For those who are curious, my posting has slowed down in part because the Vostro’s keyboard went crazy on me and so I sent it off to the Dell factory yesterday to get it fixed. I was plagued with a curious issue wherein the computer thought that the “Fn” key was being constantly held down. And yes, I tried the shift + f11, fn + scroll lock, and all the other key combinations to no avail. Pressing the key itself does nothing, it just treats it as though it’s constantly pressed down. When I use an external USB keyboard, it’s fine, but that sort of defeats the whole purpose of having a laptop.
I’m waiting until I get the computer back before passing final judgment on the matter. If they can fix the keyboard and get it back to me in a speedy fashion, then it will be an accolade for Dell’s service. If the problem continues after I get it back…
Anyhow. That’s your update from the life of Greg Vandagriff for now.