Recent content by bvgordon

In the 60s I was with the Defense industry (Sperry Rand Corporation) and writing programs for military systems used to navigate the boomers (Polaris class atomic submarines). I dealt with Celestial navigation, Loran, Draco, etc. I was a test engineer for a project called "Transit" which was the...

No cigar. Doesn't matter. I am pretty sure the problem is not keyboard related in the sense of an alternate keyboard. Some program gets control and becomes the focus of what I type. It, the problem, always ends by speaking "Exiting Meredith". I don't recall ever seeing it on any other...

We must be looking at two different windows systems. I have attached a screen snapshot of settings>Time & Language a it appears in my system. There is no keyboard icon. .

I must sound like I know very little about computers/windows. Taint so. The problem is my age (80) causes me to periodically forget what I know. bochane, I must be awfully thick today. My task bar is on the bottom of my screen. The rightmost item is the date and time values, time above...

Bochane, I have no alternate keyboards. ALT-Shift does nothing on my system. I could not find "Settings" I am not sure Windows 10 has a "Settings", option just control panel or "God Mode" Neemobeer, I do not believe the Narrator is installed. pressing (Windows key+control+Enter) does nothing...

Usually my system (windows 10 desktop) is extremely reliable and fast. Every once in a while I mis-type something (probably involving a special key such as control or alt) And things go crazy. Certain keys stop working (e.g. backspace). after a little frustration and banging of keys a voice...