Synaptics scrolling not working

By On May 17, 2008 · 9 Comments

I’ve just updated my Synaptics touchpad drivers and after a restart the scrolling no longer worked. I did the obvious, check the settings and “do a google” but could not find the solution anywhere. I then went back to the settings and then noticed a sub-settings option for the touchpad in the Device Settings tab. [...]

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HP/Compaq nw9440: the purchase, review, problems and solutions

By On September 11, 2007 · 7 Comments

In June 2006 I started working as a self employed software consultant. To mark this momentous occasion I decided to buy myself a shiny new laptop (as mentioned in an earlier post). After a reasonable amount of searching, including asking those I know who are knowledgeable about such things, I plumped for the

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Linkstation NAS Folder share with Windows Vista

By On May 22, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’ve just treated myself to a new laptop and one of the first things I found was that I couldn’t access my NAS (Network Attached Storage) with windows explorer using Windows Vista Ultimate. Vista could see the NAS on the network but whenever I tried to access it I would get prompted for [...]

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