Boy I tell ya

[Dude111]

I am stuck on a mac laptop right now as my wifi adapter went on me and what a pain in the ass this is!

It has firefox,chrome and safari and Im usiing firefox.. I made it to its as fast as my IE6 is

about:config

Javascript disabled
Max connections per server: 48

Its hard on my eyes....... I read ethernet can be used on 98se but how would I hook up the cable?? I dont have a port..


I just cant wait to get back on my computer.. 1000% better than this!!


I try to type an email and it keeps losing focus,changing pages,etc...

A piece of utter trash!!

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Dude111

... I read ethernet can be used on 98se but how would I hook up the cable?? I dont have a port..


!

Probably could buy one of these at your local Best buy store

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-1000M...%2C222&sr=8-16

[Dude111]

Muchos gracious my friend!

The text is disgusting on this laptop,its like its almost all BOLD..

I tell ya stuff like this really makes us reaiise for sure what we have!

[GentlemanJim]

Wifi is great in certain situations, but I believe that most people have adopted it as an excuse to not run wires. (lazy, basically)

When I first made the jump from dial up to cable (internet)m the installer wanted to put the cable modem next to the TV in the living room. (this was before wifi)

And I said "wait a minute Festus, I'm not running wires room to room across the floor. Put a Tee connection down in the basement, and I'll take it from there.

So, I built a nice shelf hanging off the back of the basement steps, put the modem and a router there, and then fished the walls with 10/100 cable and put formal wall boxes in each room where I expected to put a computer.

Just the way things should be done. Then later, as wifi became all the rage, I updated to include, but really only use that when I've got the laptop out on the patio.

I changed the SSID on my wifi network to "Infect_Rootkit", just to give a thrill to anyone who might try to hack my password.

[Dude111]

Ah man!!

[GentlemanJim]

Knowing your affection for old tech, I really wonder if this thread might have been a ploy?

Perhaps you were fishing to see if anyone even knew about wired connection?

eg "Oh knowes! The wifi is kerput, what will we ever do without internet?" etc

[Dude111]

No I am really stuck on a mac laptop and its a piece of garbage!!

i want my computer back!! (I might take the piece to be looked at,I cant take this anymore)

[GentlemanJim]

Have you thought about checking the local Pawnshops for a used laptop?

You might be able to find a decent stand-in for a couple hundred bucks?

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Dude111

I try to type an email and it keeps losing focus,changing pages,etc...
!

One thing you might consider, if that laptop has a trak pad, you might try disabling some of the bells and whistles in your settings.

It can be specially annoying when the PC is set up with a lot of shortcuts, such as viewport switcher, multi desktop, or application switcher that is triggered by key/mouse combinations.

The pad has a bad habit of sending false triggers that initiate bells and whistles you never intended.

I've got all that garbage either disabled, or limited to key combinations only

[Dude111]

Ya i looked for something but there isnt!!

I have it slightly better than it was...

I keep checking ebay for a wifi adapter like the one I had...

[GentlemanJim]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Ya i looked for something but there isnt!!

I have it slightly better than it was...
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i use a desktop enhancer utility called "Compiz", which provides some unique flexibility as well as some eye candy....... but installs pre-configured with a lot of razzle dazzle the developers believe deserve to be showcased, and the various names of many of the features are less than intuitive.

So, I spent considerable time combing-out unwanted features that seemed more like "bugs" in the sense they caused actions I didnot care for, (similar to what you seem to be experiencing)

And most of that dysfunction was key-mouse combinations, where I believe a normal mouse would have been less sensitive than my lap top's touch pad.

So, I completely sympathize with what you are going thru.

on a touchpad, normally when you get a split second "error" that causes the cursor to move 1000th of an inch, most people don't care, they just see the movement as "flicker", and ignore it.

But, if you have dozens and dozens of key-mouse combinations pre-configured that trigger specific GUI activity,.. when that error coincides with a keystroke combination that is set up as an unanticipated shortcut, it can be very annoying.

[Dude111]

Yes I went to SYSTEM OPTIONS and UNCHECKED everything that was checked on the trackpad tab and its MUCH BETTER! (The only thing it does now is work like im clicking the mouse on a target (send,etc))

Thank you buddy!