Probably because you can actually use the touchpad or trackpad in Apple terminology to interact with the Mac using VoiceOver with gestures familiar to those on iOS with a few exclusive ones. > On 22 Sep 2015, at 03:22, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well someone on another list just told me that you cannot turn off the > touchpad on a MacBook. That is disgusting. > Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Sep 21, 2015, at 6:39 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> >> wrote: >> >> Rose, >> Try Function F5. That is how both my Work Del and my home Toshiba now turn >> off the touch pad. >> I find I often have to turn it off again after rebooting, but at least I can >> turn it off. >> >> I hope that works. I hate touchpads. >> >> Richard >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Rose Combs >> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 2:22 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad? >> >> I feel your pain, I am doing a project at church in a few weeks and they >> asked if I had a laptop, I do, and at home I connect a wireless keyboard. >> However, if I were to carry it around with me not an option and I am >> constantly hitting the touch pad on a Lenovo laptop and sending it to who >> knows where, I hate how far the keyboard is back, makes me lean forward and >> I keep resting the palm of either hand on the stupid thing, On the Toshiba >> my husband had, very old, I could turn that off with function key 9, can't >> seem to do it on the Lenovo with any key, not even through the control >> panel, maybe it can be done, but so far not by me. >> >> I'd much rather type notes etc. but for now it looks like I will learn the >> Focus 14 commands which I did not have time for last spring when I bought >> the device and braille. I love braille, don't get me wrong, however, in the >> past nearly 40 years I have typed 8 hours or more a day, brailed just maybe >> a couple of times a week or less. I once was very fast but now am not, >> especially on tiny keys on a braille display. Well have to devote time to >> this instead of other things to make it work for me, I use the Focus >> minimally thus far as I was working full time in the spring, transitioning >> to a new company not by my choice, then ill, was terminated and am now >> retired earlier than I wished to be. >> >> Any display users, especially of the Focus are welcome to contact me at >> roseco...@q.com >> >> I read braille perfectly, recognize mistakes easily but, these little keys >> are going to be my downfall. I used a Braille note for years, loved it but, >> probably will need something I can use where others can see what is >> happening is the reason I was asked about a laptop or I device. My iPad is >> wifi only and bought just at the end of its cycle in early September 2013 as >> a present after I taught my husband how to use one with VO and zoom for him >> not me. He bought me a mini after that and just before new announcements >> were made. First gen so although I use it at home, it isn't going anywhere >> and his was donated to a friend who spent months on a ventilator unable to >> talk but very much mentally with it. I helped set it up so it could talk >> for him after my husband passed a year ago in the spring. >> So choice now looks like either hooking the Focus to the laptop via >> Bluetooth, if I can or using my iPhone which would be less to carry. >> My Braille note is an mPower, and if no one needed to see what I was doing, >> and if I could get it to connect to my home network so I could load it >> easier it would be my choice. >> >> I still use it but cannot get it to connect to anything even with a network >> card these days. Never truly worked well in that regard anyway. However, >> makes it useless as an e-mail client also and probably would not open the >> documents I will be sent. >> Long story as to why I did not upgrade it, let's just say HW and I are no >> longer friendly. >> >> Rose Combs >> roseco...@q.com >> A picture may be worth a thousand words but it takes up three times the >> memory! >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Mary Otten >> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2015 11:06 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; macvisionar...@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Taking notes for meeting, Mac or iPad? >> >> I have been asked to substitute as a minutes take her for an upcoming >> meeting. I used to do this on a PC laptop in MS Word with complete >> confidence and competence. However, that laptop is long since gone and >> buried. >> At this point, my choices are to use my eye pad with a Bluetooth keyboard >> and pray that I don't get bit by the Bluetooth bug in iOS 9, choosing among >> apps such as voice dream writer or the new notes app. Or I could borrow my >> husbands 11 inch MacBook air, with which I am not that familiar, and use >> something like text at it. Neither prospect is exciting. I'm looking for >> something that is going to be reliable and foolproof. As in me being a fool >> and screwing up their minutes. What do people think would be the easiest >> thing to do the most foolproof thing? This is, assuming I don't get the >> Bluetooth bug that wipes out my iPad? Most about using the MacBook is >> hitting that darned oversized touchpad and ending up somewhere where I >> really don't want to be and not having a clue how to get back where I need >> to be in the text writing app. >> Mary >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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