Touchpad Tapping Syndrome

Many of us use notebook computers on a regular basis. The majority of notebook users are happy to use the predominant mouse technology – the touchpad. However, during the eXtreme Wednesday gathering we got talking about this technological marvel.

Some developers hate the fact that the touchpad seems to generate mouse clicks at random while tapping on the keypad. This has led to them favouring a normal mouse and then having to find a surface big enough for both the notebook and a space for the mouse to move about on.

But all this talk got me thinking about how most users are happy to use the tap-tap technique on the touchpad membrane. Are we storing up a new illness for tomorrow? Will we soon be seeing new court actions being taken against touchpad makers for sufferers of:

“Touchpad Tapping Syndrome”

This story was started in jest but maybe there will be some truth as we move into the future …