[CUBE] Alternative mice

[Chip Everts]

I'm using a trackball mouse I love (once I got used to it)- the QBall 
from Macally. It's an optical trackball mouse with a scroll wheel and 4 
buttons.
Anyone used a nice bluetooth mouse yet? I've got a friend with a brand 
new powerbook looking for one.


On Jun 3, 2004, at 10:30 AM, Michael Blossom wrote:

> If I may ask (out of curiosity, not skepticism), what's the big
> attraction of using a cordless mouse?  Is it that some people like to
> take their mouse further away from the keyboard than a cord would
> allow, is it that people find the cord aesthetically distasteful, or
> something else?
>
> I'm always in favor of reducing cable clutter, but with cordless mice
> I'm unsure about the tradeoff, since you still have to attach a USB
> receiver, right?  And then you have to worry about replacing or
> recharging batteries in the mouse?
>
>> I am using the Logitech Cordless Mouseman Optical mouse on my cube 
>> and I
>> love it.  I have also used the Logitech MX700 with success. Logitech 
>> has
>> been very good about updating the drivers, and the software works 
>> very well
>> with Panther.
>>
>>   pf
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