On 02 May 2010 16:27:09 GMT, steamer wrote:

--Well here I am again using a computer with a huge hole I've worn
in the touchpad. I'm thinking the people who engineer these things must have
girlyman hands! I've got enough of a grubby index finger, probably sintered
with metal chips by now, that I can't own a laptop for more than a few
months B4 I wear a hole in the touchpad. I've figured out that the only
reason the crummy plastic cover over the metal beneath is there is to
prevent moisture from screwing up the pointer 'resolution' so what I've been
doing is cutting the cover completely off, then laying down a couple of
strips of electrical tape. Trouble is: the feel is a little different and
not as slippery.
--Curious to know: has anyone come up with a better fix??

How about self adhesive UHMW tape? It's very abrasion resistant and
slippery, and not very expensive. See McMaster page 3414.

--
Ned Simmons