[CUBE] Alternative mice

[Eagle]

Yup, that's why I like the multi-button optical mouse, which is the 
minimum I recommend.  I prefer wireless because the cable bunches up on 
me as well.  Sure there's still a wireless receiver dongle, but I can 
put that out of the way, behind my computer or somewhere inside my 
desk.  Currently it's right next to my USB hub, somewhere deep within 
my desk.  Also, sure you have to keep batteries in it, but I've had 
mine for 1.5 years now and have replaced the batteries exactly twice.  
Not a big battery eater there. ;)

WIth regards to Chip's question, I have used the Apple Bluetooth mouse 
and found it to be "cool" but not as useful as my IntelliMouse -- and 
not as smooth-tracking.  I was actually quite disappointed in it, so I 
returned it.  (It was a gift from my employer, along with a bluetooth 
Apple keyboard, but I returned it too because I use a split ergonomic 
keyboard.)

Eagle

On Jun 3, 2004, at 10:47, Fred Terry wrote:
> De gustibus...
>
> Well, seriously, I like cordless mice because the mouse cable bunches 
> up on
> me with regular mice. I must be an erratic/frenetic mouser.
>
> You are right that there are trade-offs, but I think it is only 
> keeping the
> mouse in batteries or keeping it recharged. I did find the MX700 more
> convenient (but alas it was my former company's property) since it was
> rechargeable. You do have to plug in a USB receiver, but you would be 
> using
> a USB port for a regular mouse.
>
> To each his own. But I would highly recommend a multi-button, optical 
> mouse.
> Nothing beats right-clicking to pop-up the contextual menu, and 
> optical mice
> are incredibly smooth.
>
>   pf
>
> On 6/3/04 9:30 AM, "Michael Blossom" <blossom at megsinet.net> 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