Calamity Kris Posted January 19 Posted January 19 I w_s typing _w_y when _ll of sudden, I st_rted to see _ll these red underlined words. How could th_t be? My spelling isn't th_t b_d. Well, it turns out, I've lost my "_" (_s well _s couple of other keys, no swe_ring for me). Try se_rching _m__on for wired M_c b_cklit keybo_rd when you c_n't spell it. Hopefully, I will receive it tomorrow. Until then, I will rem_in silent. 1 9 Quote
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Now THAT was worth comin' to the Saloon!!! 2 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 (edited) That happened to me a while ago and it turns out it was my wireless keyboard. They weren’t in red though they just didn’t work. I replaced the batteries but that wasn’t it. It’s about 12 yrs old. It’s an IMac. I bought a wired one for $15.00 and Wallah! Everything is back! Edited January 19 by Rye Miles #13621 1 Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 48 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: That happened to me a while ago and it turns out it was my wireless keyboard. They weren’t in red though they just didn’t work. I replaced the batteries but that wasn’t it. It’s about 12 yrs old. It’s an IMac. I bought a wired one for $15.00 and Wallah! Everything is back! been there, done that, got the t-shirt. 1 1 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: That happened to me a while ago and it turns out it was my wireless keyboard. They weren’t in red though they just didn’t work. I replaced the batteries but that wasn’t it. It’s about 12 yrs old. It’s an IMac. I bought a wired one for $15.00 and Wallah! Everything is back! It was weird certain letters didn’t work and as the days went on more and more went out until it didn’t work at all. 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted January 19 Posted January 19 My original wired started like dozen tapping! Replaced a $20 wireless and all has been good for about 3 or so years. Just had the first set of batteries fail. Went wireless mouse at the same time. 1 Quote
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Yep. Had the same problem with my iMAC as Rye. Went to fire it up one day and the Keyboard was Kaput. After couple of minutes of panic, I remember to change out the Batteries in the keyboard and just for good measure, the wireless Mouse too. All is Well again. Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 It's royal PITA when that happens to a laptop. 1 Quote
Calamity Kris Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 (I'm typing this from work) My keyboard is wired. I don't like using wireless, for security reasons. 28 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: It's royal PITA when that happens to a laptop. I have, in rare occasions, had the Genius Bar able to fix the laptop. Most of the time, it's bye bye laptop, unless you have a way to plug a keyboard into it. 2 Quote
WD Farren Posted January 19 Posted January 19 Many keyboards allow you to pop off the key and blow out the stem well with compressed air. Sometimes it is just a spec of snot (technical term) causing the problem. Quote
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted January 19 Posted January 19 4 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: My original wired started like dozen tapping! Replaced a $20 wireless and all has been good for about 3 or so years. Just had the first set of batteries fail. Went wireless mouse at the same time. Same identical! Quote
Calamity Kris Posted January 19 Author Posted January 19 6 hours ago, WD Farren said: Many keyboards allow you to pop off the key and blow out the stem well with compressed air. Sometimes it is just a spec of snot (technical term) causing the problem. In this case, I popped the offending key off and it disintegrated in my hand. The two little plastic bits that gave the key it's "spring" fell apart. Additionally, other keys in that "region" lost the desire to work as well. I couldn't use the "Z", "Q" or exclamation point. The sad part, it was 6 months old. I'm not a blogger or gamer so I'm not hard on them. I rarely eat or drink in my office so that's not an issue either. I have a lower end gamer keyboard now. I like the feel but I need to figure out how to change the backlight. The rainbow is driving me nuts. I prefer a wired keyboard. While the occurrences of having your typing scanned are rare, they do happen. I prefer to be safe than sorry. (Too many years working as a government contractor.) 4 Quote
WD Farren Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Our local Goodwill is an excellent source for used keyboards. Name brands, also. I picked up a near new Dell USB for my grandson's new computer, for $5. Keep your eyes open at garage sales for old IBM AT keyboards with the 12 function keys. These are the "M" series clackity clack types and built like a tank. The PS/2 connector is easily and readily adaptable to USB. I am typing this on one of those keyboards. I had two until my cat knocked my coffee into the other one... 1 Quote
Calamity Kris Posted January 23 Author Posted January 23 On 1/20/2026 at 1:18 AM, watab kid said: dont spill your drink on your keyboard Could not have been the problem, sage advice either way. Quote
Cypress Sun Posted January 23 Posted January 23 I have several backup keyboards that I've purchased from garage/rummage sales through the years. 1 Quote
watab kid Posted January 24 Posted January 24 (edited) 11 hours ago, Calamity Kris said: Could not have been the problem, sage advice either way. sorry - i did that , once , OK twice , new keyboard and thats why i use a remote keyboard with my laptop , i just dont trust my hands anymore oh and i use a seperate mouse too , that way i have a little more control Edited January 24 by watab kid 3 Quote
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