Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[ColinJ]

i like that one of the suggestions is... uninstall and reinstall the printer software

TBH, I don't have a wireless printer so I didn't actually study the article but it looked like there might be a few useful suggestions in there!

 

[mistyoptic]

My printer.

I only seem to use it once every two or three years, and each and every time it's the same scenario...

My PC cannot connect to the printer. The printer can find wifi connections halfway down the street, but not the one a few feet away from it. Shouting at the printer doesn't work (although i try this first every time). Turning the wifi off and on doesn't work. Uninstalling the printer and reinstalling the software does work... but why do i have to this every time i want to use my fecking printer??

Have you tried giving the printer a static IP address on the network? In the past I've had trouble with wireless stuff which either had its address changed by the router after a power outage or ended up with an IP conflict due to similar

 

[oldwheels]

Does THIS ARTICLE help?

Thanks for the link.
I will never understand the thinking of electronic gear.
The original problem was that when the power went off it disconnected from wifi but would not reconnect automatically when power on again and so I had the faff of resetting the password manually.
I have just restarted and it printed a document from the Macbook with no problem and no reset.
Not tried it yet with A4 size photos which I want preferably from the ipad. Previously it would only print A5 pictures. It can wait till tomorrow.
We operated electronically controlled knitting machinery. Our "Head Girl" Barbara swore that the machines were alive and watched and waited till her back was turned before going Bang with a jammed needle.

 

[MontyVeda]

Have you tried giving the printer a static IP address on the network? In the past I've had trouble with wireless stuff which either had its address changed by the router after a power outage or ended up with an IP conflict due to similar

I'll look into it... it's so rare that i use the damn thing the ink might have dried up next time, and cartridges will be thing of the past

TBH, I don't have a wireless printer so I didn't actually study the article but it looked like there might be a few useful suggestions in there!

The only reason i have a wireless one is because my old wired printer was a pain in the arse being found too... I used the new printer initially with the USB, but soon found the problem was the cable and not the printer itself

 

[Accy cyclist]

You know that moment when you find a thing to post about,then you search the CC pages to find that certain thread to post on,only to forget what you were going to say when you've found it? Well i've just experienced it.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Just remembered it.

When radio broadcasts have quite a few seconds break in sound. Not through a fault,but when those doing the talking just do not talk. I listen to radio online. When there's a long pause in sound/noise i think that my internet connection is off.🧐

 

[matticus]

Just remembered it.

When radio broadcasts have quite a few seconds break in sound. Not through a fault,but when those doing the talking just do not talk. I listen to radio online. When there's a long pause in sound/noise i think that my internet connection is off.🧐

That's negligent - there are so many ways they could fill that space to ease your mind:
Well ...
Sooooooooooo!
And, like ...

 

[further]

I really hate long fingernails.

 

[Mo1959]

I really hate long fingernails.

Me too...I find them quite creepy! Lord knows how they manage to use a keyboard, and as for picking your nose!

 

[Randomnerd]

People who use k instead of km.

k means times 1,000. - so 50k = 50,000

km means kilometres, so 50km = 50km

Please don’t mix the two k does not, nor never has been shorthand for kilometres

Men, usually, who use the word “clicks” to discuss how far they walked (the dog, probs). Maybe they are army veterans. Maybe not. Lots of the same chaps have Every Day Carry items in a pouch. Give. Me. Strength.

 

[derrick]

Me too...I find them quite creepy! Lord knows how they manage to use a keyboard, and as for picking your nose!

Handy for getting rid of ear wax though.

 

[randynewmanscat]

Radio advertising that features any sort of alarm, ringtone or bell sound.
I would happily put the creators of such adverts in a gulag that had a canteen with only boiled grass on the menu.

 

[Oldhippy]

Adverts in general.

 

[Oldhippy]

Hash tag anything!

 

[Oldhippy]

Celebs on the news giving advice on how to stay upbeat and cope in the lockdown.