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Re: The Diary Room

#10571 Post by Ms Thrifty » Wed Apr 03, 2013 5:26 pm

Gosh, how on earth do people manage with those trackpad devices on laptops? At sister's house and she is kindly letting me use her laptop, but although I took the precaution of bringing my own mouse, her laptop doesn't like it. Talk about a steep learning curve - it all seems so hit and miss (literally) and very slow.
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#10572 Post by steve9872 » Wed Apr 03, 2013 5:29 pm

Ms Thrifty wrote:Gosh, how on earth do people manage with those trackpad devices on laptops? At sister's house and she is kindly letting me use her laptop, but although I took the precaution of bringing my own mouse, her laptop doesn't like it. Talk about a steep learning curve - it all seems so hit and miss (literally) and very slow.
I find the worst feature of touchpads is tapping. I always disable it to make them useable.
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#10573 Post by canadian_turtle » Wed Apr 03, 2013 5:30 pm

Funnily enough, I prefer a trackpad over a mouse. Especially when using photoshop as I find I'm much more precise while using it ;)
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#10574 Post by Ms Thrifty » Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:58 am

I'm not sure what you mean about the tapping, Steve, and fortunately, c_t, I don't use any fancy software, but although I'm getting better at using the trackpad, I'll be glad when I can get back to my own laptop. As long as I haven't by then forgotten how to use it...
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#10575 Post by prettyxcool » Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:59 am

mum-in-law went to heaven on Monday night. Thought I would miss FMUKCON to go to funeral (overseas), but relieved to find that there is a queue for the crematorium and the vicar's first availability is May Day Bank Holiday! That was close. ;)
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#10576 Post by andrews » Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:48 pm

prettyxcool wrote:mum-in-law went to heaven on Monday night. Thought I would miss FMUKCON to go to funeral (overseas), but relieved to find that there is a queue for the crematorium and the vicar's first availability is May Day Bank Holiday! That was close. ;)
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#10577 Post by McG » Wed Apr 10, 2013 4:04 pm

prettyxcool wrote:mum-in-law went to heaven on Monday night. Thought I would miss FMUKCON to go to funeral (overseas), but relieved to find that there is a queue for the crematorium and the vicar's first availability is May Day Bank Holiday! That was close. ;)
Sorry to hear about your OH's mum, pxc. It's a shame it seems an awful long time to wait until the funeral. There will be no real closure until you get that over. :bighug: for you and your OH.

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#10578 Post by prettyxcool » Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:30 pm

Thanks andrews and McG. The family obviously wanted the funeral as soon as possible so mum-in-law is in her final resting place with dad-in-law, soon. But it seems, in their country, it does take that long to organise, and is normal practice. :blink: :blink:
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#10579 Post by Kaybeelon » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:35 pm

Stupid question, but I have a complete blank.
Can someone please remind me how to change the name on an SFF ticket!
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#10580 Post by steve9872 » Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:37 pm

Kaybeelon wrote:Stupid question, but I have a complete blank.
Can someone please remind me how to change the name on an SFF ticket!
THANK YOU!
It used to be possible, but no longer. Sorry, the name when booked is it forever.
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