[QUOTE=KYCaster;2734796]Snuffy.......just remember........all those computer geeks are changing things just so they can laugh at us old farts who can actually add, subtract, do long division and communicate in the English language........"APP" is just another word for program.
There's no need to load an additional "shell" program......err......app. Everything you want is already in there. Get a wireless mouse (batteries don't last long so at the first sign of anything wrong, replace the mouse batteries), disable the touch pad (F3) and click on the "desktop" tile at the bottom left of the screen. Now things will be more familiar.
To switch back to the tile screen, take the cursor to the bottom left corner of the screen and left click. To close a prog.....app, take the cursor to the top left of the screen and click on the window you want for a drop down menu. To shut down, take the cursor to the top right of the screen.
I know it's a pain in the butt, but no worse than changing over from your typewriter to the computer way back when.
What really fried my axx was the pimply faced kid who thought it was great fun to mess with the stupid old geezer. Punch a few buttons without any explanation of what's happening then telling you, "that's the way it works." Give him your go-to-he77 look and tell him to get his supervisor. Complain loudly about the poor service and eventually you'll either get the answers you want or you'll go on a bloody rampage and get your satisfaction that way.
Anywaaaay.....that's what worked for me without excessive bloodshed.
Jerry (just an analog guy trying to get by in a digital world)[QUOTE]
Thanks Jerry, that may be the way I'll go. Just getting rid of that touch pad will be a giant relief. It's so damn sensitive, and it has to do so many things, that it's frustrating when you're hunting for it, inadvertently touch it in the wrong place, then end up loosing where you were working.
What really grinds my *** is Toshiba didn't put much of a destruction book in with the laptop. Just a quick start guide, no clue besides how to turn it on and connect the power/charger.
I'm going to buy another cordless mouse, just like the one that's on this PC. Then I'll build a table to span the arms of my recliner, so there's room for the mouse, AND the vents on the side will not be blocked by the chair or my clothing.
Well, I'm off for the OM to drop it off for the streamlining/set-up. I'll get the mouse on the way home when he's finished. But first I have to brush a couple inches of heavy SNOW off the car!