Solved: Twisted Logic

[mdmackillop]

Our secretary asked this morning if I could help with a problem.
Her screen display had turned through 90 degrees and so had the mouse operation. I resolved it with a system restore, but anyone come across similar or have a suggestion as to the cause?

[Ken Puls]

Did the system restore involve turning the monitor and mouse off their sides? (Darn square mice!)

LOL!

Seriously, no... never heard of that one. Naturally, she didn't do anything to cause it, right? ;)

[Jacob Hilderbrand]

This is a setting for some monitors so you can turn them. I forget how to do it, but I think it is Ctrl and an arrow, or alt or one of those.

[johnske]

This is a setting for some monitors so you can turn them. I forget how to do it, but I think it is Ctrl and an arrow, or alt or one of those.Is that so you can work while lying down on the job? :devil2: (I'll hafta learn that one)

[mdmackillop]

Thanks Jake, and all contibutors. :clap: :beerchug:

[mvidas]

Maybe she didn't drink her V8 today?

Speaking of twisted logic, the other day one of my friends asked me (as I work at the local phone company):
"i want to get rid of cable internet and switch to dsl, but I want to keep my phone service through vonage. can i do that?"
not sure if vonage is an international company, but for those who are unfamiliar with them they provide VOIP service. so basically he asked "i want to use the phone line to get my internet, but i want to use the internet to get my phone service"
possible? yes, you can get a real basic metered phone service for < $10/month. cost effective? no way.

more twisted logic ive encountered recently comes from a coworker. shes going through a divorce, and about a month ago he started being real friendly to her, backing off from the fight over custody and who gets to keep the house, and agreed to finally move out (and even got an apt, which wouldnt be available for 6 weeks). come to find out he did that as an effort to save the marriage, as once he realized she still wanted him out ('you still want to go through with that?') he turned the fight back on and cancelled the apartment. agreeing to move out in an effort to stay there.

my fortune cookie said it right: 'its better to understand little than misunderstand a lot'

[TrippyTom]

regarding the sideways screen issue, yeah we encounter that problem where I work too. I work with lots of mischievous people. :rotlaugh:

It relates to a program called Pivot Pro. If you have that, pressing CTRL+SHIFT+R will rotate your screen in increments of 90?. Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+& will rotate it 180?.

If you don't have that, it's possible you're using an Intel Driver that does something similar. You might have to ask your tech department for details.

[Ken Puls]

Okay, so seriously here... is there an actual use for this feature beyond confusing secretaries?

[mdmackillop]

Hi Ken,
With a flat screen, I suppose you can set it in Portrait position. I didn't think of that at the time.

[Ken Puls]

Hmm... so widescreen becomes tall screen?

LOL!

[mdmackillop]

Thats it Ken, so you would get more VBAX postings on your screen!

[Jacob Hilderbrand]

I see a few people that have the wide screen tablet PCs and use them in protrait mode (though that is a setting on the device, the idea is the same).

[johnske]

Look, let's get serious here...

1) When computers are installed somewhere as a fixture thay are put in in what we call the 'normal' or 'upright' position. However, in zero-gravity conditions there is no such thing as 'upright', hence astronauts find they need to alter the screen view depending on their position with respect to the monitor at the time, this feature is handy for them. In fact I've heard there's a secret NASA project under way that allows the picture on the monitor to slowly rotate for cases where the astronaut is spinning. (This new feature would also be handy for spin-doctors, allowing them to put a different spin on the normal view of things)

2) There are also some alternative universes where the force of gravity acts in what we would term 'sideways' and on planets in this universe the inhabitants - viewed from our perspective - sleep standing up and work in the supine postion. This feature is sorely needed there...

[shades]

regarding the sideways screen issue, yeah we encounter that problem where I work too. I work with lots of mischievous people. :rotlaugh:

It relates to a program called Pivot Pro. If you have that, pressing CTRL+SHIFT+R will rotate your screen in increments of 90?. Pressing CTRL+SHIFT+& will rotate it 180?.

If you don't have that, it's possible you're using an Intel Driver that does something similar. You might have to ask your tech department for details.
It also is standard feature on Toshiba M3 series. I discovered this by accident about 6 weeks ago. Actually the CTRl + SHIFT + R rotates it 180 on the Toshiba (so everything is upside down, including the movement of the mouse (upside down and backward). Got a few laughs, once I got the answer from IT (sometimes IT Help Desk really is ;) ).

[mdmackillop]

Thanks all for setting the logic straight again. I think Johnske wins the prize for his "lying down on the job" solution.

[XLGibbs]

This is a handy feature with some of the rotateable flat screens, especially a wide screen...

But the first time it happens by accident, it does raise a few eyebrows. I have rotated my image to 90 degrees when people come by my cube at work and continue typing. That way I can tell if they are being nosey or not!

LOL