tiggy, I think there are third-party mouses you can use that have a way to program scrolling in. Wish I had better advice, but I just click and drag my scroll bars the old-fashioned way.
It's called a blaster, Will, a word that tends to discourage experimentation. Now, if it were called the Orgasmater, I'd be the first to try your basic button press approach.
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Spidra Webster - Sep 12, 2010 2:13:34 pm PDT #14824 of 25501
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Gris - Sep 12, 2010 2:38:01 pm PDT #14825 of 25501
Hey. New board.
tiggy, the iBook G4 had to have special software installed to enable 2-finger scrolling, if I recall correctly (that was three laptops ago for me. I'm kind of hard on them.) To confirm, you could click the Apple Menu in the upper left corner, choose System Preferences, and choose "Trackpad" (or it may be called "Mouse and Trackpad" or something, depending on your operating system version) then look through those preferences and see if you can enable 2-finger scrolling.
If it's not there, you could try installing this: [link] which will add that ability.
tiggy - Sep 12, 2010 2:51:00 pm PDT #14826 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
bless you, Gris! that worked like a charm!
Gris - Sep 12, 2010 3:15:57 pm PDT #14827 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Yay!
Yeah, when the iBook G4 was around, one of the features that the Powerbook G4 had that distinguished it from the iBook was two-finger scrolling, but it was readily apparent that Apple was disabling it at the software level. They were trying REALLY hard to convince people to buy the underpowered Powerbook G4s toward the end of their life cycle (after they realized G5s would never work on laptops, but before the Intel switch) and it led to some rather annoying artificial limiting of the iBooks.
tiggy - Sep 12, 2010 5:31:05 pm PDT #14828 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
i'm guessing i'll get the two-fingered scrolling down, but right now it's SUPERFASTOMG!
i'm not even sure how old this iBook is. i'm guessing 5 years or so.
DCJensen - Sep 12, 2010 5:36:19 pm PDT #14829 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
It's time for me to find another used Powerbook or Macbook or two. My Aunt Katherine wants one instead of the iMac I was getting for her. Also? Andi's Powerbook is getting old and I'd like to make it our spare, so something for her is in the near future.
$igh, $$$
Spidra Webster - Sep 12, 2010 9:31:11 pm PDT #14830 of 25501
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Just exported my feeds from Bloglines and imported them into Google Reader. Still don't like Google Reader. *sigh*
Typo Boy - Sep 12, 2010 9:32:52 pm PDT #14831 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I can't use Google Reader. As I said causes my computer to crash, and probably my computer's fault not Google Reader's. So Alternative readers? (Non-web based clients are fine.)
le nubian - Sep 13, 2010 1:50:21 am PDT #14832 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
TB, have you tried Google reader's mobile version? I use that (I have a LOT of feeds) when I want something less resource intensive).
Other than that, I don't really have a suggestion. I have heard about Gruml (mac).
Gris - Sep 13, 2010 7:35:58 am PDT #14833 of 25501
Hey. New board.
NetNewsWire on a Mac is good. The ads are unobtrusive and the interface is smooth.
I don't know anything about windows readers.
ETA: If I were on Windows, this would be my first try: [link]