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| From | "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.os.linux.ubuntu, comp.sys.laptops |
| Subject | Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help |
| Date | 2011-06-15 11:28 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <itamjb$cpl$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <4df7a61d$0$1960$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net> <it8h03$t62$1@dont-email.me> <QtCdnX97BK6pjWXQnZ2dnUVZ_hWdnZ2d@giganews.com> <it98k1$667$1@dont-email.me> <kgkhv6pb94fhrl8m8v5vm3o34r2ggme0so@4ax.com> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In news:kgkhv6pb94fhrl8m8v5vm3o34r2ggme0so@4ax.com,
Mark Lloyd wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:23:57 -0700, "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> Thanks, if it weren't for all the good people on newsgroups,
>> I eventually would give someone/something a nasty call myself. :-)
>> I think it's a design flaw when buttons/switches are placed where
>> they can be turned ON/OFF by accident.
>
> On some laptops, it's hard to type without activating the touch pad.
> For that reason, I like to disable the touch pad (if possible) and use
> an external wireless mouse (that's even easier with these little
> receivers that don't get knocked out all the time).
If you use a Synaptics driver for your touchpad, you can turn off the
touchpad while typing. It is under Pointer Options tab and called "Hide
pointer while typing". And if you want to turn it off period, the Device
Settings tab allows you to disable it.
--
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo 1.83G - 2GB - Windows XP SP3
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lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 07:53 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Roy <rd@bj.com> - 2011-06-14 15:58 +0000
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Tazz <dmswaine@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 15:19 -0300
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-14 13:40 -0700
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Wolf K <wekirch@sympatico.ca> - 2011-06-15 08:40 -0400
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 09:39 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid> - 2011-06-15 10:41 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-15 11:28 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-15 10:07 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2011-06-15 14:56 -0500
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-17 01:57 -0500
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Dirk T. Verbeek" <dverbeek@xs4all.nl> - 2011-06-22 20:19 +0200
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-22 01:07 -0500
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "Adam" <adam@no_thanks.com> - 2011-06-22 10:16 -0700
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Mark Lloyd <mlloyd@notroachstupid.usant.invalid> - 2011-06-15 10:38 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 05:11 -0500
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Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 12:18 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help "RnR" <rnrtexas@gmail.com> - 2011-06-20 12:22 -0500
Re: lost wireless connectivity - please help Simon Jones <simon@iinet.net.au> - 2011-06-21 01:12 -0500
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