[iBook] REALLY jumpy cursor

Norman Milsner nmilsner at comcast.net
Wed Mar 30 19:42:14 PST 2005


On Mar 30, 2005, at 7:09 PM, Dave Wyman wrote:

>
> No, all of a sudden, after using my iBook for the past two years, the 
> cursor has a mind of its own. It goes wherever it wants to go, despite 
> my guiding finger. Restarting the computer, or putting the computer to 
> sleep, can give a few minutes of relief, and sometimes tapping or 
> sqeezing the area around the trackpad will help for a while, too.
>
> Any ideas what has gone wrong?


This sounds like it may be static electricity.  You are grounding 
yourself when you touch the track pad. Spray the area under your chair 
and the chair with static guard.

Norm_M



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