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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Thoughts on Internet Explorer 7 and my USB mouse
Whenever I browse the web, I typically have at least a dozen or so Internet Explorer windows open (yes, I use IE). I'm a PC. :-)
Under Windows XP this has (until yesterday when I had numerous IE windows open), never been a problem. Under Windows Vista, something strange (and annoying) happens. I lose the ability to right-click with my external USB mouse. I've tried unplugging Jerry, my mouse (get it? LOL, I'm kidding), from his (or is it a her?) USB port and using the built-in mouse and touch pad. No such luck.
All right-click functionality is lost. This is not a random event either, this happens like clockwork only after I've had several IE windows open. Also, I'm unable to follow links which open in a new browser window after being clicked on in the 'primary' window.
In order to 'solve' the problem, I typically have to close a few IE windows. Doing this restores my 'right-click' functionality. The alternative, as far as I'm aware, is to reboot the computer.
If you know of a solution (a real solution, not one that involves switching to Apple/Linux, or ditching IE and using another browser like Firefox, that's avoiding the problem, not solving it), please let me know.
Under Windows XP this has (until yesterday when I had numerous IE windows open), never been a problem. Under Windows Vista, something strange (and annoying) happens. I lose the ability to right-click with my external USB mouse. I've tried unplugging Jerry, my mouse (get it? LOL, I'm kidding), from his (or is it a her?) USB port and using the built-in mouse and touch pad. No such luck.
All right-click functionality is lost. This is not a random event either, this happens like clockwork only after I've had several IE windows open. Also, I'm unable to follow links which open in a new browser window after being clicked on in the 'primary' window.
In order to 'solve' the problem, I typically have to close a few IE windows. Doing this restores my 'right-click' functionality. The alternative, as far as I'm aware, is to reboot the computer.
If you know of a solution (a real solution, not one that involves switching to Apple/Linux, or ditching IE and using another browser like Firefox, that's avoiding the problem, not solving it), please let me know.
Labels: computers, Internet, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, random, thoughts, Vista, XP
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny Dell laptop
Image source: Gizmodo
Ooooooh, it's so shiny and tiny! Little Red Riding Hood and her laptop, ooops, I mean Michael Dell and his Mini-Me, err, Mini Inspiron were spotted at 'At All things D' by Gizmodo's Brian Lam.
Yes, small is beautiful and big laptops are a pain to work with and lug around, but this? This is a bit to much (or to little). Look at the size of the guys fingers in relation to the laptop itself!
On the plus side, the Giz article mentions that this little micro-machine has several USB ports, a card reader, VGA output and ethernet. No news of Wi-Fi (I'd be suprised if it didn't have it), nor the amount of RAM it's packing, or the type of secondary storage it'll use (i.e., solid-state or hard disk drive), but I'm guessing it will use SSD.
I can see it now. In the future, our hands would've evolved as a result of having to use these tiny little laptop and phone keyboards.
Sources:
Exclusive: Dell Mini Inspiron, Their First Mini Laptop (Gizmodo
Something from Dell at D6 (Dell, Your Blog)
Image source: Gizmodo
Ooooooh, it's so shiny and tiny! Little Red Riding Hood and her laptop, ooops, I mean Michael Dell and his Mini-Me, err, Mini Inspiron were spotted at 'At All things D' by Gizmodo's Brian Lam.
Yes, small is beautiful and big laptops are a pain to work with and lug around, but this? This is a bit to much (or to little). Look at the size of the guys fingers in relation to the laptop itself!
On the plus side, the Giz article mentions that this little micro-machine has several USB ports, a card reader, VGA output and ethernet. No news of Wi-Fi (I'd be suprised if it didn't have it), nor the amount of RAM it's packing, or the type of secondary storage it'll use (i.e., solid-state or hard disk drive), but I'm guessing it will use SSD.
I can see it now. In the future, our hands would've evolved as a result of having to use these tiny little laptop and phone keyboards.
Sources:
Exclusive: Dell Mini Inspiron, Their First Mini Laptop (Gizmodo
Something from Dell at D6 (Dell, Your Blog)
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Stolen: Apple PowerBook G4
An Apple PowerBook G4 was stolen yesterday (in Barbados). The serial number of the unit is: W843839VQRV. If you know something and you feel like squealing and ratting someone out, then contact David at dacpile(at)yahoo.com, his client is willing to "pay to recover it."
On a related note, Ars Technica has an article on software that helps you recover your stolen Mac.
[Thanks for the Ars Technica link Paul]
On a related note, Ars Technica has an article on software that helps you recover your stolen Mac.
[Thanks for the Ars Technica link Paul]
