you bought a keyboard that does not have a scroll lock key? wtf?

I once bought a keyboard that had, of all things, a POWER key where the sixpack of ins/del home/end pgup/pgdn resides. WTF?? I had to disassemble the keyboard, surgically excise the switch under that keycap, and then close the incision. don't think it was a logitech (who imho make otherwise excellent products) though.

Yeah, really. It would never have occurred to me in a million years that I needed to check about the scroll lock key. Check out the Logitech Forum.

My favorite is the bit about how "we don't support KVM switches."

Their...ummm...keyboards don't "support" KVM switches?! wtfa ha ha

I use an IOGEAR USB KVM switch at home, and I think you can reprogram which key is used to switch inputs.

Edit: For the IOGEAR GCS632U, the port switching key can be changed to use "control - control" for keyboards that don't have a scroll lock key.

Maybe Microsoft's Keyboard Layout Creator could be a work-around?

(It re-defines/re-assigns what your physical keys actually key.)

Mum's away in Wales with the girls, which means I am looking after her dog (Pilau's brother, Dante). Unfortunately, Dan has hurt his paw, quite badly. He is limping something shocking and the vets is looking likely for tomorrow. Whilst he's not able to walk properly I want him to be in his own home and so stayed at Mum's house last night and will do so again tonight.

Why is this irritating? I'll tell you. Mum's computer is paggered and I was relying on my laptop to keep me in touvh with the Cellar whist down there and to listen to some audio plays at night. Bloody sodding powerpack has died. I can't recharge the laptop. This is particularly irritating because the same thing happened on Thursday and the IT dept. sorted me out a spare for the weekend. It worked once and then packed up.

I have about 40 mins of battery power left and may end up at mum's for several nights. I will do most of my internet stuff here during the day, but I hate not being able to just leave my computer on all evening. Grrr. Particularly annoying given I only just got my desktop working and would have liked to just maul about on it last night.

And my dog is having (ir)regular bouts of diarrhea. Of course I had just finished grooming her when she had her latest splat attack. And as a bonus she has has extensive feathering on her hindquarters and tail. I should just run her through the cur wash next time. I'll treat at home for a day or two then to the vet's if that doesn't work. Off to boil chicken and rice for the little critter now - and I rarely cook even for myself!

We (Seattle) failed to abide by the Federal Clean Air Act Sunday. This was the first violation since 1992. Dammit.

Didn't get my workout in this morning. Must make sure to go at lunch. Good thing it's close.

Don't you have a power cord for the laptop?

Fat phony fuck-face effeminate-looking losers who pretend to not be losers all the while acting like asshats. You know who you are. Yeah, you got it all going on...NOT!

:lol2:

That was either an excelent pun or a fortuitous typo!

mmmm......You may be right. I might be a fuck-face.:p lol! It's been a loong time since I've heard that term! I like it!

It was deliberate. I've been saying it for years just waiting for somebody, anybody, to notice and appreciate it. Now I can concentrate on saying "I need a trepanation like I need a hole in the head" and see how long that one takes to get an audience. :)

@Dar, nope. The powerpack has blown, that's what's wrong with the laptop. Annoyingly, they gave me a replacement after the first was blown by a powercut....then the replacement stopped working.