One more question...

[gene heskett]

On Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:16:21 PM Bruce Marshall did opine:

> On Monday, August 29, 2011, gene heskett wrote:
> > Greetings all;
> > 
> > How, or what utility do I install, to shut the touchpad in that lappy
> > completely off?
> > 
> > I run a radio mouse on it, 100%  of the time.
> > 
> > 2-4 years ago, mandi had a utilty they called synaptik that did that,
> > but it has apparently either been renamed, or incorporated into some
> > other utility whose name I have not stumbled over yet.
> 
> You might try running:
> 
> gpointing-device-settings
> 
> Replaces synaptics for some pads.

Thanks, that is something else I'll look at when next I fire it up.  Trying 
to get stuff in one sock so I can go help a bro-in-law celebrate his 80 
something birthday over the weekend.

Cheers, gene
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