I can finally put it in without looking

[antijoke]

I think I've mastered USB ports, no longer do I have to try to put the cable in, then turn it around and try it again, then look at it and finally put it in, now I can just plug the cable straight in first time.

Anyone else mastered USB ports recently?

 

[XeNoN89]

USB-C Solves this problem

 

[DXP55]

Ahh -- Not what I was expecting by the title.

I still have to look

 

[Cosimo]

Do you rub your thumb over it before insertion?

 

[Oh Ed not again.]

I find it really does depend on what you're trying to put in, typically the harder the better. Those jelly ones are like thumbing a marshmallow into a money box, but if you get a good hard one and get a bit of force behind it then it's normally quite easy. Seems to get easier the more you take it out and put it back in, practice I guess.

Better to build up speed, rather than going full hammer at the start too. Gently does it to begin with, once you've got your eye in then go to town.

 

[DirtyJester]

What about when it's round the back?

 

[Oh Ed not again.]

Typically the harder the better, half the battle is getting round there anyway.

 

[antijoke]

Do you rub your thumb over it before insertion?

Nope, I've never had to rub it first before putting it in.

What about when it's round the back?

I used to struggle with this the most, but now I don't need to look.

 

[Spuj]

Now you've got the basics nailed, you can start to experiment with different techniques.

 

[Usher]

Best innuendo thread ever

 

[DirtyJester]

I used to struggle with this the most, but now I don't need to look.

Lucky guy!

I've given up trying

Last time I was stretching, struggling and wrestling like a mad man. It got rather heated with lots of dirty words being shouted just before the flood gates opened with me being soaked. Only knocked my coffee over...

 

[enkoda]

I've never had a USB port complain, so I must be doing it right.

What's the repercussions for putting a male lead into a male port, while drunk, if you previously only put male leads into female ports?

Does anyone else find that the USB port they use all the time gets a bit boring and you long for a newer one that grips the lead more tightly?

Would it cause future compatibility issues if I put it in a sister port?

 

[Admiral Huddy]

I'm always getting the wrong hole when going round the back. Plays havoc on my knees and broken many connection in the process. It's much easier when female port is layed down flat and you can see what you are doing.

 

[Josh]

Yeah I have recently mastered it, I put it in and out several times...in many different ports and after lots of practise with the many different ports I can safely insert it into the main port without looking.

Sometimes the main port doesn't want the dongle in there sadly.

 

[Freefaller]

What about when it's round the back?

Yeah the reach around can be harder, but it makes it a bit more interesting, you do have to explore more carefully though.

If you can flip it around and put it in directly when it's infront of you it makes life a lot easier and you can get on with things quicker.

 

[jkb]

What's the repercussions for putting a male lead into a male port, while drunk, if you previously only put male leads into female ports?

I don't know about that but I find that two female ports together still seem to work for me.

 

[antijoke]

I'm always getting the wrong hole when going round the back. Plays havoc on my knees and broken many connection in the process. It's much easier when female port is layed down flat and you can see what you are doing.

There's been a few times I've ended up trying to force it in the wrong place (HDMI port) which lead to much disgust.

 

[Cosimo]

I'm always getting the wrong hole when going round the back. Plays havoc on my knees and broken many connection in the process. It's much easier when female port is layed down flat and you can see what you are doing.

Getting on my knees and going around the back sometimes does my back in.

 

[jkb]

There's been a few times I've ended up trying to force it in the wrong place (HDMI port) which lead to much disgust.

Judging by the noise it made when I did that I thought I must have damaged the port

 

[Josh]

Yeah the reach around can be harder

Signature material right there!