OT: My mouse is dead ...
Kerya
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This morning my mouse stopped working ... change the batteries? ... oh no, they leaked!
At the moment I am using my Wacom tablet and an oooold mouse ... but I need a new one ...
I like small mouses that are lying nicely in my hand ...
What do you use?
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...ahh must have been one of those wireless ones.
For just surfing the net on my old notebook I have an old MS optical mouse. with a reasonably long cable. For working in 2D and 3D apps, I have a nice old ergonomic trackball that is very precise which I found in a box of old computer parts someone was going to get rid of. Found the driver online and it works beautifully. Much easier on the hand than even the one I purchased little while back. I also have an optical mouse as well on the workstation for when I need to download and install content as well as search for, and download freebies.
Can't use a tablet because of my arthritis.
BTW, every time I see your Avatar, it reminds me of Nanobot.
If it is just the gunk from the batteries and it hasn't corroded anything then just clean it out. Get some cotton buds and warm water and use that to clean it all out. Don't worry about getting it wet, if you leave it to dry out before trying new batteries it will be all right.
LOVE my Logitech because it's small and fits in my hand perfectly. Very responsive. Sometimes I don't even use my Wacom tablet and use my mouse instead (for Photoshop, Zbrush)
Logitech - M510 Wireless Laser Mouse - at Best Buy for $40
(Edit- and the sides are nice and cushioned- soft. Where your thumb and your fourth and fifth finger go. Comfortable. I'm on the computer all day / alot and this is my third one- my son stole my other one after trying it.)
Thanks for your answers!
There was not a lot of gunk - it was a lot of fluid and I am afraid it flooded the circuit board (sorry, translating from German) ...
I am letting it dry now ... maybe there is hope.
It was a wireless Logitech.
very much a fan of Logitech mouses (mice?) as well, and I always have a spare one floating around to plug in case of emergency, Like the cats knocking a vase of flowers off the shelf on to Himself's mouse and drowning it overnight. I had told him it wasn't a good idea to have a vase of flowers on the shelf above his PC
I got my wife the A4Tech Padless Mouse. She has small hands and likes the way it feels; she also does a lot of Photoshoping.
I prefer gaming mice when I do D|S and work at a sensitivity of 8200 DPI. I've found Razer gaming mice to be very comfortable although for D|S I use the (turn sound off before clicking the link ;-P ) Thermaltake Level 10 M Gaming mouse because at the time I put my PC together it was the one of the few mice that reached 8200 :-P
Poor Ben
For my main computer I use a [url-http://www.logitech.com/de-de/mice-pointers/trackballs; target="_blank"] Logitech trackball mouse(M570) and it works fantastic. I bought it a bit over 2 years ago now and wouldn't want another again although it was the most expensive mouse I ever had. (The cats bring much cheaper mouses in :lol: )
For my notebook I use a red Sweex mouse(MI 452), a tiny mouse, also wireless and got it back then -almost 2 years ago, for around 10 Euro.
I hope your mouse will dry up enough so you can use it again. :)
Love, Jeanne
I use a big, chunky Hewlett Packard mouse. It's corded, which saves on batteries but can be a pain when the cord gets in the way.
Cheers,
Alex.
I also use a Logitech G500. I've mapped the middle mouse button to the closest thumb button so it's easier to press, really helps with programs that make a lot of use of the middle button. (UV Layout specifically for me)
I use a wireless Logitech M510. Love it. Also a wireless Logitech wave K350 keyboard and love that too.
Poor Mousie. Cat's not sure he's really dead yet but if he is she claims she didn't do it.
I love you all!
(and thank you Spit! That made me grin)
LOL Spit.
I was going to ask if you gave it a good send off and buried it. I am using a Logitech one now but boy does it eat batteries compared to the MS mouses I have had.
I keep a spare mouse around the house so that I can perform mouse-to-mouse resuscitation. (*groan*)
...oooh, ow.
Another Logitech fan. I use their marble mouse as it's easier on my hand. As moving it around allot with a laser or what ever mouse hurts my wrist after a while so the marble mouse you just put your hand over it and use your thumb to work the red marble ball. It's very intuitive to me and love it. It's shaped nicely so your hand just lays over the top of it and then there are your right and left clickers and the middle scroller.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-trackball-m570?crid=8
I love a Logitech mouse. I got this one
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BFOEY3Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
...I had been using this one:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/trackman-marble?crid=8
As I mentioned I found one of these in a box of old computer stuff someone left out (including a wireless keyboard and mouse). and have been using it ever since. More comfortable for both hand and wrist than the Trackman I have been using and a slightly larger ball.
I have one similar to that one too! It's also in my box of oldies but goodies that I won't part with! lol
I had a PC service customer that used a trac-ball type thingie but just couldn't get the hang of it. I find them too inaccurate. Whenever I went to his house I had to dig out my service mouse to plug into his system. I only used his to demonstrate that it worked. However, on a laptop I have no trouble with a touchpad. I guess my fingers are just the right size for that.
A good laser mouse on a proper surface and calibrated to my liking is what I prefer. I do use a nice fabric covered gel wrist support though.
As for brand & type I use either Microsoft or Logitech, wired or wireless. But I have a whole box full of retired ball mice with sticky balls and yucky tails. Many retired creatures get that way. 8-o
Sticky balls and yucky tails not good
I've often wondered what a computer mouse thinks about having his male part at the end of his tail or have we just been too embarrassed to call it what it is?
I've often wondered what a computer mouse thinks about having his male part at the end of his tail or have we just been too embarrassed to call it what it is?
Could just call it Jack, as that is it's name.
I love my mouse. It has 13 programmable buttons on it so I can assign shortcuts to the button for Modo and other apps. It has 5 profile channels for I can set up for several apps on different profiles
Back when the world was young and I was bright and chipper instead of old and grumpy I used to like lots of buttons and keyboard shortcuts too. Now I have trouble remembering what the three buttons on a standard mouse are for. And if it weren't for the letters engraved (painted) on the keyboard keys I'd forget them too. :-(
Makes me wonder why I'm trying to learn a new language (Russian) at this stage of my life? 8-o
Man, woman, men, women, boy, boys, girl, girls, eat, drink, read, run: in various two word combinations is about the extent of my progress after three times through the first lesson. I can't help feeling this would be easier if I had a Cyrillic keyboard or at least a Cyrillic pencil. 8-s
I've also dumped mice and use trackballs now instead. I'll never go back to mice again, trackballs are so much easier to work with IMO (at least the Logitech M570's I'm using), and no strains on arms and hands anymore. Using a mouse feels clumsy to me now, and you need a lot more space on your desktop to use it. Just takes a little while to learn to use a trackball optimally.
Logitech M570 has a higher resolution than the old Trackman Wheel. I have no problems doing high precision work with the M570. You can also see it on the balls, the blue one from the M570 has a much finer texture. It also seems to run smoother for whatever reason.
I use to lubricate them regularly, like once a week, with silicone spray, makes them run much more smoothly. Oddly enough, too much silicone seems to have the opposite effect. Just wash it with a little detergent, dry it with some kitchen paper, then give it a short spray of silicone and wipe it gently afterwards with kitchen paper to distribute the silicone evenly and remove any surplus.
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How on earth do those trackball things work?
Same here, I've always loved the shape and feel of their mice, and the programmability of this one is just awesome! But not without complaints, I ended up mapping the side tilts on the middle button to also do middle button, I was accidentally hitting them constantly, and the middle click is a bit stiff. I think every owner has complained about the front-heavyness of the charging cord, though it's not quite as bad if you sling the cord up a little. (I cut the tail off a dead keyboard and used that)
Basically the same way as a laser mouse - the laser beam is just reflected back from the ball instead of the mouse pad.