Computer Help

[Susan1]

Hi. New help! I had to got a laptop when my computer died. Actually, the computer is fine. It was the internet card in the computer or whatever.

Anyway, it was too hard to stretch across and type on the keyboard and to use the touchpad, so I got a mouse. And a wireless keyboard. But I am sitting at the dining room table on pillows, which hurts my back and neck and I have bruises on my wrists from leaning them on the table. And it hurts my eyes and stomach to be so close to the screen.

I'm trying to find a cable I can attach from the laptop to my old monitor. We had the ergonomic discussion in a different thread. I have to have the keyboard at elbow height and the monitor straight across.

I've been to Office Depot twice. The first time he had me buy the wrong thing. I took it back and ordered something else but I couldn't see how many "pins" were on it in the picture, so it was wrong too.

This is what I need \/, but every one of these things has bad reviews (and good ones). They just stop working?

I really only need 3 ft. because the laptop will be sitting right next to the monitor on my computer desk, but this is the only one (amazon "basic" does not sound reliable) that is not 6 ft.

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-DVI-to-HDMI-Cable/dp/B014I8UQJY/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=1&keywords=PC%2BLaptop%2BMonitor%2BCable&qid=1591461054&sr=8-9&th=1

Another example:
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matter...7HECTQ/ref=psdc_3015395011_t2_B01FM51SHG?th=1

My cousin who sells Dell computers also steered me to the wrong thing - Displayport at one end. This laptop does not have that. I plugged in the last thing I got into the HDMI port on the laptop and it was right. It was the monitor (24 pins) that didn't fit. And I can't just go to Best Buy.

Anybody?

 

[Aussie Willy]

I would suggest get a good footrest so your legs are not dragging off the chair if you need to raise yourself up. I would also invest in a good ergonomic office chair which is height adjustable.

This is a good clip about home office ergonomics.

Laptop Ergonomics - Basic Tips - Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or School

Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work at home, office or school can bring you great benefits, including your children or kids, i...

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Also can't you just connect a HDMI cable to the monitor? That is how I have mine set up at home.

 

[Susan1]

I would suggest get a good footrest so your legs are not dragging off the chair if you need to raise yourself up. I would also invest in a good ergonomic office chair which is height adjustable.

This is a good clip about home office ergonomics.

Laptop Ergonomics - Basic Tips - Adult or Child Laptop Use at Home, Work or School

Ergonomic use of Laptop or Computer devices for recreation or work at home, office or school can bring you great benefits, including your children or kids, i...

www.youtube.com

Also can't you just connect a HDMI cable to the monitor? That is how I have mine set up at home.

Yeah, at my computer desk, I have a good chair and I have a square of an old pink egg crate thing for my feet and the backs of my legs still fall asleep. I put my feet up on the legs (4 rollers) sometimes. I need to get this laptop/keyboard/mouse back on my computer desk that has my 23" monitor at the correct height. Everything WAS fine with my old computer, old mouse and old keyboard. I tested out the new keyboard and mouse in the keyboard tray with the wrist wrest and it will work. The laptop monitor is too small (i.e. my eyes are too bad) to see without leaning forward. I have to have the overhead dining room "chandelier" on any time of the day because the light of the laptop hurts my eyes out here.

You would think just hooking up the monitor to the laptop would be easy, that they would sell the cables in the store. I can't go all the way back down to Staples to see if they have what I need, especially if I get the wrong thing again.

 

[Susan1]

(previous computer stuff...........

And anybody else -

See just previous post. Then I got the right adapter cord for the monitor and hooked it all up myself last night!!!

I was just using the laptop on battery because I don't have enough spaces in my surge protector/power strip to plug it in without them being attached to the "master", which is my old computer that I will have to keep till someone can transfer my files. So, the battery indicator said 50% so I went out and got the power cord and plugged it into the other wall. I immediately got dizzy. I thought the laptop and the way I was siting were what was bothering me out in the dining room, but it's just as bad plugged in here. My head hurts, my ears are ringing. I looked it up but all the comments are about getting sick while using the computer. I feel sick just being in the same room with it - plugged in. I was o.k. when it was not plugged in. Is it all the plastic? Or rubber? You'd think it would have worn off by now. It doesn't small burnt or smell like anything particularly. I can just feel it in my head. Will I use up the battery too fast if I unplug it, even when I am not using it?

 

[Susan1]

New question. I have tried all the online help there is, but they don't understand my question (shocker, huh?). Here goes - In Word (Office 365) when I copy a link, it used to just put the link like it does here. I have always highlighted the page (like a list of books that if you clicked on them, it would open a link and I didn't want that) and then Control+Shift+F9 to make all hyperlinks text.

Now I am getting - (I have to type parts separate here and put spaces in, otherwise it just attaches it here) - this symbol ->{ HYPERLINK then the link in "s then another } - - - And I have to highlight and "remove hyperlink" on each one separately.

Example - if I copied this into word (spaces so it doesn't link too) - https:// www. yahoo. com/ huffpost/paul -mitchell-trump-stop-the-stupid-124206643. html

What did I do? How do I get it back to normal?