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I think your making a good choice with the Kensington Expert Mouse Pro, I don't know what I'd do without it! Linda Burrichter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cj" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 10:38 AM Subject: Re: computer help > Thank you, Rick and Archie and everyone! I so appreciate you taking your time to give me good ideas! The Kensington Pro looks good. May try that one. > > You may be on to something, there, Rick. I'll reverse the mouse action and see if she can use her other hand. > > I love the Word Prediction idea from Archie, too. Will look into that and an XP upgrade. And of course will change the keyboard repeat rate. > > Thank you all again! > > Cj > [log in to unmask] > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > >> Cj, >> >> At times I have had the need to operate the mouse while entering >> numbers on a number pad, so instead of switching back and forth with >> my right hand, (I am very right-handed) I tried using the mouse >> left-handed, so I could enter the numbers with my right. I have been >> a left-handed mouser ever since! I can grasp the mouse with my left >> index finger on the left button. This keeps me off the right button >> til I need it, and I can just move the finger over to it. >> >> Try it, you'll like it. >> >> Enjoy! >> Rick McGirr >> Email: [log in to unmask] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Cj" >> To: >> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 1:23 PM >> Subject: computer help >> >> >> > Hope you can help me help my friend better use her computer. What >> kind of mouse works best for you? >> > >> > My pal keeps pressing the right mouse button which brings up the >> context menus and that is confusing for her. Would a trackball mouse >> work bettter since she would not have to clutch the mouse to move it? >> She had always used a Mac which has a one button mouse. I set up the >> PC for her since I had an extra. Works great, just need to get a >> mouse that she can't torture with her temors. Are there keyboards >> with larger buttons? That might help, too. >> > >> > Any other hints you have would be helpful, I'm sure. >> > >> > Thanks! >> > >> > Cj >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -- >> > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >> mailto:[log in to unmask] >> > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> > Friend is 54, diagnosed at 49, from Indiana >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >> In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn >