>>Can I get some tech support here on the VFP 8 mouse pad that was given out at the product launch? Mine seems defective. I had been using my new laptop computer without a mouse for a few days now and got around to hooking up an external USB Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse. Suddenly, I was having a problem with it kind of starting and stopping. Not smooth, consistent motion, but a little bit jumpy at times. I figured I had a bad driver (for now it was just using the MS-supplied driver - I had not installed the Logitech drivers). Then I decided to just put the mouse down on the desk and now it seems to be working fine. So I'm wondering, who do I see about a refund? <g> I now seem to remember that optical mice actually work best on a consistently colored (solid) surface and so I assume the graphics and text on the VFP 8 mouse pad are not conducive to rewarding mousing.
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>>Russell Campbell
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>Like Craig told you, it's a known issue. I turn my VFP8 mousepad upside down every saturday night, and so far it still works without a glitch. Ken Levy told me that trick when he drove with me through Europe last summer, I don't recall whether I was supposed to keep it a secret or not. Anyway, now you know, and I am prepared to take the consequences.

Read VFP8 mousepad EULA, maybe you can't use this or/and you can't use VFP mouse pad with Linux :o)