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« Reply #30 on: February 18, 2008, 03:01:45 PM »
Laurel, I don't know whether it's really a good idea or not - I just wanted to make sure I understood what in fact happened! smile.gif We've had two mice plugged in to one or other of our Macs at times for the same reason as you do and no issues. I suspect that something changed - mouse got moved/bumped during the disconnection of the monitor etc. If the Apple mouse is an optical one, which the newer ones are, all it would take is some dust or a hair (cat hairs are my constant annoyance) in the "eye" and you can get all sorts of funny stuff happening. At any rate, there is no need to keep the Apple mouse plugged in - you can simply plug it in when you need it.

I gave up on wireless mice because I never found one I liked and found the additional weight of the batteries was just enough to cause RS type symptoms. My kids have the ones I tried and rejected - they seem to like 'em! biggrin.gif
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« Reply #31 on: February 18, 2008, 06:04:37 PM »
Do you, perhaps, live near the San Andreas Fault?! eek2.gif Or is there someone on a tread mill in the next room? dntknw.gif
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« Reply #32 on: February 19, 2008, 12:00:49 AM »
xABD--see my response to Kris at the top of P. 2...  =)

Paddy, my Apple mouse is just the old, one-button, corded one that came with the G4.

I'm NOT starting this thread all over again but  tears.gif  my monitor restarted the '2 long, 1 short' light pulses tonight. Must be time for another ride in the car.  taped.gif  RATS!!!

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« Reply #33 on: February 19, 2008, 05:03:01 PM »
Hey! I never said my jokes were original! blush-anim-cl.gif Maybe it's just "Great minds..." smile.gif
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« Reply #34 on: February 19, 2008, 05:12:04 PM »
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I'm NOT starting this thread all over again but   my monitor restarted the '2 long, 1 short' light pulses tonight. Must be time for another ride in the car.   RATS!!!


Ah...zee old intermittent hardware issue...bane of any electrical engineer (ask my hubby)/repair person; guaranteed to magically disappear when the item in question is delivered, in frustration, to the local repair shop or the repair person comes to you, and just as magically, show up some time after the trip home/repair person leaves.

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My stove did that to me recently...though it seems to have cured itself (fingers crossed) - meanwhile, the Sears repair guy thinks I'm nuts.

It may be time for a new monitor - did they give you any idea of the cost of repair when you took it in?

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« Reply #35 on: February 19, 2008, 11:50:20 PM »
QUOTE(Paddy @ Feb 19 2008, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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I'm NOT starting this thread all over again but   my monitor restarted the '2 long, 1 short' light pulses tonight. Must be time for another ride in the car.   RATS!!!


Ah...zee old intermittent hardware issue...bane of any electrical engineer (ask my hubby)/repair person; guaranteed to magically disappear when the item in question is delivered, in frustration, to the local repair shop or the repair person comes to you, and just as magically, show up some time after the trip home/repair person leaves.

tongue.gif

My stove did that to me recently...though it seems to have cured itself (fingers crossed) - meanwhile, the Sears repair guy thinks I'm nuts.

It may be time for a new monitor - did they give you any idea of the cost of repair when you took it in?


No, Paddy--he hadn't done it before so really he didn't know how long it would take.  He thinks it's the florescent tubes and not the inverter board so he was planning on starting there.

Good luck with your stove--stranger things have happened.  Just ask me...  See my new plea for help... UGH!!

Laurel
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