Category: Web/Tech

For years I’ve been occasionally borrowing laptops and disliking them, mainly due to the touchpad, which has always seemed awkward and erratic.  However, last week I finally decided that I wanted to get a Lenovo Ideapad Y510, and it was delivered to me at work on Wednesday from Newegg.  In the process of playing with it, I discovered that not only can the touchpad be used for moving the pointer, but tapping on it works the same as a mouse click or double click.  In addition, I found out how to use the touchpad to scroll the screen. It makes using the Touchpad much more convenient, and I now understand why I used to find it so unpredictable.

I felt a little embarrassed to discover that I had been doing it wrong.  However, when I was discussing it with Jack, I found out that he didn’t know about tapping for mouse clicks either.

It is always interesting to find out you don’t know everything about something so basic.

WiseMapping | Visual Thinking Evolution: is a free, online mindmapping tool that works in most web browsers.

I like my Firefox extensions, but it never occurred to me to install 200 Firefox Extensions At One Time!

Online Alarm Clock: with a choice of alarms. Works even if the Internet Connection is lost.

I haven’t really lusted after an iPhone, despite fondling the ones belonging to my sister and niece. I don’t really like telephones in general, and cell phones in specific. I do have a cell phone, but in any gathering, I would wager that my cell phone is the oldest and most battered one there. I started carrying one (that rather resembled a brick) over a decade ago, after I lost the trailer off the hitch of my truck the first time. I still think of the cell phone as an emergency device rather than an accessory.

However, I must say that the WordPress Open Souce iPhone App, which purports to allow you to update your WordPress blog, would tempt me into buying one if I had $400.

Which I don’t.

LJ-XP (the LiveJournal CrossPoster) is now being maintained by someone other than the developer that originally wrote it.

The most annoying thing about new releases of WordPress is tracking down the new features. A release notes page off the download page would be nice, but I had to find 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.6 instead.

The PressThis bookmarklet is back, with a lot of new functions. All three of our weblogs upgraded without any problems.