I told Jabra I would confess to VoC ~
My keyboard has been doing goofy things ... for example, I'd hit a key and nothing would show up on my monitor ~ annoying stuff like that ~ so today a friend and I were out doing errands and decided to look at keyboards in a BestBuy ~ I told the clerk why I was looking for a new keyboard and she asked when was the last time I changed batteries in the keyboard I have ~ I said I have no idea, maybe never ~ she suggested I try that before buying a new keyboard ~ I really appreciated her attitude [which I'm sure was because I was buying a new printer too] ~
I came home ~ turned my keyboard over and was very careful to position the old batteries the way the new batteries should go in ~ got the new batteries in, rebooted my computer, and ... NOTHING ~ no key worked on the keyboard ~ tried again, still NOTHING ~
So I did what I always do ... I called Jabra for help ~
He walked me thru what I did and made several other suggestions ~ then he happened to say something like "the battery compartment should be on the bottom" ~ I said the battery compartment was on the top ~ he's talking "positive" and "negative" ~ I'm repeating I put the batteries in exactly in the same position as I took them out ~ then I said the little bump goes in against the spring ~ Jabra said NO, the flat side goes in against the spring ~
So ... I tried it the way Jabra said, first turning the keyboard so the battery compartment was on the bottom and VOILA! ~ my keyboard works as it should again ~ [but I swear I put the batteries in the same direction I took them out!] ~
Thank you, Jabra ... not only for sharing your vast knowledge of all things "tech", but also for your patience ~
Sooz