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    "title": "Trying the Glide Pad and slipping geek cred",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2005/03/12/trying-the-glide-pad-and-slipping-geek-cred/",
    "datePublished": "2005-03-12",
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    "description": "As many of my readers know, I have been pining for a Powerbook. However, one if the \"fear factors\" has been the need to switch to glide pad. I am…",
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# Trying the Glide Pad and slipping geek cred

As many of my readers know, I have been pining for a Powerbook. However, one if the "fear factors" has been the need to switch to glide pad.

I am a "pencil eraser" pointer man. All of my laptops have had them -- even the Dell Inspiron I am using now. But I can see that I am in the minority and that I will have to become a convert.

So, I have disabled the keyboard pointer and switched to the glide pad.
On a secondary note, the ["What's in your bag"](http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/whatsinyourbag/) meme appears to be catching. So many iPods and Powerbooks...I feel my geek cred slipping way down.

Off to walk the Damnation in the latest 10 inches of snow.