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   > In article , Robert Bannister   
   >  wrote:   
   >> On 10/08/13 1:24 PM, R H Draney wrote:   
   >> > Joy Beeson filted:   
   >> >>   
   >> >> On Tue, 6 Aug 2013 12:51:50 -0400, Oliver Cromm   
   >> >>  wrote:   
   >> >>   
   >> >>> Our residential areas   
   >> >>> are cluttered with STOP-signs, whose main function is keeping cars   
   >> >>> from speeding, I'd say.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Saying "stop" when you mean "slow" isn't the stupidest and most   
   >> >> counterproductive idea ever had, but just off-hand I can't think of   
   >> >> any examples.   
   >> >   
   >> > How about Microsoft's stupid and counterproductive idea?..."How do I   
   >> > turn off this computer?"..."click on that little button that says   
   >> > 'Start'"....r   
   >>   
   >> Ah, the good old days when you had to grope around amongst a spaghetti   
   >> of wires to find the hidden switch. Radios and televisions usually   
   >> had/have their power button on the front, but of course you couldn't   
   >> have that with a computer or else lesser mortals might find out.   
   >   
   > I don't think I've ever used the power button on the back of my ancient   
   > Mac minitower. It has a handy power button on the keyboard which starts it   
   > up and runs the shutdown process. Unfortunately Apple removed that button   
   > when in later USB keyboards (somewhere it's claimed that the button   
   > couldn't be done under the USB standards, but there was a power buton on   
   > the first iMac USB keyboards). The switch to wireless keyboards makes that   
   > more difficult (although probably not impossible).   
      
   It is in fact trivially easy and my wireless keyboard has one.   
      
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