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Microsoft has heard you: they have added a Start button for Windows 8… on a mouse

Enrique Manalang May 24, 2013 4

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Microsoft’s latest mice are designed to make Windows 8 a little easier to use for those that don’t use trackpads or touchscreens. If you’re a Windows 8 user and prefer to use a mouse for all your computing needs, you probably weren’t very satisfied with navigating Microsoft’s latest OS. That’s [...]

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What is a cheap but durable mouse? [Ask dotTechies]

Ashraf May 1, 2013 34

Hey dotTechies,

I have gone through roughly three mice in the past three years. Each time the issue is the same: after roughly a year of use, the mouse starts doing double-clicks when I click on something instead of the normal single-click. All three mice have been those cheap $10 [...]

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Grandma’s computer is broken — “everything moves backwards”. Can you fix it for her? [Image]

Ashraf March 11, 2013 10
Grandma’s computer is broken — “everything moves backwards”. Can you fix it for her? [Image]

Poor computer-challenged grandma.

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Windows software of the day [March 30, 2012]

Locutus March 30, 2012 12
Windows software of the day [March 30, 2012]

Windows has hundreds of thousands of programs. Because of this great volume and lack of a central store, software discovery (aka finding new and useful programs) is extremely difficult. With our Windows Software of the Day initiative, dotTech aims to change that. Everyday we post three programs, allowing our readers [...]

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AutoSensitivity: Configure different pointer speeds for mouse and touchpad

Ashraf January 2, 2012 7

Anyone that has used a laptop with a touchpad and external mouse knows using the same pointer speed (“sensitivity”) for both is not ideal. Unfortunately, Windows does not allow users to customize different speeds for touchpads and external mice. That is why AutoSensitivity was created.

What Is It

AutoSensitivity is [...]

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