Re: Pointers (of mice & ...)

[Michael Johnson <michaelj -at- OECMED -dot- COM>]

Katav et al,

Something tells me you're running a serial mouse, probably Microsoft, under Windoze 95.

One stunt that worked for me is to shut off the Windows 95 auto indexing, which helps the Fast Find utility run a little faster (but not much).  Go to Start>Settings>Control Panel.  Double click Fast Find.  Then do Index>delete.  Just to make sure you've done some real damage, set the Update Interval to something reasonable.  I've got mine at 999 hours (the max possible).  That means that if I haven't been successful shutting off auto indexing (you can never be sure about anything in Windows 95), it will happen only once every 999 hours (maybe).

Thanks to Geoff Hart for this idea.  He got it from Woody Leonard, I believe.

Have a nice weekend!

Mike Johnson
Michaelj -at- oecmed -dot- com
Writer -at- wasatch -dot- com
Speaking for myself and not OEC Medical Systems



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From:  Katav [SMTP:katav -at- yahoo -dot- com]
Sent:  Thursday, July 23, 1998 20:38 PM
To:  techwr-l -at- listserv -dot- okstate -dot- edu; techcomm -at- user -dot- itconsult -dot- co -dot- uk
Subject:  Pointers (of mice & ...)


I once again am fighting the mouse -- I go left & it does not; I go 2
mm up and it races to the edge of the page. It seems to make no
diference what company makes the mouse, none have a high survival rate
on my desk. 

I use it on a pad. I use it on bare "wood." It's undersized ball (part
of the problem with the current rodent) is regularly removed and
(along with its receptacle) cleaned.

I am asking for pointer (vs. pointed?) suggestions -- does anyone
recommend a brand for use on all (most?) Windows platforms? Any
comments about pens and pads (I'm drawn in that direction)?  I tried -
and quickly rejected - a trackball ... I always under/overshot the
target. 

Please send comments to  katav -at- yahoo -dot- com  .  If there is interest I'll
summarize for The List.

TIA



==
Katav ( katav -at- yahoo -dot- com )
''Despise not any person and do not deem anything unworthy 
of consideration, for there is no person without his hour, 
and no thing without its place'' {Ben Azzai [Avot 4:2]}

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