Todays top tip

[Bob Eager]

Which does what I have bound it to. This isn't even Windows.

[Bob Eager]

This keyboard was manufactured 25 years ago this month. And has been in daily use since I bought it new.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I'm using one here. ;-) Nice clunky one from the '90s. Cream in colour with black lettering - all still in perfect condition. The expensive wireless one on the other machine (with a Windows key) - which hasn't had as much use - looks worn out. ;-)

[Adrian Caspersz]

Mine's 22, it's a HP 'Windows 95' keyboard.

The bacteria laid down then has spawn many new lifeforms since and I suspect me dunking the thing in bleach will be resisted most strongly by their intelligence that probably surpasses my computer's CPU!

[Bob Eager]

Mine gets taken apart and cleaned about every 3 years. Apart from anything else, there's all the white hairs jammed under the keys!

[Max Demian]

I suppose that saves the burglars the trouble of carrying their own (near universal) window lock keys.

[F Murtz]

Do what I did, and mistakenly get a spanish keyboard for your laptop then try and find the @ symbol( they have extra things and have to find a way to accommodate them on the key board) You have to right shift instead of left shift and other things are in different places. First look at keyboard it looks normal until you start to use it.

[Jeff Layman]

Are you sure that you don't want the space key disabled? ;-)

[Tim Streater]

I'd have them write out 1000 lines (by hand), something like "A computer is not a typewriter".

[Bob Minchin]

My windows key is in the second vase along on the mantelpiece. Sadly no one has phoned me to ask about it. Maybe I should move now for security.

[Brian Gaff]

Nothing changes then. Bck in the 1980s a friend who drove took ups on holiday to Guernsey. we hired a car. A Fiat Tipo. the first three letters of the name were very apt. Firstly the top corner of the drivers door was so sharp it cut the chin of our friend when the wind caught it. Next there was an annoying rattle soeomewhere inside the dashboared, finally the stalk with all the controls broke of the steering colum, it was clear that the plastic mooulding was thin and faulty at that point. This was a brand new car. Brian

[newshound]

Good point, I shall try to be more public spirited next time.

[spuorgelgoog]

It's a compromise between safety and security. I don't want the burglars to fall to their death from the top-floor flat, but I also don't want them to be trapped in the event of a fire :-)

Owain

[Huge]

Although that's mostly how it gets used.

[Chris J Dixon]

Reminds me of being in the company's Swedish office using one of their desktops, trying to send an email and, like you, unable to get @. The first time I ever found a use for .

Chris

[DerbyBorn]

"Brian Gaff" wrote in news:o7f99s$l1f$ [e-mail]:

At the same time the British Industry was turning out - dated junk with similar problems. All cars have improved in their functionality.

[tim...]

I do

it's in the kitchen drawer next to the meter cupboards keys

tim

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I can well remember the hassle trying to produce a decent looking document on a basic typewriter.

The ability to compose on the screen and then print out something that looked professional was a godsend here.

Of course a decent typist with a very expensive justifying typewriter could produce something very nice too. But not me.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Some of the UK industry was - but some of it not.

Not sure functionality is the right word. The function remains the same - but the way it is achieved has been refined. Would be odd if it wasn't.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Never been quite certain of having key locking windows. Do they stop someone breaking a window to gain access?