Comments on: Switch ‘em For Good http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/ - Computer Pranks and Rants Wed, 12 May 2010 10:10:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: damn teachers http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2747 damn teachers Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:09:25 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-2747 Incase if anybody is wondering why many public high schools have apple computers: My parents and parents of my friends are on the school district board. Year after year the board tries to get rid of the apples in exchange for the IBM compatibles. They insist that using the IBM compatible computers would be more educational b/c the students would be able to run more types of programs and have access to programs that'll better suit their educational needs than the programs offered on apple (apple has a very limited market in software so naturally finding good programs are VERY expensive vs. many low-cost to free programs which can be found on IBM compatibles) Year after year, the teachers shut down this proposal b/c the teacher unions complain that the majority of them do not know how to use the IBM compatibles or they dont have the time to learn. Education is a service based market. I do not see how teachers are giving students an education service by forcing their schools to use apples. It's very likely that the students will be using IBM compatible computers in their future jobs (assuming that they will be using computers) b/c IBM compatibles consist of the majority of the PC market I've always wanted to tell a teacher this... FUCK YOU AND YOUR FUCKING UNION!!! Incase if anybody is wondering why many public high schools have apple computers:

My parents and parents of my friends are on the school district board. Year after year the board tries to get rid of the apples in exchange for the IBM compatibles. They insist that using the IBM compatible computers would be more educational b/c the students would be able to run more types of programs and have access to programs that’ll better suit their educational needs than the programs offered on apple (apple has a very limited market in software so naturally finding good programs are VERY expensive vs. many low-cost to free programs which can be found on IBM compatibles)

Year after year, the teachers shut down this proposal b/c the teacher unions complain that the majority of them do not know how to use the IBM compatibles or they dont have the time to learn.

Education is a service based market. I do not see how teachers are giving students an education service by forcing their schools to use apples. It’s very likely that the students will be using IBM compatible computers in their future jobs (assuming that they will be using computers) b/c IBM compatibles consist of the majority of the PC market

I’ve always wanted to tell a teacher this…
FUCK YOU AND YOUR FUCKING UNION!!!

]]> By: Jeff Dempsey http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2330 Jeff Dempsey Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:50:26 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-2330 Teacher, I think what students should learn is responsibility. If this is something that will cause harm then they should think whether or not they should do it. Secondly. problem solving, students who are learning how to do these things are showing interest in computers, while your students who are having trouble learning will be 35 and still typing with one finger. If anything I'm teaching them programming basics Teacher,

I think what students should learn is responsibility. If this is something that will cause harm then they should think whether or not they should do it.

Secondly. problem solving, students who are learning how to do these things are showing interest in computers, while your students who are having trouble learning will be 35 and still typing with one finger.

If anything I’m teaching them programming basics

]]> By: High School computer Teacher http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 High School computer Teacher Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:20:28 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-2315 What you're doing here may sound like fun and games, but it affects the learning environment in my computer lab. These kids aren't idiots; they're first timers learning computers and it is frustrating when they can't complete tasks because students in another class who had nothing better to do at home, found your site and got these sorts of ideas which makes learning difficult for others. I've discovered some of the keys on the keyboards in the labs have been switched which made it time consuming to correct them esp. when there are too many problems like this. I suggest that you stop these sorts of behavior and give students their fair in learning w/out this nonsense. What you’re doing here may sound like fun and games, but it affects the learning environment in my computer lab. These kids aren’t idiots; they’re first timers learning computers and it is frustrating when they can’t complete tasks because students in another class who had nothing better to do at home, found your site and got these sorts of ideas which makes learning difficult for others. I’ve discovered some of the keys on the keyboards in the labs have been switched which made it time consuming to correct them esp. when there are too many problems like this. I suggest that you stop these sorts of behavior and give students their fair in learning w/out this nonsense.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1883 Nathan Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:40:58 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-1883 All users All users

]]> By: morgan http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 morgan Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:28:33 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-1844 do all users on the computer experience this or just the user who's account you were on when you did it? do all users on the computer experience this or just the user who’s account you were on when you did it?

]]> By: Nathan http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 Nathan Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:53:06 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-1763 That still didn't work. I think my computer hates me. It gave me a bunch more errors. It kept saying compile error. I don't know what it wants me to do. Thanks for the help though Jeff. That still didn’t work.
I think my computer hates me. It gave me a bunch more errors. It kept saying compile error.
I don’t know what it wants me to do.
Thanks for the help though Jeff.

]]> By: Jeff Dempsey http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 Jeff Dempsey Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:19:07 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-1761 Nathan.... FindKey(BuildKeyCode(wdKeyM)).Clear FindKey(BuildKeyCode(wdKeyN)).Clear Nathan….

FindKey(BuildKeyCode(wdKeyM)).Clear

FindKey(BuildKeyCode(wdKeyN)).Clear

]]> By: Nathan http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 Nathan Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:34:17 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-1759 PLEASE HELP ME!! I did this and now my m and n buttons don't work and I tried deleting the code and using other codes but nothings working!! I don't know what else to do, its like those two buttons don't even exist anymore in Word, because they don't respond to anything anymore! They work fine elsewhere though so its not the buttons. PLEASE HELP ME!!
I did this and now my m and n buttons don’t work and I tried deleting the code and using other codes but nothings working!! I don’t know what else to do, its like those two buttons don’t even exist anymore in Word, because they don’t respond to anything anymore!
They work fine elsewhere though so its not the buttons.

]]> By: Syrillia http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1757 Syrillia Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:34:56 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-1757 ^^That wouldn't really do anything would it? It would still work normally, just the keys would be swapped. ^^That wouldn’t really do anything would it? It would still work normally, just the keys would be swapped.

]]> By: jason http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 jason Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:25:29 +0000 http://www.iambetterthanu.com/2007/11/30/switch-em-for-good/#comment-1480 just an idea, but, swap the keys and do the code... only you'll know, and its kinda funny. like a dirty little secret just an idea, but, swap the keys and do the code… only you’ll know, and its kinda funny. like a dirty little secret

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