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Bob W-PDML" <p...@web-options.com> Subject: Re: OT keyboard oddness "Hisold" is a biblical herb mentioned in the bo

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I just got a Dell keyboard for $5.00 from the Salvation army today - happy camper moi - it isn't even grungy.. not sure of its vintage though I suppose I could take the trouble to ty[e in all the info on the bottom to figure it out feels great - space key cooperative Just reportin ann

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Well, slap my coremata and call me Parnassius apollo. > On 19 December 2015 at 19:51 Bob W-PDML wrote: > > > I hereby declare it to be the Church of Dreaming Butterflies > > > On 19 Dec 2015, at 18:46, Mark Roberts wrote: > > > > WILSON

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That means it's OK to complain! J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2015, at 10:17 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > Could be sticky but... > doesn't explain why the spell checker doesn't ask me to correct the > non-words that are created... of course now that > I've pointed it

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On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 1:17 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > Could be sticky but... > doesn't explain why the spell checker doesn't ask me to correct the > non-words that are created... of course now that > I've pointed it out it stopped doing it :-) Perhaps your computer sees an

OT keyboard oddness

I really do hit the space bar when I type but lately I see a lot of my posts have occurances of words being up against each other.. I do put the email through spell check - so it is odd that the missing spaced words doesn't ask if I want to correct nonsense words that it creates like "hisold"

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I've noticed such for some time, Ann. Thing is, it's never detracted from your delightful style. J Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2015, at 8:06 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > > I really do hit the space bar when I type but lately I see a lot of my posts > have occurances of

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My keyboard at work does that. It's a mechanical problem. Ya gotta hit that space bar with great force to get it to work. It's just sticky is all... Cheers, frank On December 18, 2015 11:06:14 AM EST, ann sanfedele wrote: >I really do hit the space bar when I type but

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Could be sticky but... doesn't explain why the spell checker doesn't ask me to correct the non-words that are created... of course now that I've pointed it out it stopped doing it :-) ann On 12/19/2015 12:43 AM, knarf wrote: My keyboard at work does that. It's a mechanical problem. Ya