I hear you, Steve. But, I guess if the University is willing to give me
a laptop, I'll take it. HI! HI!
I'll keep this in mind, though, if I want to buy one of my own someday when
I retire from Ferris, or when this laptop gives up the ghost, whichever
comes first.
Anyway, I guess the problem is solved for now.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: turning touch-pad mouse off on new Dell laptop
> Well, that's one reason to avoid Dell laptops. My Averatech does allow
the
> mouse to be turned off from the control panel. Dell apparently doesn't
> allow users to do that conveniently.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:31 PM
> Subject: turning touch-pad mouse off on new Dell laptop
>
>
> > Hi, all.
> >
> > I just wanted to update the list on my progress with turning off the
> > touch-pad mouse on the new Dell Lattitude 610 laptop that my University
> > just
> > got me.
> >
> > It turns out that, both the folks from Dell, and the techs at the
> > University
> > agree that the only way to disable the touch-pad mouse is to get into
the
> > bios and do it mannuallly from there.
> >
> > Apparently, you can no longer do it from the control panel, like you
could
> > do in earlier laptops.
> >
> > So much for progress with increased accessability, eh?
> >
> > Now, if a keyboard-challenged sighted person needs to use the laptop,
> > they'll have to borrow the external USB mouse that came with the
computer.
> >
> > On the one hand, this is not what I had counted on, but on the other
hand,
> > it may be an advantage, since now it will be harder for someone else to
> > mess
> > with the computer and the various settings I have programmed into it for
> > Jaws and the other software I use.
> >
> > Anyway, just thought you folks would want to know.
> >
> > As always, I truly appreciate all of your various suggestions, and hope
> > you
> > didn't mind the "off topic" nature of the question.
> >
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ, Big Rapids, MI
> >
>
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