I'm using Outlook 2003 with Word as my editor on an XP machine. I cannot touch type so I look at the keyboard while typing. My problem is that I will look up and find that the cursor has "left" for some reason and what I have typed has not been entered into the email. I have to move the cursor back to the email and left click before I can type into the document. [more inside]
posted by Carbolic on Nov 13, 2009 - 7 answers

Wacom tablet (Graphire2) on Win2K machine. Sometimes the pointer goes nuts and becomes jumpy and unusable until I unplug and replug the tablet. Drivers appear to be up to date. Any thoughts on why this happens? [more inside]
posted by cadge on Oct 27, 2009 - 6 answers

Where, oh where, can I download a right-pointing cursor? I'm left handed (and have set up my mouse accordingly) but it twists me to use the standard-issue northwest-pointing cursor. I have searched Versiontracker to no avail. I'm using Leopard Version 10.5.7, if you care. Yes, yes, I know that there are bigger problems in the world.
posted by BostonTerrier on Jul 25, 2009 - 9 answers

Please help me get my WinXP cursor (mouse AND keyboard) to work properly again. [more inside]
posted by magnoliasouth on May 11, 2009 - 16 answers

weird linux cursor problem. I'm having this problem with an ssh terminal where the cursor won't advance past the last character in a line, so I can't change or delete the last character. [more inside]
posted by alkupe on Jan 16, 2009 - 14 answers

My laptop keyboard cursor randomly backtracks one space as I type. This only seems to happen in Firefox. Has anyone else had this problem, and how do I fix it? [more inside]
posted by minus zero on Jan 8, 2009 - 6 answers

Is there any good free software for putting a coordinate system on an image and extracting positions of objects? [more inside]
posted by springload on Oct 12, 2008 - 4 answers

Why is my keyboard cursor moving so slowly? [more inside]
posted by sixpack on Jun 15, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there a free program that would allow me to have my cursor (mouse) disappear on system start up and/or after remaining motionless for a few seconds? I found one program, "cursor hider", but it is not free. Too bad, because it is exactly what I want. This is for a winxp system. [more inside]
posted by Infernarl on Mar 4, 2008 - 5 answers

How to turn off magnifying glass mouse cursor in Windows XP? [more inside]
posted by cda on May 2, 2007 - 2 answers

What's going on with my Gmail cursor? [more inside]
posted by TonyRobots on Jun 4, 2006 - 19 answers

Need to find an application that moves all scroll bars to the left side of the screen. [more inside]
posted by Glitter Ninja on May 24, 2006 - 5 answers

Has anyone ever added two mice/cursors to one computer? Can I get that on my computer today? [more inside]
posted by ejhdigdug on Feb 8, 2006 - 20 answers

How do I fix a jumpy laptop trackpad? [more inside]
posted by Popular Ethics on Aug 18, 2005 - 12 answers

What turned my cursor, mouse arrow & hand green? I didn't. At least not knowingly, and I don't like it. How do I get it back to the way it was.
posted by NorthCoastCafe on Aug 7, 2005 - 3 answers

Saving a file on Windows XP, I use Explorer to select the folder I wish to save to. When I navigate the directories, clicking on an appropriate folder I occassionally move the cursor over filenames. As I mouseover filenames, Explorer replaces the default name of the file I wish to save with the name of the file I mouseover. Can I modify Explorer to prevent this filename replacement? [more inside]
posted by quam on Jan 2, 2005 - 7 answers

Disappearing cursor on OS X. Recently my Powerbook's cursor keeps disappearing when I unplug my mouse. It won't reappear (even when I plug the mouse back in) unless I reboot. It's freaking nervewracking. Any ideas?
posted by You Should See the Other Guy on Dec 26, 2004 - 12 answers

My typing hands hurt. I'm doing what I can. Has anyone used a foot mouse? Or even a foot mouse? Can you really control the cursor with your feet? Does it hurt your feet after a while? I'm looking for some first foot experience, so to speak.
posted by kk on Dec 15, 2004 - 5 answers

Openoffice.org question. I've been using OO.o for a couple of weeks now and one thing is driving me mad. The cursor always looks to be about 1em further ahead of the text than it actually is. As a result I frequently find myself thinking I typed an extra space and deleting the last letter of a word. Is there any way to fix this? It is actually annoying enough that I will stick with Word until it is resolved. [more inside]
posted by Grod on May 3, 2004 - 8 answers

MacAskMe: Two Mac related questions. The first regards Mac compatible security camera solutions; the second involves changing the color of the cursor/pointer in OS X. [more mac mumbojumbo inside] [more inside]
posted by anathema on Apr 13, 2004 - 8 answers

I have put a wireless card in my old ibm laptop. now the cursor jumps up the screen every time the transfer light blinks. this makes internet navigation rather difficult. [more] [more inside]
posted by clockwork on Jan 15, 2004 - 8 answers

Is there any way to make an intermittent problem with a laptop more regular? I have a year-old laptop that they talked me into getting an extended warranty for, and there is a problem with the touchpad I've tried to get them to fix twice, but it's never a problem when it's in for service. How can I give them something to fix?
posted by ferociouskitty on Dec 22, 2003 - 10 answers