consumerist.com — On 1/8/08, 10 years after he placed a call to Microsoft tech support, they called Brian back to see if his problem had been resolved. Are they just that backed up? Latent Y2K error? Phishing attempt? The truth is much more banal, and potentially, more frightening. See if you can figure out the solution before continuing on to the answer...
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mojiraJan 15, 2008
"Only if you want to download my foot into your ass."
fishymannJan 15, 2008
I only started using the "normal" numbers when I bought my first laptop, the num pad was used by using the Fn button, but the numbers are on the letter keys, which aren't in a square grid like a dedicated numpad, so I couldn't type numbers properly, so went back to using the row along the top.
darkshroudJan 18, 2008
No one tell DemDude that Vista has Unix built in.
stix213Jan 23, 2008
A lot of people use the number pad with num-lock off so they can use them for arrow keys. Also, touch typing with the number row at the top of your keyboard is easy with practice, and is much faster than switching between keyboard and number pad each time you need to enter letters or numbers. I can type 70 wpm and enter numbers at the same speed without looking BECAUSE I don't use the number pad. If you need to look at the keyboard for the number row though, I can see why you people think using the number pad might be faster.
stix213Jan 23, 2008
I called microsoft once about 9 years ago, and clearly remember the call because they were a-holes. If they were the same a-holes to this customer I can see them remembering the call.
mcwestFeb 1, 2008
this is funny if canonical or red hat had support like this open source would be in ass;p
foster90May 24, 2008
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