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I've got some acting-a-bit-strange-recently tiling just next to the kitchen sink. I reckon it could crack at any moment.
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quote:Originally posted by mart: Yes. Don't like the sticky out bit. No UK/Euro 105 key layout. Interesting otherwise though.
What is this UK/Euro 105 key lay out thingy? I guess I could just Google it, but I thought I'd drop in and say hello to all of you. Hope you're all doing well. xo
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US keyboards (which have what's known as ANSI layout) have a differently shaped Enter key and a longer left Shift key.
Elsewhere in the world -- certainly in the UK and most of Europe (and Canada, I think), the ISO layout is used. This has a larger Enter key, and there is a punctuation key between left Shift and Z.
Most of the punctuation keys are in different places, though it's the computer that is configured to type the particular character, rather than the keyboard itself, which doesn't know what it's doing or where it's from. Control Panel > Regional Settings is where you alter this in Windows (I tell my computer to be Spanish, for example, just because it's what I'm used to).
And QWERTY isn't universal. They use QWERTZ in Germany and elsewhere, and AZERTY in France and Belgium.
Then there's Dvorak, which is different again and supposed to be the most efficient layout, now we're not using actual mechanical typewriters.
I tell you, there's a whole world of geek out there about keyboards. So far I'm really liking the IBM Model M. Misc and Ringo were right, it really is very satisfying, once you get used to it and stop raining finger blows down on it.
After a week or so of using it (and a Dell AT102W, and another mechanical one), I tried out my trusty old keyboard that I had been happily, devotedly using before I started getting into all this.
I was cheerfully prepared for it to feel completely fine and just like any other bloody keyboard, thus failing to justify all the time and expense I'd put into trying out new (old) ones. But it really did feel like complete mush. I'd happily use it again, if I had no other, but I do like the clickety clackety of these old behemoths.
I reckon I do anywhere between five and eight million keystrokes a year, so I'm fully justified in spending money on lots of keyboards and just have them lying around everywhere.
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Is there a way of reconfiguring keyboards? Ours has the " and the @ transposed and there's no pound sign at all (even though it's marked on the number 3 key). Pound as in GBP livre symbol, not pound as in American hash key.
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Yes. The keyboard itself doesn't know what it's doing. It doesn't know what labels and signs are on each key. It's your computer that takes each keystroke and decides what to do with it.
I don't know but it sounds like you may have a UK keyboard and a computer that wants to type American, or the other way round.
For Windows XP (I don't know about any others):
Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Languages tab > Details.
Try that and see what the default input language is, and the services installed bit.
If that says UK English, then you may have a US keyboard (as described previously). If it says US English, then change it to UK and your keyboard should then type what it says on each key.
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quote:Originally posted by Octavia: Is there a way of reconfiguring keyboards? Ours has the " and the @ transposed and there's no pound sign at all (even though it's marked on the number 3 key). Pound as in GBP livre symbol, not pound as in American hash key.
Sounds like you're using a US keyboard layout. Assuming you're using Windows, you can choose a different layout in Control Panel > Clock, Language and Region > Change keyboards or other input methods. You need to add English (United Kingdom) and remove English (United States).
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The control panel for XP is a bit different. The keyboard option is kind hidden. I know it's a button under the middle tab, but I couldn't tell you exactly where. I'll see if i can borrow a colleague's computer.
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Go into Control Panels, and open Regional and Language Options.
Click on the Languages tab and click the Details button under Text services and input languages. This will open another window where you should be able to change from US English to UK English. You may need to add it using the button, but it’s all pretty straight forward. You can remove the US options after you’ve installed the UK ones, and if you feel so inclined you can probably remove advanced text services and handwriting recognition as nobody ever uses them.
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Under Regional and Language settings in the control panel.
Regional Options Tab set both drop downs there to United Kingdom.
Languages Details - Click on Details - should just have English (United Kingdom). There might be a US one in there that you have to scroll down to see. If that is there, click on it and click remove.
That should be it. If you've made any changes you may have to restart the computer.
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Yes but she obviously didn't read it otherwise she'd have solved the problem by now.
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Got it! It was the Text services and input languages bit that was still set to US. Thanks everyone. £££££££££ Look at me go!
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quote:Originally posted by mart: So, basically, you're all telling her to do exactly what I wrote earlier, yes?
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Hey, thanks for the explanation Mart. I knew there were different set ups, but not nearly so many. Guess it makes sense though. I think I'm going to google Asian keyboards, just for the hell of it.
You know...now that I'm thinking about it, I didn't notice anything different on keyboards when I visited years ago. And it wasn't like I didn't use a keyboard. Hmm...weird.
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I've just had a massive fucking fight with my broadband provider and stormed out. Anyone got any recommendations for a good Unlimited service?
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quote:Originally posted by Thorn Davis: I've just had a massive fucking fight with my broadband provider and stormed out. Anyone got any recommendations for a good Unlimited service?
I'm on BE Unlimited and I get a faultless 20 mbps (aka "up to 24 mbps") connection for just under £18 a month. The website looks terrible but don't be put off.
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All the documents are now with the solicitors from the housing association and our mortgage providers, we're now just waiting for them to get us the final paperwork to sign and then we'll be agree a completion date. So hopefully we'll be ok to move in around the end of august/start of september.
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quote:Originally posted by Thorn Davis: I've just had a massive fucking fight with my broadband provider and stormed out. Anyone got any recommendations for a good Unlimited service?
I've just signed up with virgin for phone line, Broadband and TV. £34 a month including phone line and 156 channels of TV that I won't watch and a 10MB connection is pretty good. Apparently it was all connected today so will test it out when I have a new VGA cable. Assuming that the reason I get nothing on my monitor is because the VGA cable broke in the move.
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quote:Originally posted by Thorn Davis: Rinog's going to be a homeowner. If only Ralph was still alive to see this.
We exchanged last friday. Moving on Monday.
Exciting! Good luck with the move.
We officially moved in last Saturday although the plastering won't be finished until next Wednesday and so painting won't be finished until about the end of August.
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I could have paid about another £10 a month to get 50MB connection but I really really cannot see why I need more than 10.
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quote:Originally posted by Thorn Davis: Rinog's going to be a homeowner.
Well, it's on a shared ownership, so we'll initially only own a 60% share. But as part of their attempts to initially sell the property, they discovered there was the scope within the contract to be able to fully buy the property at 100%. This is something we're going to look into pretty soon.
When we saw the mortgage adviser we discovered we were easily able to borrow the full value of the flat, plus plenty more, so we can afford it. And actually I think if we did do that then the increase in the cost of the mortgage would be less than the money saved by not having to pay rent on the other 40%, so we'd be better off plus own the whole thing. Well, as much as you ever own a flat, that is.
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Thanks Amy. To be honest it's mostly thanks to me meeting Reema. I think otherwise I'd probably be either renting or still living with my parents.
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