#17 – Very Annoying Bug – XP TouchScreen
Okay, so it isn’t like I’m going to mail this laptop off considering it took months to install and configure all my programs, but I would really, seriously, love to know why, when it boots… This particular OS does not recognize ‘normal clicking’ (aka the left button) until I’ve right-clicked a few times. Then it goes back to normal… But at the beginning, it doesn’t recognize a normal click as ANYTHING. Since it only takes a few seconds to correct, it isn’t life altering or going to stop my ability to use my pc, but it is really annoying. Especially since I usually leave the computer on, and so the few times I do boot up, I’ve forgotten…
And like an idiot, spend 55 seconds clicking in confusion until I remember. And then I feel stupid, despite being very tech-savvy. And, like most people, or at least I assume so, I don’t enjoy feeling stupid.
Unless I’m at a convention. Because fun and stupidity is the RULE there, and you FAIL if you are sane and logical instead of a screaming, running, glomping, over-emoting fangirl (or fanboy, we don’t discriminate here).
My final hug count at the last convention was 431, by the way. And kids? Don’t do what I do and accept candy from strangers at conventions. They really do like to feed the Death Note groups, though, and I can’t refuse any form of Japanese candy… I so love that security was pissed they were throwing candy off the 3rd floor balcony for us to catch in our mouth and then gave up because they kept getting candy in their hair while telling us to stop. Please throw more candy from the balcony next year, that was fun. I wasn’t even sure what was gonna end up in my mouth… So yes, stupidity is apparently common even in the educated at these things. =D
Tags: annoying, technical error, touchscreen, windows xp