[Ti] Drool

[Wilhelm Wanders]

A nice idea might also be to use an external mouse, maybe an infrared 
or bluetooth device.
I am using my PB (Mercury) since fall 2001 and the wear has been 
horrible - well, we all know that now - much more frustrating than the 
wear of the trackpad is the nticeable wear above your cd/dvd drive slot 
..... that corner is completely black on my pb now, just because i am 
resting with my right arm on it .... why the other (left) side is not 
like that i have no idea ...
i hope you have more luck with your albook - even if i would have 
wanted to keep mine in mint condition i would have failed after some 
month - the titaniums are just too easy to mess up .... anyways, good 
luck =)



On May 19, 2004, at 12:50 PM, Dr. Trevor J. Hutley wrote:

> At 10:07 -0400 19/5/04, Ritz, Daniel wrote:
>>  is there a way to cover the trackpad so it doesn't get that shiny 
>> worn area after a couple years?
>
> Daniel - I think the short answer is no.  I have worked in the field 
> of wear and friction for some time. The shiny area is due to WEAR, 
> from the dynamic contact with your skin.  My 11/2003 Al-book trackpad 
> already has a shiny worn area.  It is not time, but use, that 
> determines the rate of wear.
>
> 	Roughness of your skin will also affect the rate of wear.
> 	So my only suggestion is to use lanoline and vitamin E
> 	on your fingers every day so that they are super smooth...
> 	Since humidity may also reduce the rate of wear,
> 	move to Singapore and work outdoors.
>
> No more ideas that are within the control of the user.		:-)
>
> Trevor