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From: Nick Naym on 27 Mar 2010 00:21
The Magic Mouse and Keyboard both appear under the Devices section of the
drop-down menu...but originally, the keyboard appeared ahead of the mouse;
now they've mysteriously (it seems) switched positions.

What determines their order of appearance?


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From: Jolly Roger on 27 Mar 2010 09:24
In article <C7D30020.56197%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:

> The Magic Mouse and Keyboard both appear under the Devices section of the
> drop-down menu...but originally, the keyboard appeared ahead of the mouse;
> now they've mysteriously (it seems) switched positions.
>
> What determines their order of appearance?

I have to wonder: why does it matter?

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From: Nick Naym on 27 Mar 2010 10:28
In article jollyroger-7116E4.08243127032010(a)news.individual.net, Jolly Roger
at jollyroger(a)pobox.com wrote on 3/27/10 9:24 AM:

> In article <C7D30020.56197%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> The Magic Mouse and Keyboard both appear under the Devices section of the
>> drop-down menu...but originally, the keyboard appeared ahead of the mouse;
>> now they've mysteriously (it seems) switched positions.
>>
>> What determines their order of appearance?
>
> I have to wonder: why does it matter?

Perhaps for the same reason my curiosity likely would be peaked were I to
one day notice that my Apple and Spotlight icons had switched places in the
menu bar.


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From: Wes Groleau on 27 Mar 2010 11:33
Michelle Steiner wrote:
> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps for the same reason my curiosity likely would be peaked were I
>> to one day notice that my Apple and Spotlight icons had switched places
>> in the menu bar.
>
> The order is probably determined by the order in which they connect.
> And the word you want is "piqued", not "peaked".

His curiosity is normally less active.
It definitely peaked at that moment.

(Peeking about for a get-away route.)

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From: Nick Naym on 27 Mar 2010 11:42
In article michelle-8832DD.07472727032010(a)nothing.attdns.com, Michelle
Steiner at michelle(a)michelle.org wrote on 3/27/10 10:47 AM:

> In article <C7D38E5B.561C5%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>,
> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps for the same reason my curiosity likely would be peaked were I
>> to one day notice that my Apple and Spotlight icons had switched places
>> in the menu bar.
>
> The order is probably determined by the order in which they connect.
>

That's a very satisfying explanation.


> And the word you want is "piqued", not "peaked".


I am quite embarrassed...what a sophomoric error!


Thanks for the likely explanation and the absolute correction, Michelle.

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