Re: OT Netbook or not?

On Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:23:44 -0700, dizzie.lizzie.5@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:56:55 +1000, Alan S
<loralgtweightandcarbs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


My main annoyance is that too often I accidentally touch the touch-pad
(is that the right term) while typing and the cursor moves and I find
that I am typing text in the middle of a previous sentence. I am
trying to find out how to turn the touch pad off.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.

Sometimes you can turn off the touch pad in the BIOS but sometimes
you can't. I got some fairly heavy plastic sheet, cut it to size, and
taped it over the touch pad to avoid the problem of moving the cursor
when I didn't intend to.

Thanks. I thought I had found a way to turn it off in the options, but
it had no effect. I may have to use your method. It really can be a
pain because the pad is almost always touched by my right thumb as I
two-finger type. I'm trying to re-train myself to hold the thumb up
higher, but it's a tedious process.


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
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