Showing posts with label keyboard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label keyboard. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Oct 10 2023 - Keyboard Quirks

 

I coul5dn't5 sign into my comput5er5 this mor5ning.  My passwor5d didn't se5em to wor5k.  You can't5 se5e5 your5 passwor5d.  

So then what?

If I could, this is what I would have seen - all of these fives showing up in between the letters being pressed.  

So I pressed the five key and things have returned to normal.   What will happen if I press it again? 

There was a warning problem yesterday.  The keyboard would not capitalize T with the shift key.  So my workaround was to put caps lock on and then off after the T was pressed.  

My last keyboard problem was a key cap that fell off and wouldn't go back on permanently - it had stopped making contact as well.

I find out that there are lots of other issues that can happen. 

"This can happen due to spills, drops, dust, or wear and tear. Some signs of hardware issues are keys that are stuck, loose, or missing, or keys that produce the wrong characters or no response at all. To fix hardware issues, you may need to clean, replace, or repair the keyboard, depending on the extent of the damage."

There are software sorts of problems such as input source.  And when Baxter and Millie lie on the keyboard, they can change settings.  Baxter is the more talented at this activity. 

Given this was the backup keyboard - that last one couldn't be repaired, I guess there's a new keyboard in the works. 


Model layout day today. Love the red tub tacks on the bridge.
 
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Saturday, October 15, 2016

Urban Attractions

Wikipedia says: Urban exploration (often shortened as urbex or UE, and sometimes known as 'roof-and-tunnel hacking') is the exploration of man-made structures, usually abandoned ruins or not usually seen components of the man-made environment. Photography and historical interest/documentation are heavily featured in the hobby...

I found a website that identifies urban exploring sites in Toronto here.   However, as I scrolled through the list, so many of the abandoned buildings have been demolished and are gone.  


Today's images might also capture urban components that will become lost.  Our Piano Keyboard in the first image has been added to the loading dock in recent times and brings a sense of delight to a back alley. It could disappear quickly with graffiti or demolition to make way for grander buildings.

Our second image is a "preserved" painted billboard for Tip Top Tailors.  It is located on Richmond Street West - you can see the 'suits and coats' quite well.  I found a posting on it which says the building was once 5 stories with a small painted sign, and then become 6 stories, with the large sign painted over the first. As they have decayed, the original sign has shown through.