Observations spliced and clipped
Antioch
Uncle Joe said:
Perhaps in the Land of Dummies, what you say is true.
For those of us who are not technically minded, we are 'dummies' in the land
of computers. I would assume you include yourself to be a member.
But when the mouse works fine during one session and then no longer works
upon a new boot, it's not likely that the mouse somehow became unplugged
without human intervention. And since my sister didn't unplug it, it didn't
get disconnected. Case closed.
But all this addit info was NOT in your first post - those that help do not
have a crystal ball.
You say, "A lot of people unplug things and then forget." Do > you have
statistics on this assertion? Any printed or online sources we can
reference? I don't believe it for a second.
And how long have you been reading newsgroups/discussion groups and forums.
Do some research and you can find out just how 'stupid' some of us can be
around computers.
A classic - 'my printer doesn't work - it was OK this morning'
Ten posts later - 'sorry, I've fixed it. The cable had come loose'
Most people aren't as stupid as you assert they are.
Are they not? - even I would not advise someone to disconnect their mouse
cable if I knew they had a 'wireless' mouse. I thought they had no
wires/cables.
And if they're holding a mouse with a dangling disconnected . cable, most
people realize something is wrong.
As we both know, possessing an MBA is an excellent indicator of
intelligence, drive, and concentration.
Who is the 'both know'?
Now why would anyone know that or even consider it a qualification for
trouble-shooting computer problems.
But then again you did not provide this most important piece of information
in your first post! Had Todd known that, he would have taken that fact into
consideration before replying.
You inferred my sister was an idiot and I took exception to that. She's
smart enough to know when a mouse is unplugged.
I would have hoped she was - considering it was wireless???
She went through a series of checks and even
replaced the mouse's batteries.
Yes but not smart enough to fix it?
There's something else wrong with her mouse/setup. Why should I relate in
the original post that I had my sister check that the mouse was
unplugged? It wasn't unplugged because the mouse had worked until she
rebooted. It is obvious to all but the most uninformed that a mouse is not
disconnected if it worked three hours prior to a new boot.
Cables can come loose at any time - that's what is obvious.
But then, cables coming unplugged is not material as we now know.
I trust you are recovering well from your recent major operation.
Rgds
Antioch
P.S.
I have been retired for some years now and I do occasional temp work with
groups of people(scientists) who have many letters after their names and are
considered to be highly intelligent people.
In general, though, I find that the majority have little or no 'nous' as it
is called.
You should see how some of them behave with their computers. As an example,
would my B.Sc make me more intelligent than an MBA - I do not know - alas I
had no idea what MBA stood for until this evening - I had to Google it to
find out.
Don't forget the 'honey'
