> my palm will brush against it, and the software will assume I'm clicking on something There should be palm rejection options available, or options to turn of

> my palm will brush against it, and the software will assume I'm clicking on something There should be palm rejection options available, or options to turn off touch pad clicks in the touchpad driver software. Most OEMs use Synaptics, you can download the latest driver software directly from their site, it may give you more options than you currently have available.