My cat, my ditziness and my cuppa coffee tried to take me out...

Here's a little tip for y'all.

Never EVER set a full cup of coffee less than six inches from your keyboard and then open a can of cat food.

If ya do, your herd of cats may do this "waterfall" kinda thing across the keyboard, to the edge of the desk and LEAP to the cabinet thing you feed them on, in the process somehow pushing offa yer cuppa coffee, thereby causing it to schooch back, into the keyboard itself and splashing coffee across half of it.
THEN, unless ya have Paul's home number, yer kinda screwed.

However, I do have his number so I can pass along what I learned.

Whatcha do is, dismantle the whole thing. Bear in mind there are approximately 1,295 screws throughout the thing. After you get it allll apart, you clean all of it. Just wipe it all down with a barely damp cloth and let it get reeeeally dry. Then, ya put it all back together.
Now, here's a secret to making sure it works:

DON'T PUT ALL THE SCREWS BACK IN.

I did that the first time and it didn't work. The keyboard responded to keys being poked, but by opening mail programs and closing Moz and shit like that. So, after I re-removed all 1,295 screws and just looked at it for a minute and invoked the name of Paul a coupla times, I put it all back together again with ONLY ENOUGH SCREWS TO HOLD IT TOGETHER TO TEST IT.

It works now.

AND, I have a buncha extra computer "parts" now.
Screws. Lots and lots of screws.

I'mina go clean the kitchen now.

Peace.

Posted by: Stevie at 05:42 PM

Comments

1 Yep! CAT-ASTROPHE -- Didn't we cover that one already like a week ago? Jeeze!

Yes, cats love to fiddle with things, but a stampede of them can accomplish a heck of a lot of damage right quick!

Extra computer parts aside, welcome back from Java

Literally.

Truly,

Rei

Posted by: Rei at May 08, 2004 08:30 PM (TX9r0)

2 Hey Kid! Maybe it's time to cull the herd!?!? I met a guy recently who claims to do a killer stir fry....... How's things? I may stop by today/ I hope you're home. Peace on ya, R

Posted by: Rob at May 09, 2004 06:09 AM (jeXe7)

3 1. Unplug keyboard, plug in reserve keyboard.
2. Take unplugged, assembled keyboard into shower with you. Just rinse thoroughly, no soap or conditioner. Shake loose water free [both keyboard and you] and set out to dry in sunshine [both you and keyboard].
3. Back on line with reserve keyboard. Next spill, repeat proceedure. If clean, dry keyboard don't work, buy new $9 keyboard and donate old one to local democrat club.
4. No cats were injured in the giving of this advice.

Posted by: Walter Wallis at May 09, 2004 03:39 PM (83KyP)

4 Thank goodness no felines were injured during that procedure. PETA would have strung you up for sure if there had been.

Personally, after having spent some time in asia and the mideast, I have to say, stirfry doesn't excite me anymore.

Woohoo Mtn. Dew... Or something like that.

Truckin'

Rei

Posted by: Rei at May 09, 2004 04:19 PM (+62xY)

5 CAT-tastrophe?
*groooooaaaaannnn*
Gawd.... (lmao)

Now, there may be some merit to Walt's idea.

However, it'd probably work lots better if ya haven't just thrown out a spare keyboard during the past week while you were cleaning.

Which I did.

Of course.

Posted by: Stevie at May 09, 2004 11:25 PM (pYyx2)

6 You need extra keyboards? AT or PS2 connection? I hae about a thousand of them. How many would you like?

Truly,

Rei

Posted by: Rei at May 10, 2004 05:45 AM (+62xY)

7 Then I am not the only serial keyboard consumer?

Posted by: Walter Wallis at May 10, 2004 09:32 AM (83KyP)

8 No. I build and refurb computer systems for fun and extra money... so they add up.

Keyboards R Us here I go.

Truly,

Rei

Posted by: Rei at May 10, 2004 12:59 PM (+62xY)

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