ever feel dumber than a 10 year old?

my 10 year old daughter was at the computer last night and i saw her zooming in on a web page. i said to her how did you do that?. her yeply was DUH DADrolleyes. you hold down ctrl and roll the ball on the mouse. EVERYONE knows thatrolleyes. talk about a 10 year old putting you in your placeLOL

 

Hey Thank her from me too wildwolf220, another "Old Fart" that didn't know that

 

worst thing is im wondering now how many simple things like that is there that she knows about and i dont:confused truth is im scared to ask her:banghead

 

I found out about it several years ago, by accident. Wonder how many other features we're missing like that?

 

Hmm, learn something everyday

 

kids have a tendency to pull that off..

 

good question BILL. we will have to recruit a load of 10 year olds to find out

 

"Only from a head unclouded by knowledge, can original thoughts blossom" - me, just then

Pass it on to your 10 year old daughter and hopefully she can fine tune it a bit for me

 

...Or try pressing Ctrl and + or - (on the alpha-numeric keypad), for similar results, in even incriments. (But y'all knew that, I guess).

 

yet another thing i didn't know Phantom:banghead

 

Once I put my legs on the table while surfing through the net and pressed CTRL accidentally. Then I discovered this feature.

 

Out of the mouths of babes

Here's another tip - place the mouse pointer over a link for a web page hold the the Shift key and roll the mouse wheel up then you'll go the the link. Once at the new web page shift and roll down will take you back to the previous page (just like the backspace or Alt-left arrow combination) - it doesn't matter on the mouse pointer position for this to work.

Another - Shift+left click over a link will open that link into a new window (maybe a new Tab under IE7 or FF - not sure on that, most likely depending on your settings for opening new windows or tabs).

 

That is awesome! Perfect for me when i'm using a cheap mouse with no back/forward buttons on my laptop!

 

I'm gonna be honest - I didn't know that either!

Works with my touchpad on the mac

 

I've always respected these "little people"...because that is all they are. Now you know the reason why

 

Tell her Thank You from me wildwolf220, I did not know that. Will she be starting classes here or what??

 

Ok . . . I didn't know that, either.

"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five" --- Groucho Marx

 

I have a mouse with back and forward buttons but i am left handed and the mouse is for the right (stupid me when i bought it) so the tip from KEN3 is good for me.:confused

 

Should have guessed you were also left-handed
Being such a good bloke and all

Well and truly worth your while to convert to using your mouse with your right hand
Does take a while

Now if I try to use the mouse with my left hand again it feels weird

I have a 5-button mouse with back / forward buttons, but i never use them - go figure

 

yep mine is also a 5 button its the EDNET LAZER OFFICE MOUSE it lets me control all my office functions directly from the buttons.

http://bestsmileys.com/office1/11.gif

 

she is enrolling right now classes start in the lounge monday night sign up right hereroflmao

 

Speaking of meece, the mouse I use isn't exactly a regular mouse. It's a Marble-FX trackball thingy. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g309/Zobor/marble-fx.gif

Looks a bit strange, and does take a little getting used to, but offers a far greater control over cursor movement, and is ergonomic for people like me with bad wrists, and sore joints. The trackball itself, pops out for easy cleaning and such.