Well, Richard, it works for me, and those sighted folks who work the
most closely with me. ... There was just no easier way to disable the
touch-pad mouse in the Dell Lattitude 610 laptop, even according to the tech
folks at Dell.

There also seemed to be no easy way to adjust the sensitivity of the touch
mouse, or, at least, we couldn't find any;  so, the best thing to do was
just turn it completely off.

I would think that this strategy should work for you too.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: off topic computer issues


> Hi Tom;
> I like the idea.  If I turn off the touch pad I can still plug in a usb
> mouse?  If so, that part of the problem can probably be fixed.
> Richard
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: off topic computer issues
>
>
>     Hi all:
>
> For what it's worth, on my Dell laptop, since we had to go into the bios
and
> turn off the touch mouse, my solution is simply to carry a USB mouse in
the
> laptop computer case, in case a sighted person needs to use the machine.
...
> Not the most technologically sophisticated solution, but it works.  HI!
HI!
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: off topic computer issues
>
>
> > there should be mouse sensativity adjustments in:
> > start menu, settings, control pannel, keyboard and mouse.
> > If you do turn the mouse off, make sure you remember how to turn it back
> on
> > incase someone needs to use it at some point in the future.
> >
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ham Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 9:03 AM
> > Subject: Re: off topic computer issues
> >
> >
> > > Rich,
> > >
> > > As to the second question, it depends on the laptop model.  On the
> > Averatec
> > > I have, there are mouse options in control panel where you can disable
> it.
> > > In others, like Dell, you need to go into Bios with a pair of eyeballs
> to
> > do
> > > it.
> > > Steve, K8SP
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:15 AM
> > > Subject: off topic computer issues
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi everyone;
> > > > My xyl is having one or two annoying computer problems that I
suspect
> > > > someone here can easily solve.  She has subscribed to a list or two
> and
> > > > there are "links" that one can enter on if you want to reply to a
> > > > particular
> > > > party.  When clicking on that link we should open a new message in
> > > > outlook.
> > > > For what ever reason, when you enter on a link now you open a word
> > > > document.
> > > > She is using windows xp and outlook express.
> > > > Secondly, have any laptop users found an easy way to change the
> > > > sensitivity
> > > > or turn off the mouse pad mounted below the key board?  Her smaller
> > hands
> > > > don't bother it.  When I use it, however, I am always bumping the
> thing
> > > > and
> > > > ending up somewhere I don't want to be.  I vaguely recall that there
> may
> > > > have been an adjustment in the sys tray but last time I got annoyed
> with
> > > > the
> > > > thing I wasn't able to find it.
> > > > Thanks in advance
> > > > Rich
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
>