The love that dares not speak its name, a true confession.

[Healey]

I have something I feel compelled to tell you. I must admit this veil of anonymity that anandtech provides makes this semi-public coming out a bit easier. I just wish I had the courage of my convictions so I could attach my real name to this post, but I?m weak. Don?t hate me for that.

Where to begin? Well let me start by telling you that my system case is jammed into an very small area I carved out of an old desk. It?s very difficult to move the case or the desk, and even more difficult to reach behind the case to remove, much less plug-in, cables.

But since I got my new system I have bought a couple of powered USB hubs and now I only have to blindly insert one cable, and it in turn connects to my printer, camera, keyboard, scanner, joystick and optical mouse. No more fear adding or removing peripherals. USB is truly like dying and going to heaven.

Yes, I?m in love with my USB. And I don?t give a damn what others think. But please don?t tell my parents.

 

[Technonut]

Your post gave me a good laugh to face a tough day tomorrow. Best wishes for your "USB Love Affair." Maybe you should plan a "coming out" party...

 

[RickH]

You get out more often.

 

[gtd2000]

hehe.

 

[XRdirtHead]

I hope its only USB connections getting inserted into the hub....

 

[Hoober]

doh

 

[jaywallen]

Imagine the thrill of USB 2.0!!!

 

[SUOrangeman]

Where's NFS4? He needs to be here.

-SUO

 

[Eug]

My USB complains if I make her multitask too much.

She will give me a Blue Scream Of Dejection so I have learned to give her only one job at a time to keep her happy.

 

[SUOrangeman]

I just set up my USB keyboard and mouse yesterday. I have the keyboard connected directly to the motherboard. I daisy-chain a 4-port powered hub off one of the keyboard's ports. In the hub, I have my mouse, a Nomad II docking station, my digital camera, and a scanner. Yesterday, I almost bought a USB SideWinder gamepad for $1.92 (I couldn't find any on the shelf ).

Needless to say, USB's been good to me.

-SUO

 

[pjs]

Here's one about software romance:

Dear Tech Support:

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to
Husband 1.0 and noticed that the new program
began making unexpected changes to the
accounting modules - Limiting access to flower and jewelry
applications that had operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other
valuable programs, such as Romance 9.9 but
installed undesirable programs such as NFL 5.0
and NBA 3.0.

Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and
Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the
system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix
these problems, but to no avail.

--Desperate

***

Dear Desperate,

Keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment
package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Try to enter the command: C:/ I THOUGHT YOU
LOVED ME and install Tears 6.2.
Husband 1.0 should then automatically run
the applications:
Guilty 3.0 and Flowers 7.0.
But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to
default to GrumpySilence 2.5, Happyhour 7.0 or Beer 6.1.

Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will create
"Snoring Loudly" wave files.

DO NOT install MotherInLaw 1.0 or reinstall
another Boyfriend program.
These are not supported applications and will
crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but
it does have limited memory and cannot learn
new applications quickly. Consider buying additional
software to improve performance.

I personally recommend HotFood 3.0 and Lingerie 5.3

Paul, Tech Support

 

[SammyBoy]

AHAHHAHAHHAHHA:|:Q:|:|:Q:disgust::frown::frown::disgust:

 

[SammyBoy]

oops sorry, i scrolled my mouse a lot when i was in the emotion box

still really funny though

 

[TravisBickle]

i recommend the fear'n'jealousy plugin.
check the little red dress, black stockings and high heels boxes.
demand to be taken out for some dancing or anywhere very public, this increases the multiplier for a good overclock.