Tech questions that don't need an entire thread

[washing machine]

My laptop recently refused to recognize wifi networks, even in my own living room. A restart did the trick. Why does restarting something often solve a problem?

[Kaius]

Shouldn't this have been posted in a pre-existing thread?

[washing machine]

I'm not sure. Can you point me to the right place?

[Jorge]

I think it's because of the RAM

[LoathedVermin72]

What the hell is that awful thing when you're typing in a word processor and you accidentally hit some button and it starts typing over what was previously written instead of pushing what was previously written ahead? All these years of computering and I still have no idea what I press to cause it, or what I press to make it stop. Or why that would ever be useful in the first place.

[Jorge]

What the hell is that awful thing when you're typing in a word processor and you accidentally hit some button and it starts typing over what was previously written instead of pushing what was previously written ahead? All these years of computering and I still have no idea what I press to cause it, or what I press to make it stop. Or why that would ever be useful in the first place.

I know this one! Here: http://www.kadansky.com/files/newslette ... 04_25.html

[LoathedVermin72]

What the hell is that awful thing when you're typing in a word processor and you accidentally hit some button and it starts typing over what was previously written instead of pushing what was previously written ahead? All these years of computering and I still have no idea what I press to cause it, or what I press to make it stop. Or why that would ever be useful in the first place.

I know this one! Here: http://www.kadansky.com/files/newslette ... 04_25.html

The insert button! The fucking insert button! At long last, I know the answer!

[washing machine]

This has happened to me in Excel before, except when I hit enter after populating a cell with data, it minimizes the current sheet and opens up a new sheet.

[Norah]

What the hell is that awful thing when you're typing in a word processor and you accidentally hit some button and it starts typing over what was previously written instead of pushing what was previously written ahead? All these years of computering and I still have no idea what I press to cause it, or what I press to make it stop. Or why that would ever be useful in the first place.

I know this one! Here: http://www.kadansky.com/files/newslette ... 04_25.html

The insert button! The fucking insert button! At long last, I know the answer!

I learned this in a middle school computer class.

[LoathedVermin72]

What the hell is that awful thing when you're typing in a word processor and you accidentally hit some button and it starts typing over what was previously written instead of pushing what was previously written ahead? All these years of computering and I still have no idea what I press to cause it, or what I press to make it stop. Or why that would ever be useful in the first place.

I know this one! Here: http://www.kadansky.com/files/newslette ... 04_25.html

The insert button! The fucking insert button! At long last, I know the answer!

I learned this in a middle school computer class.

good for you

[washing machine]

Pete's really become an insufferable tech snob lately, hasn't he?

[Jorge]

I think it's because of the RAM

[washing machine]

That joke has legs, Jorge.

[Norah]

Pete's really become an insufferable tech snob lately, hasn't he?

You've been a real dick to me lately.

[washing machine]

Pete

[Norah]

[washing machine]

Let's just forget this ever happened.

[Kaius]

I'm not sure. Can you point me to the right place?

[washing machine]

Question for those of you with heavy fingers; how often do you accidentally tap the "powered by phpBB" link when you're boarding on your handheld device?

[Self]

Almost never.