Heloise
Dear Heloise: I have read your column in the Dayton Daily News for years and have put many of the tips to use in my home. I’m a senior citizen, and I’ve had difficulty moving the screen pointer on my laptop using the mousepad. The pointer will not budge, or it will slide over the spot where I want it to be.
I found that if I wrap a rubber band around my fingertip, I have control of the pointer again. My best friend used this tip to move the pointer on her touch screen, and it worked great for her, too. — Nancy, in Brookville, Ohio
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KILLING MOSQUITOES
Dear Heloise: We’ve found a way to help control the mosquitoes around our home. There are products that have a bacteria called Bacillus thuringiensis (BT for short). It can be put in standi