Technology Frustration
Submitted by rlewis on Wed, 14/01/2009 - 09:15.
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Everything to do with technology is easy if you know, and diabolically hard if you don't.
Last night someone left my committee with a laptop and projector for a film evening, saying no help was needed and that it was a straight forward set up..
After some angst and many contributions from the members here’s what we found out about this éasy’ set up. |
1. You must turn the projector on BEFORE the laptop, or the laptop will not find it.
2. The projector’s ON button must be pressed twice! The first time it turns it on, and the second time activates it!
3. The cable from the projector to the laptop has the same plug on each end but will only send data if the right way around. (There is an initially unnoticeable faintly embossed PC and P at either end in the black rubberized plug surrounds).
4. The correct end of the cable must go into option socket two, not the nearest and most obvious option one. Neither is marked accordingly. They both fit well and nothing is colour coded.
And they wonder why I get cranky at times !!!!
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