Weapons of Mass (Computer Part) Destruction

You folks may remember back a couple of weeks ago (the 6th of May to be exact) when I had to run to my favorite computer geek extraordinaire when my keyboard and mouse stopped working?

You may recall that we replaced my keyboard and mouse that day – which just so happened to be the last day of my warranty on this particular PC (which is why I was able to remember the date so well – I’m not normally that good, or that organized.)

Well, I thought I might give you guys a little peek into life as my computer. People laugh when I say I go through a laptop a year. People balk when I say they haven’t made a computer yet that I can’t wear out in a short period of time.

I should really be a test dummy for the wearability and abuse-ratings for computer parts and accessories. Seriously – if there’s a manufacturer of PCs out there who thinks I can’t wear their equipment out in less than a year, just by sheer volume of use?

I say bring it on, baby! I promise you, there’s not a computer part IN THE WORLD that can take the kind of wear and tear I dish out.

And for those of you wondering…does she really do THAT much writing all day? Here’s your sign:

My TWO WEEK OLD, BRAND NEW, fresh out of the box (two weeks ago, that is) keyboard.

Yes folks, that did indeed use to be and “S” next to that “A.” And the non-existant letter between the “X” and “V?” That use to be a “C.” Two weeks ago, there were pretty little white letters on each key of this keyboard. Now my “N” key is nothing more than a partial backslash wannabe, my “L” thinks it’s an “I” and my “Enter” key is just a “ter.”

Good thing what shows on the key isn’t what shows on the page, or we’d really be in trouble. Instead of writing this sentence, I’d be writing this one: I\ tea[ of writi\g thi  e\te\ e.

That could be interesting to explain to clients.

I guess it’s a good thing I don’t have to look at the keys to type. That could spell disaster, or Ii a ter, depending on how you look at things.

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