Trackpad resetting

Is anyone having problems with the trackpad in Mavericks? I have a magic trackpad that i use and since upgrading my 3 finger swipe gestures keep resetting to 4 finger swipe gestures (e.g. expose and mission control). Also there are intermittent periods where the trackpad is completely unresponsive. This seems to be a bug

Well, it was kinda resolved. I re-loaded the system to fix a problem with graphics drivers and the trackpad problem cleared up. Then today I turned the mouse off and the trackpad setting went right back up to full speed again. . . Don't know if maybe it has to do with something I'm doing, like maybe if I'm moving the mouse when I turn it off or if it happens when the computer is unplugged first. . . at any rate, it's not a big deal and I can live with it.

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    I have been having a couple of problems...I figured this was the correct forum due to the fact that befre Tiger came out I didn't have these problems.
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    Twice, shortly after turning on my MBA from a restful night's sleep, my keyboard and trackpad have stopped working.  Works fine after a hard reset, but considering this baby is brand new, it shouldn't be happening.
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1449
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