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Title: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: hikerman on August 28, 2013, 09:44:28 PM
Geez Louise!!!!!!!



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Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: teesquare on August 28, 2013, 09:45:16 PM
Only every time! ;D
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Post by: muebe on August 28, 2013, 09:54:02 PM
That is funny... And so true ???
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Post by: squirtthecat on August 28, 2013, 09:56:49 PM

Guilty as charged!
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: flbentrider on August 28, 2013, 09:59:30 PM
That's what you get when you design a connector by committee!
Title: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: Pappymn on August 28, 2013, 10:16:48 PM
The only good thing about the new lightening connector for iPhone/iPad. No wrong way.

USB......frustratingly bad design.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: CDN Smoker on August 28, 2013, 10:19:01 PM
I like the new apple connector
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: teesquare on August 28, 2013, 10:21:40 PM
Quote from: CDN Smoker on August 28, 2013, 10:19:01 PM
I like the new apple connector

x487.9 !!!
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: Keymaster on August 28, 2013, 10:24:37 PM
Yep, them dongles can be frustrating :)
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: IBCookin on August 28, 2013, 11:15:55 PM
Actually I never get it wrong...

As soon as I put it in, before I do anything, I realize I need to take it out and turn it around. Works every time.   ;D
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: drholly on August 28, 2013, 11:21:12 PM
Agree - but why can't we have just 1 connector for everything? Ok, I KNOW why - but jeepers... :(
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: pz on August 28, 2013, 11:23:20 PM
Yep...  and these two:
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: Ka Honu on August 29, 2013, 01:02:06 AM
No problem - I put a drop of SWMBO's nail polish on the "top" side and get it right-side-up pretty close to half the time.
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: Smokin Don on August 29, 2013, 02:06:14 AM
Quote from: Ka Honu on August 29, 2013, 01:02:06 AM
No problem - I put a drop of SWMBO's nail polish on the "top" side and get it right-side-up pretty close to half the time.
All of you above let Ka Honu outsmart you?  :o Don
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: sliding_billy on August 29, 2013, 04:15:26 AM
Quote from: pz on August 28, 2013, 11:23:20 PM
Yep...  and these two:
  • When I put a plastic sack of trash on the floor in the garage next to the wall, it never falls toward the wall - it always falls to the interior of the room, so I need to pick it up and turn ot 180 degrees
  • 120V polarized power plug.  At least 90% of the time I need to turn it over - old eyes can't see well so it is simply a 50-50% chance, and I nearly always get it wrong.  ;D

Very guilty of the polarized plug one...
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: africanmeat on August 29, 2013, 07:09:33 AM
I hope we're talking about a USB plug . ;)
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Post by: Hub on August 29, 2013, 07:25:48 AM
Yes the USB's deceiving symmetry causes problems, but does anyone remember "life" before them?  We had serial ports and parallel ports with lots of little pins that would sometimes dislodge and not hook up.  Then, if you did get a good connection, you had to remember to screw in the plug holders so it wouldn't fall out.  After that, you had to go into some mystery menus and make certain the computer recognized and addressed the port properly, changing the settings if it did not.

I'll take turning the USB thingy around over the old ports any day  ;D

Hub   
Title: Re: Anyone Else Seem To Have This Problem?
Post by: Pam Gould on August 29, 2013, 08:45:38 AM
I use a Sharpie and put a mark on everything that plugs in. I also put a thingi from the bread wrapper with the name of the appliance/cord on it too. Just in case. I hold the cords with the metal binder clips to control the cords also. Anything to make it easier.  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ