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USB to LAN adapter - Shop in Cambridge UK said no such animal !!!!
Hi there.
I really was flabbergasted this time -- I think we all know that service in some Computer retail shops is abysmal but visiting Cambridge University to attend some lectures I needed a LAN connection -- my ultra thin laptop only has a fast (AC) wifi adapter.
Went to local computer store to look for a USB-->LAN connector and was told not that they didn't have one or it was out of stock but absolutely no such piece of equipment exists !!!! from a shop nearby one of the worlds most famous Universities.
I did get one in the end -- a retail store which I'd never dreamed of in a million years John Lewis - knew what it was but they don't deal in that sort of hardware. The guy selling all those nice huge TV's etc told me - go to Maplins - they have that sort of stuff -- sure enough they did.
No wonder the Internet is killing off "Physical Stores" if I can only get sensible information from somebody like John Lewis --essentially Kitchen, general furniture etv -- although they do have a small technical dept in their stores.
Moral of the tale is --never believe what those people in places like Computer World tell you -- they know 100% of NOTHING !!!!!.
Cheers
jimbo