Bluetooth Mouse

[Tom Wear]

Got my Microsoft's Bluetooth IntelliMouse Explorer Mouse and it 
works, almost.  The accompanying dongle was connected to the the 
second USB port on the keyboard and evoked a complaining dialog. 
The D-Link DBT-120 dongle was substituted and pairing was successful. 
The mouse left-button produced a single Click and the right-button 
was Control-Click.  The scroll wheel and the two thumb buttons were 
inoperative.

The Microsoft dongle is an ungainly contraption but is supplied with 
an alternative installation base with a cable that will permit 
connection to an primary, unshared USB port like on the back side of 
a tower or a powered-hub.  The specs on the dongle states 5V at 500ma 
which is the total power supply rating of a primary USB port.  The 
mouse seems large, but comfortable.  The documentation is very poor.

After some use it does seem that this right-hand-only device might be 
adequate and in time there might be some adequate software.  Mac 
software for the hardwired IntelliMouse Explorer (Microsoft Mouse App 
3.1.0) was tried.  The right-key Control-Click function could not be 
changed nor could any scroll function of the wheel be achieved.  The 
use for the thumb buttons are a mystery.

Any experience by others would be welcome.

Tom