[nabs-l] Computers

Mon Jul 16 16:12:29 UTC 2012

why not just go to device manager and... disable the mouse!
On 7/16/2012 9:54 AM, Brandon Keith Biggs wrote:
> Yes, and what happens when I do that is not all of it gets disabled 
> and if you brush your palm on the touchpad, it will for example select 
> a large chunk of text and put your curser there. I'd much rather deal 
> with my curser randomly jumping around than my curser removing huge 
> chunks of text...
> I spent a week on the phone with HP, on Google, going to software 
> engineers and no one was able to help.
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: Ignasi Cambra Díaz
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 12:53 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Computers
>
> Have you really googled "disabling mouse pad on HP xxxxx"? Obviously 
> xxxx stands for your computer model. I've seen several HP laptops and 
> there's always a quick way to disable the mouse pad because it's quite 
> normal for anyone to accidentally touch it while typing. Just make 
> sure there isn't a very simple way to do this...
> On Jul 13, 2012, at 10:57 PM, Brandon Keith Biggs wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> Again, I tried everything except for cutting the wires. I could 
>> higher a hacker to go into my system shell and put an error in all 
>> the checkers that force load the drivers, but this computer probably 
>> won't last long enough for me to find anyone with the skill to do 
>> that well.
>> The card thing would work, except there is this thing called 3 
>> fingered gestures that are activated anytime the mouse pad is touched 
>> by something larger than the finger. ATM I'm just super await of 
>> where ever my curser is at all times and I try to restrain myself 
>> from throwing my computer against the wall when I type a whole email 
>> into the search box of WLM.
>> It would be nice if Jaws or the laptop made a little click sound when 
>> the mouse was activated, so I'd notice...
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message----- From: Ashley Bramlett
>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 10:29 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Computers
>>
>> Hi,
>> maybe there is a way to turn the mouse pad off. Why not go to the 
>> store you
>> bought it at and see if they can offer some tech support or call hp. 
>> I would
>> think there would be a way to disable the mouse pad.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 7:41 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Computers
>>
>> Probably not, as the mousepad on HP laptops is very sensitive. Like 
>> Rania, I
>> just got used to it and try to keep my hand away from the mousepad, 
>> and now
>> I very rarely bump it. Brandon, you can try it and see if it works, 
>> though;
>> I'm just making an educated guess here.
>>
>> Chris Nusbaum
>>
>> Sent from my iPod
>>
>> On Jul 13, 2012, at 6:25 PM, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Would an index card over the mousepad help avoid accidental bumping?
>>>
>>> Anjelina
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 13, 2012, at 6:26 PM, "Brandon Keith Biggs" 
>>> <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> Yes it does, don't get HP, I just got a new HP computer and there 
>>>> is no way to turn off the mouse pad. I've tried everything but 
>>>> cutting the wires.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Chris Nusbaum
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:05 PM
>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Computers
>>>>
>>>> I don't think the maker of the hardware changes the accessibility 
>>>> of the software.
>>>>
>>>> Chris Nusbaum
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>>
>>>> On Jul 13, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Joshua Lester 
>>>> <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Aleeha!
>>>>> Welcome to the list!
>>>>> I think Del works better with Jaws.
>>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>>
>>>>> On 7/13/12, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I would recommend a Toshiba laptop if you want just windows. They 
>>>>>> seem to
>>>>>> have good batteries and don't seem to run as hot as some.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Aleeha
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jul 13, 2012, at 8:45 AM, "Gloria G" <gloria.graves at gmail.com> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>> I am looking to purchase a new computer. I am a JAWs user and 
>>>>>>> would like
>>>>>>> to get a computer that would allow me to run jaws and work on 
>>>>>>> multiple
>>>>>>> things at once. Does anyone have any recommendations?
>>>>>>> Thanks
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