diff --git a/configuration/steveej-laptop/hw.nix b/configuration/steveej-laptop/hw.nix
index 334d1d5..d285833 100644
--- a/configuration/steveej-laptop/hw.nix
+++ b/configuration/steveej-laptop/hw.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     nix.buildCores = 4;
 
     hardware.enableAllFirmware = true;
+    hardware.trackpoint.emulateWheel = true;
 
     boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "xhci_pci" "ehci_pci" "ahci" "usbhid" "sd_mod" ];
     boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-intel" ];
diff --git a/configuration/steveej-laptop/system.nix b/configuration/steveej-laptop/system.nix
index b26d5c2..b4a97b6 100644
--- a/configuration/steveej-laptop/system.nix
+++ b/configuration/steveej-laptop/system.nix
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@
   services.printing.enable = true; # uses cups
   services.xserver = {
     synaptics.enable = true;
+    synaptics.palmDetect = true;
+    synaptics.horizEdgeScroll = true;
+    synaptics.horizontalScroll = true;
+    synaptics.twoFingerScroll = true;
+    synaptics.vertEdgeScroll = true;
+
     videoDrivers = [ "qxl" "intel" ];
     enable = true;
     layout = "us";
@@ -137,4 +143,5 @@
 
   virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;
   virtualisation.virtualbox.host.enable = true;
+  virtualisation.virtualbox.host.addNetworkInterface = true;
 }