Comments on: Slow trackpads http://www.sampletheweb.com/2005/02/07/slow-trackpads/ Whispering sweet nothings into the internet's ear since May of 2002. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:36:27 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: C.K. http://www.sampletheweb.com/2005/02/07/slow-trackpads/comment-page-1/#comment-516 C.K. Mon, 07 Feb 2005 19:16:13 +0000 http://www.sampletheweb.com/?p=589#comment-516 IE is vulnerable too under the right circumstances (see here: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/07/1323206&from=rss). IE is vulnerable too under the right circumstances (see here: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/07/1323206&from=rss).

]]> By: Scott http://www.sampletheweb.com/2005/02/07/slow-trackpads/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Scott Mon, 07 Feb 2005 18:24:18 +0000 http://www.sampletheweb.com/?p=589#comment-515 The scrolling functionality is really easy to use and is the same as on most windows laptops. You just set it to a small part on the right edge of the trackpad and use your finger to scroll up and down. I actually prefer the tactile aspect of it to the scroll wheel on mice or trackballs. I set my parents up with it on their ibook and they love it. By the way, thanks for the link to the browser exploit. Scary stuff there. I do web work and IT and I've been evangelizing firefox to windows clients for the last 6 months. Now IE is the only browser not affected by this! Uuugh!! Any word on a Safari fix? The scrolling functionality is really easy to use and is the same as on most windows laptops. You just set it to a small part on the right edge of the trackpad and use your finger to scroll up and down. I actually prefer the tactile aspect of it to the scroll wheel on mice or trackballs. I set my parents up with it on their ibook and they love it.

By the way, thanks for the link to the browser exploit. Scary stuff there. I do web work and IT and I’ve been evangelizing firefox to windows clients for the last 6 months. Now IE is the only browser not affected by this! Uuugh!! Any word on a Safari fix?

]]> By: C.K. http://www.sampletheweb.com/2005/02/07/slow-trackpads/comment-page-1/#comment-514 C.K. Mon, 07 Feb 2005 18:12:24 +0000 http://www.sampletheweb.com/?p=589#comment-514 Yes. I've tried it out in the past, however, I couldn't get the hang of its scroll functions. Nice little program, but I didn't want to learn to use it effectively badly enough to cough up $15 for it. Yes. I’ve tried it out in the past, however, I couldn’t get the hang of its scroll functions. Nice little program, but I didn’t want to learn to use it effectively badly enough to cough up $15 for it.

]]> By: Scott http://www.sampletheweb.com/2005/02/07/slow-trackpads/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Scott Mon, 07 Feb 2005 18:04:29 +0000 http://www.sampletheweb.com/?p=589#comment-513 Not sure if you knew about Sidetrack, but it's a set of replacement drivers for $15 that let you use and customize scrolling on your current trackpad. I've been using it for about 6 months and it's made me stop ignoring my trackpad. Well worth it. http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/ Not sure if you knew about Sidetrack, but it’s a set of replacement drivers for $15 that let you use and customize scrolling on your current trackpad. I’ve been using it for about 6 months and it’s made me stop ignoring my trackpad. Well worth it.

http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/sidetrack/

]]> By: Sample the Web » Slow Trackpad? Look on the bright side… http://www.sampletheweb.com/2005/02/07/slow-trackpads/comment-page-1/#comment-518 Sample the Web » Slow Trackpad? Look on the bright side… Wed, 31 Dec 1969 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.sampletheweb.com/?p=589#comment-518 [...] ok — c.k. sample, iii @ 6:53 am 2/8/2005 The new Powerbooks may <a href="http://www.sampletheweb.com/index.php?p=589">have slow trackpads</a>, but at least there’s a bright screen: Brighter screens, keyboards Severa [...] [...] ok — c.k. sample, iii @ 6:53 am 2/8/2005

The new Powerbooks may have slow trackpads, but at least there’s a bright screen: Brighter screens, keyboards Severa [...]

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