About incorporating bad pointing device habits.

Since the time that I have started using Thinkpads my GUI usage has increased by a phenomenal amount. The reason is the trackpoint. The Thinkpad also has a scrolling functionality using the trackpoint and the middle button just below the keyboard and above the touchpad. I haven't used new laptops from other companies so don't know if they have this too. The point is that it is a very conveneint device which I have started using very naturally even though I like to using the keyboard for most of my interactions.

Now the bad thing about this is that when I switch to my desktop (which is pretty infrequent nowadays) I start hunting for the trackpoint instinctively and don't find it and then have to recall all my old habits. It is one thing that has kept me from migrating my work back to the desktop and even the big 21" screen hasn't been a strong enough lure!