Howard:

What's the FN key, and where do you typically find it?

I just got the laptop this morning, so may try working with it a bit before 
diving into the Stu Perry 160 meter contest later this afternoon when the 
band opens up.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: Off topic: Disabling touchpad mouse on Dell Lattitude D600 
Laptop


> Tom,
>
> Jason's message made me think of another easy possibility for you.
>
> All or most of the functions, F1 through F12 have other functions related 
> to
> your laptop's hardware if you press the FN key, hold it down and press one
> of the function keys.
>
> The operation is usually a toggle, turning something on or off.  The
> operation most likely will not talk so don't do this at random or you may
> cause a problem that will be hard to figure out.
>
> On my Toshiba laptop, for example, the F8 key with the FN key turns the
> wireless on and off, the F11 key with the FN turns the number pad on and
> off, etc.
>
> There may be a touch pad on and off on these function keys. 
> Unfortunately,
> the indications on the function keys are little icons that are sometimes
> hard to figure out what they mean, however, there is a little message that
> comes up on the screen that your XYL can read as you try these keys.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> 73
>
> Howard #3
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "jason" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Off topic: Disabling touchpad mouse on Dell Lattitude D600
> Laptop
>
>
>> Hello there I have a Del Inspiron 710 and I disable my touchpad by
>> pushing the key after the f12 key and that key disables or enables my
>> touch pad however you can go into your system tray and look for
>> samantics touch pad or del touch pad what ever brand of computer you are
>> using and hit enter on samantic touch pad or what ever your touch pad is
>> called and go threw the optionss that way.
>> On 12/28/2012 4:08 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>>> Hi, everyone.
>>>
>>> Regarding the Windows XP laptop I'm about to acquire for use in the ham
>>> shack, does anyone know what steps are needed to disable the touchpad
>>> mouse?
>>>
>>> As we all know, disabling the mouse is helpful, since it prevents us 
>>> from
>>> accidentally winding up in no man's land when in the middle of computer
>>> work, like contest logging for example.
>>>
>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>>
>> -- 
>> This is Jason known as BlindFury
>