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Title: !
Post by: Doggy Daddy on September 17, 2016, 09:46:47 PM: I like the Chromebook. Perhaps I should say that I want to like the Chromebook.

There are just too damn many little irritations. My main irritation is that there is no easy way to turn off the touchpad. I use a wireless mouse. The touchpad is located so that unless you DON'T rest your palms, you will eventually wind up brushing the touchpad and causing unpredictable mayhem.

Bite me, Chromebook! [ar15] [ar15]
Title: Re: !
Post by: Doggy Daddy on September 17, 2016, 09:48:56 PM: And now I see the thread topic. That didn't used to be the thread topic. I must have brushed the *expletive deleted*ing touchpad as I was entering the OP and ruined the topic subject.

*expletive deleted*ing Chromebook!
Title: Re: !
Post by: Angel Eyes on September 17, 2016, 09:50:27 PM: Quote from: Doggy Daddy on September 17, 2016, 09:48:56 PM
And now I see the thread topic. That didn't used to be the thread topic. I must have brushed the *expletive deleted*ing touchpad as I was entering the OP and ruined the topic subject.

*expletive deleted*ing Chromebook!

Nothing to add, except :laugh:
Title: Re: !!
Post by: AmbulanceDriver on September 17, 2016, 11:50:59 PM: Quote from: Angel Eyes on September 17, 2016, 09:50:27 PM

Nothing to add, except :laugh:

Or perhaps, !

:D
Title: Re: !
Post by: AJ Dual on September 18, 2016, 12:07:25 AM: In computer-eese "!" is called "bang".

And if he gets frustrated enough with his Chromebook... =D
Title: Re: !
Post by: roo_ster on September 18, 2016, 12:40:56 AM: I have found the Chromebox useful for letting your kids watch funny cat videos on youtube. And not much else.
Title: Re: !
Post by: 230RN on September 18, 2016, 04:20:27 AM: Quote from: AJ Dual on September 18, 2016, 12:07:25 AM
In computer-eese "!" is called "bang".

And if he gets frustrated enough with his Chromebook... =D

Actually, that was an old proofreader's term for it. Don't know if it still is.

Laughed like hell over your dilemma with the thread title.

I have the same problem with an old laptop confuter I have. You barely touch that touchpad with an old dry gray hair and VOOM! off goes the cursor while you're typing and you end up inserting words in something you've already typed. It's a special-use machine I only use rarely for backups on something, so I haven't bothered to disable or desensitize it and use a USB mouse.

So I just treat it like I handled Wife2 --with care. No touch-typing, one finger at a time.
Title: Re: !
Post by: Hawkmoon on September 18, 2016, 10:20:36 AM: I hate touch pads with a blinding, purple passion. For exactly the reason already stated -- an accidental touch when typing and the cursor goes wherever it wants, which is invariably where I don't want it to be.
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Post by: cordex on September 18, 2016, 11:25:45 AM: Quote from: 230RN on September 18, 2016, 04:20:27 AM
So I just treat it like I handled Wife2 [...] one finger at a time.
:lol:
Title: Re: !
Post by: HeroHog on September 18, 2016, 11:57:58 AM: Re: "!" as "Bang," us coders still call it that.
Title: Re: !
Post by: Doggy Daddy on September 18, 2016, 12:38:42 PM: To be fair, there is a method to disable the touchpad. An arcane bit of witchery that has to be written down, since it's not something easily memorized, and also reverts when you reboot the damn thing.

And, if you happen to brush the touchpad with anything while you're casting the spell to disable the bitch....