I don't recall ever having that problem, but then I tend to tap with my fingernail rather than the pad of my finger. Hmm.

Ok, just trying to use the pads of my fingers, I do have more trouble getting directly over top of an icon. So yeah, that might be the problem you're seeing.

Of course, a resistive screen is not limited to skin contact the way a capacitive screen is. You can tap any way you like with any instrument you like. Don't let yourself be restricted to a capacitive way of thinking when using your n900.