My keyboard is having issues.
Good Thursday morning to you!
Yesterday, my old, old, old trusty keyboard started giving me issues. A few letters, which I didn't think I used all that often, have given up the ghost, and they don't seem to be fixable.
(Now I realize I use those letters all the time!)
I'm pretty sad, since I loved my keyboard, and they don't make one exactly like it anymore.
I ordered this similar one, though, and I'm super anxious for it to arrive because blogging like this is pretty terrible.
(I keep having to use spell check to fix the words, or I have to copy and paste the missing letters from other sources! And one of the missing letters is in my password, which means logging in is problematic.)
Luckily, we have Amazon Prime, which means my keyboard should arrive very soon. The site says Monday, but, not gonna lie, I'm holding out hope for a speedier delivery. 😉
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In other news, our Luxi mattress arrived, and tonight should be our first night sleeping on it.
We have low-ish expectations for how tonight will go, given that it takes time to adjust to a new mattress. Once we've had time to get used to it and tweak the layers to find the jusssst-right firmness level, I'll let you know what we think!
(We purchased our mattress with our own money...this isn't a sponsored mention.)
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And even though I already owned a fair number of eco-friendly items, there's been only one time I've received an item I owned already (it was mesh produce bags).
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And that's all I've got for now.
I think I'm gonna switch to the laptop for typing tomorrow's post because good heavens, typing on a broken keyboard is for the birds.
(Hurry up, Amazon truck!!)
Now I'm curious about which letters died on you. I was thinking letters such as Q or X, but surely you aren't using them a lot... Now Z, I can understand why you need that one. 🙂
I'm curious as to how that mattress works out, too. I've not heard of one like that, so I'm interested. We'll be replacing a mattress before too long, so I listen when people talk about their likes and dislikes with mattresses.
One of them actually IS X (got that one from copying and pasting yours!) and my goodness, I never noticed how often it appears in the middle of words.
Sympathies from this senior (not so gentle on his own electronic keyboard(s) who treats such keyboards as if they are 1960s style Remington's, or IBC selectric typewriter. Ask (gently) the youngsters' to google for photos of such antique items if need be.
Besides my Dell Laptop which is two months' new and durable seeming, I also due to low vision us for the eyesight impaired a keyboard put out by Zoomtext products from the USA in the neighbourhood of about $125 Cdn. The keyboard is on a black coloured frame with yellow coloured key with uppercase letters in black and with letters enlarged. Best functioning and nice looking keyboard I can willingly recommend.
Vancouver BC senior,
Richard W. Zorniak
If you haven't read it yet, you will enjoy "Ella Minnow Pea", by Mark Dunn, about what happens when a town starts banning the use of specific letters. It was a popular book club read some years ago. Your library should have it.
That book sounds amazing!
Thanks for touching on the variety of things from The Mighty Fix...I just signed up and am SUPER excited about getting the Lunchskins (though probably not as excited as you are about getting your keyboard) 🙂
I'd say that's correct, largely because my enthusiasm for the keyboard's arrival is sort of off the charts.
Bravo for actually using a keyboard until it died! Judging by what I see in goodwill, a lot of folks junk the keyboard when they get a new computer. I've been a laptop user for many, many years, so I don't use an independent keyboard.
I've used that keyboard for years and really love it. HOWEVER! I have a terrible problem with the ink on the letters wearing off. I do eat a lot when I'm working, and in the winter I wear a fair bit of hand lotion. I'm not sure how much that contributes. I touch type so that isn't a bit issue for me. I also find that I have an issue after about 9 or 10 months of use that the thing short circuits and starts mixing letters up. For example, I'll type an 'm' and get a 'p'. or I'll press "k" and get "uuuu". Once this happens, I just order a new one of the same thing. I do this because I can't find a keyboard that I like better than that one. I love love love the way it feels to type and they way my shoulders relax when I use it. I'm on my 6th one in about 5 years at the moment 🙂
Cutting and pasting individual letters! I don't think I could stand it. I hope your keyboard comes sooner, too.
It IS starting to drive me nuts.
Keyboard snob chiming in: have you considered joining us in the glorious realm of mechanical keyboards? I'm typing this on a 1994 vintage IBM Model M. My home PC has a Model M as well and that's from 1986. They are truly "buy it for life" keyboards. 🙂
I love these things if you can't tell. Maybe it's the way they make a satisfying clunk every time that I press a key or maybe it's how much everyone else thinks they are odd that they don't have Windows keys.
My hesitation is that I really, really like the ones with the curved ergonomic design. You can't get that with the vintage ones, can you?
Right-On: Please seem my reply above about IBM & other keyboards from earlier decades.
I'm curious about the Mighty Nest deal. I am a member and have been for a few months now, but I would love to get the Lunchskins. Is this a price that works for current members, or do you have to sign up with a new membership to get the deal?
Thanks!
In the mean time for the new keyboard to arrive, maybe the built-in On Screen Keyboard (for Windows, that is; I don't know if OS X has one?) might be easier to help you press those missing keys ?
Also, sometimes, taking the keyboard apart and popping out the keys so you can access the board itself and perhaps checking what might go wrong and/or cleaning might help (usually some simple screws in the bottom; take a picture of the keys first so it'll be easy to put them back in the correct order).
Thank you for your great blog always so inspiring (even read from France ;-))
S
The keyboard problem is so frustrating. I dealt with it on my new laptop for a year before it was fixed. The whole unit crashed two weeks after it was repaired. I imagine the extended warranty will refund the price and we will pick up a new unit to use as a Xmas present for my daughter. Due to school work, I had to replace mine immediately. I do not usually purchase extended warranties but am so happy to have had it on this computer and my totaled car. I am excited to hear the review on the mattress. We have the need to replace ours and I am hoping this may be a solution. Buying a mattress is more complicated than any other purchase I ever make. Also plan on signing on board to the next deal on the reusable products.
Oh gosh, it's like losing a dear friend lol! Hopefully the replacement keyboard comes soon enough.
Let us know how the Luxi mattress works out! I've been wanting to upgrade to a king-sized bed and I'm looking around for different options that don't require high-pressure mattress stores.
Mighty nest. I have been a member since the water bottle. To day have not gotten a double.
(some things I am hoping I will receive) so far, water bottle, mesh produce, bee wax covers, natural sun screen, wool dryer balls (love these) organic wash clothes, 4 Cup CollapseIt bowl,
I think they should offer the things on the sign up to those who are members already! the two I have seen so far, I would like to have.
I'm a little bit of a computer nerd. I pick up used keyboards and other components at yardsales. I always have a few in stock.