A free alternative to laptop mouse

reachb4 · 11. Oct 2009, 08:05 AM

Hi,
The main difficulty is when switching from a desktop to laptop is the absence of a mouse. It is really painful to access most common functions we access in desktop using a mouse with a touch pad in laptop. CoolKeys is a mouse replacement software, which helps us to do these activities using keyboard shortcuts. Following are some of the features of the softwares,

1)Create New folder
2)Change folder views
3)Open/File/Folder/Internet links
4) Control System Volume
5) Open Control Panel Items
6) System Restart/logoff/shutdown

Apart from that software also lets you make a window semi transparent which helps you to refer the background window without minimizing or resizing the foreground window.

The other features include hide unlimited windows using keyboard shortcut.

The software also comes with plugins for internet explorer and firefox which lets u add internet links to the Coolkeys right from your internet browsing software.

The software also installs a shell extension which helps you to add files and folders into the CoolKeys application in a breeze . You just need to right click a file from explorer and select ‘Create Coolkey…’ to get the job done.

The product information page:
http://www.simpletools.co.in/coolkeys.html

The product direct download link:
[Mod: Sorry, we have to remove the direct download link which is not permissible following the Software Suggestion Rules.]

Sofpedia download link:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/S...CoolKeys.shtml

Regards,
Joe

BrollyLSSJ · 12. Oct 2009, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by checkmyspecs

I wait for a keyboard replacement ...

Isn't the virtual Keyboard in Windows enough as a replacement (atleast to write some text etc.)?

Drongo · 14. Oct 2009, 04:24 AM

I use nothing but laptops and using a mouse does not cause a problem with any laptop I've had, does not interfere with the touchpad, so I see no reason why it isn't easier to just connect a mouse to it. Most people I know do the same and they also have no conflict with the touchpad.

The only time I don't have a mouse connected to my laptop is when using it for only a couple of minutes in airport terminals.

11. Oct 2009, 08:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
reachb4 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	A free alternative to laptop mouse Hi, The main difficulty is when switching from a desktop to laptop is the absence of a mouse. It is really painful to access most common functions we access in desktop using a mouse with a touch pad in laptop. CoolKeys is a mouse replacement software, which helps us to do these activities using keyboard shortcuts. Following are some of the features of the softwares, 1)Create New folder 2)Change folder views 3)Open/File/Folder/Internet links 4) Control System Volume 5) Open Control Panel Items 6) System Restart/logoff/shutdown Apart from that software also lets you make a window semi transparent which helps you to refer the background window without minimizing or resizing the foreground window. The other features include hide unlimited windows using keyboard shortcut. The software also comes with plugins for internet explorer and firefox which lets u add internet links to the Coolkeys right from your internet browsing software. The software also installs a shell extension which helps you to add files and folders into the CoolKeys application in a breeze . You just need to right click a file from explorer and select ‘Create Coolkey…’ to get the job done. The product information page: http://www.simpletools.co.in/coolkeys.html The product direct download link: [Mod: Sorry, we have to remove the direct download link which is not permissible following the Software Suggestion Rules.] Sofpedia download link: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/S...CoolKeys.shtml Regards, Joe Last edited by Jojoyee; 11. Oct 2009 at 08:56 AM. Reason: Removed direct download link.

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14. Oct 2009, 04:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Drongo Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 15	I use nothing but laptops and using a mouse does not cause a problem with any laptop I've had, does not interfere with the touchpad, so I see no reason why it isn't easier to just connect a mouse to it. Most people I know do the same and they also have no conflict with the touchpad. The only time I don't have a mouse connected to my laptop is when using it for only a couple of minutes in airport terminals.