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I hooked up the mini receiver to the USB port, put all batteries in as directed, used the CD to install, turned off and then back on computer but when I type on the keyboard or use the mouse, nothing registers.  I have to then hook up my plug in keyboard and mouse (why I am able to type right now). 

What am I doing wrong? 

Thank you in advance!

I have an HP desktop with MSWord, less than a year old, laser mouse. 

I had a lot of problems with the keyboard, which was finally diagnosed as "keyboard failure".  It was replaced, but it seems to be happening again and that the mouse is getting in on the action. 

I want to know what the "computer speak" would be for the issues below. I'm trying to describe them in a letter. Indeed, is there a pithy way or phrase for:

1--Using the mouse or page up key cause a "stutter"--the text appears repeated (which was not actually typed) and the cursor won't move upward. The page sort of "stutters" or flickers and movement is stuck. I usually muse use the outside bar to break free and navigate up or click to another spot on the page and try again to move up via the mouse or the key.

2--Often, at the end of a document, I hit page up or the arrow up, nothing responds on the page. I may have to use the mouse to click on the page which then will get me a response to those keys' use.

As well, could either of these problems be related to my keyboard settings?

Thanks. 

FYI.  This was on Kim's Cool Site of the Day for June 15.

http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=6420

That key printing never wear down because the letters are part of the key itself.  They just don't make them that way anymore because it is too expensive to make.  Some of the mechanical keyboards like Cherry have what they double shot key imprinting and the letters are part of the key itself and don't wear off. That IBM keyboard is very noisy from the type of keyswitch it has so you may not like that.  Logitech and Belkin make some membrane switch keyboards that are supposed to have longer lasting key imprints.  I have a logitech that has the longer lasting key imprints and it is pretty good.  You have to look on the specs to find out if has the longer lasting key printing.

I have experimented so much with keyboards and have done a lot of research.  Way too much info.  

Okay, any lefties use this keyboard? How long did it take to get used to? I use my left thumb for the space bar and I notice on a diagram of the keys that I would always be hitting the backspace key.

I'm really interested in getting a better keyboard. I destroyed my left hand and wrist the other week when I fell because I'm becoming a real klutz.

I bought the Soft Flex gloves, but they only help a little bit. My production is down because of it and it's driving me crazy. I can only type an hour without stopping and then have to rest the hand for some time.

I did buy a Microsoft 2000 keyboard but have yet to recieve it. Is this a good one?

Do you use a keyboard tray with it or just set it on the desk? Do you think a kayboard tray would be the least expensive item right now that would help with a straight keyboard?

Any info you can provide to help me in making any decision would be greatfully appreciated.

'Scuse me for being old school, but I've only ever used a straight keyboard.

For longtime comfort which is best - split keyboard mounted on chair arms or split keyboard to be used on the desk?

Also, why the preference over split keyboards that come totally apart versus split keyboards that are permanently connected at the top?

I want to revamp my office and there are so many different options.

When she came home from school , bussing it I would not allow her to go to her room and nap.  She was exhausted from the night before. I told her you are not going to stay on the phone until 1:30 and then sleep and then do the same thing over again. I took the cell phone away for a while and told her she can use the house phone and the phone better not ring after 9 p.m and she is off at 10 p.m.   Kids are tricky though.  I am going to take the portable phone to my bed room at night.   In the middle of the night my other daughter use to take the phone in her room.  Her boyfriend has no rules or curfews and this is part of the problem.  He told her that his mom feels bad that they are divorced so she gives into him.  Until now she respected our wishes.  She is a great , smart and talented kid.  This is the first time I really has disrespect from her.   

Thanks again

My QA is just great thank you - have never had a problem with it.  I just have a gift with typing, my sister is a Transcriptionist and she types just as much as I do in a day, my daughter won every keyboarding award her school ever gave for 6 years straight, my son won it for 2 of his 4 years at that same school.  My mother was an exceptionally fast typist back when there were only typewriters.  It is just a gift that we have...

However, I did not say that every hour would be 410 LPH.  I did not say that everyone could achieve it.  My point was that my production had slipped really low and that obviously a lot of it was my "extracurricular things" that did not involve transcription.

I am just like everyone else - I have to stop and look up words, I have hard dictators, I have gibberish to decipher... I am not backing myself into a corner expecting 400 lines an hour every hour.  That is not reasonable - some hours I may have harder times than others.  I may have to look up more, I may have a slow time on the computer, I may have horrible dictators... that is the nature of the job.  People want to be a transcriptionist and then when they have to actually do it they complain about what is involved in it.   

My post was only to encourage people to work to their potential - not just complain that they cannot do it and name 100s of reasons why it can't be done.  I am sorry if I stepped on a nerve...  Some people obviously just cannot be happy no matter what...

Thanks for your responses so far.

One huge worry for me is VR totally taking over my job.  In what I know and what I've read here, it seems the more you 'correct' any VR system, the more it seems to work against you (less editing).  I would look for a second job but I'm afraid of biting off more than I can chew.  Again, I don't know if getting paid per report is the norm.  It is the way it is, I suppose.  There is no per line pay option here, which is why I'm not sure if I'm making substantially less.  Obviously, before our official pay cut, I was making twice what I'm making now per page and I was doing just fine financially.  At that time, I had no complaints.  Also, there has been a drop in the workload because the residents are editing their own work, so we have lost them.  That hurt.  It has also been slower than usual and we have our friendly neighborhood 'cherry picker' on top of it all.  We also use Lanier intermittently, which is paid per line, so there are still times that I can make extra money doing ST.  Oh the dilemma.  Do I ride the wave again?  I've been here before and the only difference was is that my old account didn't feel the need for keeping us on for editing.  The docs edited the reports themselves.  Again, if anyone has insight or their experiences, I'd love to hear them and thanks to those who already posted.

I actually have three stage progressive lenses due to 80% blindness in one eye and peripheral problems in the good one. 

Main part for distance, middle part on one eye for computer work, then bifocal at bottom for reading books, etc.  Dang expensive but much easier than the 3 different pair I was using.