I love these ThinkPads Trackpoints :D So much more precise ;) On 4/7/06, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of my clients has a Thinkpad and I've occasionally been called to > do something with it. I find the red pointer thingus, whatever they > call it, to be incredibly irritating to use. It is nearly impossible > for me to do something with it that doesn't need to be redone a > couple of times to get it right. > > I'm far far faster when I can use the track pad ... I only attach a > mouse or graphics tablet to my laptop when I am doing image > processing, and I do a lot of report writing and such on the laptops. > I usually navigate with the trackpad without even moving my hands > from the keys, using my thumbs. Of course, I also know my word > processing software very well and rarely need to use a trackpad or > mouse when typing anyway ... I just configure the keyboard to have > all my favorite shortcuts embedded in keystrokes. > > Godfrey > > Adam Maas wrote: > > As someone who uses Thinkpads daily, the nipple is better than a > > trackpad, but significantly inferior to a mouse. The mouse is > > simply more accurate and faster. > > Both my Thinkpads have USB mice attached. > > My Mac has a 4 button mouse. Right-clicking is faster than ctrl- > > clicking. > > -Adam > > > > graywolf wrote: > >> I still think the little red eraser in the middle of Thinkpad > >> keyboards is the quickest and easiest pointer device to use in > >> conjuction with the keyboard, no need to move your hand back and > >> forth between them. > >
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