I might have one on you, I am 86, but I still look pretty good as does Dayton on that that one the NY Times took of us last year when they explained in an article the new virtual CARE packages you could now put together online yourself. I am very glad to have that picture, since Dayton died since then. Marta
On Mar 20, 2012, at 10:00 AM, Neal Hammon wrote: > Marta: > > That picture on my book was taken ten or twelve years ago. How about a > recent one? > Anyhow, I am probably as old or older than anyone in this organization. I > joined the navy in 1943 so you can guess at my age. > > Neal > > > On Mar 20, 2012, at 9:39 AM, Marta Edie wrote: > >> I did love Neal's answer, not that I use a trackpad, but my fingers are >> getting so bad and without feeling in the end, I have the hardest time >> typing. I either lose a letter altogether or type threee or four in sequence >> as I just did and left it alone for you all to admire. I also have lost my >> reach and I get totally wrong letters in, those sitting close to the one I >> try to find. To write an email now does take everything out of me. I spend >> more time correcting than writing. >> >> The mouse has the same commands as the trackpad. I learned the inertia etc >> from Jonathan. >> >> And Neal, how about putting that picture of yours up which is on the back >> of your book. You don't look at all as even ever having to deal with >> rheumatism. >> Marta >> >> On Mar 20, 2012, at 9:23 AM, Dan Crutcher wrote: >> >>> Nice try Neal, but no, my rheumatism isn't too bad these days. I did manage >>> to figure out what was causing this, and I'll pass it along to the group in >>> case anyone else has the same problem. >>> >>> In System Preferences, under Universal Access, there is a button for >>> "Trackpad Options…" Clicking that button brings up a window with a >>> "Scrolling" checkbox. That checkbox had somehow gotten turned off, so I put >>> a checkmark in it and now the two-finger scrolling is working again. I had >>> never seen this option before. Another discovery is that it allows you to >>> set it "with inertia" or "without inertia." I wasn't exactly sure what this >>> meant but it became clear when I tried it both ways, which was pretty neat. >>> I left it as "with inertia," which means that when you scroll with your >>> fingers the window will keep scrolling for a bit after you let up, which >>> feels more natural to me. The other setting will stop the scrolling as soon >>> as your fingers stop. There also is a Scrolling Speed slider in that window. >>> >>> Amazing the things you discover by just clicking around in these System >>> Preferences. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>>> >>>> On Mar 19, 2012, at 6:50 PM, Dan Crutcher wrote: >>>> >>>>> Any ideas on why two-finger scrolling has stopped working on my MacBook >>>>> Pro trackpad? I checked system preferences for the trackpad and >>>>> everything seems to be checked as usual. >>>>> >>>>> Could the problem be rheumatism? >>>> >>>> Neal >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
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