Keyboard problem or is it me?

[Lon More]

Some time ago I started to notice lots of missing letters in my posts. As the keyboard had consumed more than its fair share of coffee, tea and wine I replaced it.
However the problem persists even when I return to using just two fingers to type.
Is it possible that there is a bug in the system or is it down to my arthritic fingers?

[green granite]

I have the same problem Lon, I think it's a liveware problem.

[Saab Dastard]

liveware problem

Solution - change user and press any key. :\

SD

[green granite]

I would if I had an 'any' key. :)

[OzBob]

I had that problem on a hard-working laptop leading up to a hard drive failure some years ago. A block of keys did not function.
The machine was used to doing a lot of grunt work, had high cpu temps and a noisy fan. It all recovered with a new drive.
Recently it started again and with not enough disk space to do a defrag, I removed a lot of data files, sufficient to enable a defrag, relieve a little bit of pressure, and heat off the machine and the keys recovered after a defrag.

[lomapaseo]

That's it, blame it on the machine when it's probably just your eyesight failing :)

[Loose rivets]

I purchased a box of Logitch flat-ish keyboards and use them wherever I am. They are not all that good at keeping out the debris.

Due to not being able to eat wheat, my afternoon tea is taken with those Oats 'n Honey fingers, and tea is an excuse to Pprune.

One day I tipped the keyboard upside down, shook it, and got enough bits out to make tea.:p

So, industrial sized shopvac with round brush to finish the job. Looked good. Just one last sweep to make perfect. Buggah! Two keys gone. You have no idea how hard it is to find two tiny flat keys in nearly full shopvac bag.

[exeng]

In my case it was fluff and dust etc blocking the fan. How the laptop worked at all was beyond me as the heatsink for the CPU showed telltale blueing on the copper - would not like to think what the temp of the CPU was.

Anyway cleaned it all up and works like a dream.


Regards
Exeng

[unclenelli]

Try one of these - I got one for my RaspPi
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Waterproof-keyboard/lm/ROL4YQY54L4DZ

Other retailers are available!

[OFSO]

would not like to think what the temp of the CPU was.

Download "Core Temp", very small program, shows the core temperatures
on the toolbar. Useful in hot climates. You can also set alarms and so on.

[Lon More]

CPU is water cooled and running at 37 degrees.
Keyboard is Logitech, but is new and I´ve not spilt anything on it to date.
It´s weird that despite going back to using jut two fingers the faults still appear.
No problems on the iPad. Maybe Mac products are superior=
That´s interesting . American English keyboard selected. Hit the question mark and it prints = :ugh: Any ideas=

[Milo Minderbinder]

sounds like a duff keyboard

[Bushfiva]

press alt-shift

[Lon More]

The problem seems to have :eek:solved itself. Thanks for the suggestions

[lomapaseo]

The problem seems to have http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/eek.gifsolved itself. Thanks for the suggestions

but weese gots to know which suggestion might have resolved the problem? or did you just give it a swift wack?

[axefurabz]

using jut two fingers the faults still appearNa, he just realised that he had to actually touch the keys :ok:

[Lon More]

or did you just give it a swift wack?
more coffee.

he just realised that he had to actually touch the keys
.. and using the same two fingers, pluck yew.