Comments on: Suffering From a Lost Blogging Mouse

By: AuthorMomWithDogs

AuthorMomWithDogs — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:20:27 +0000

For me, the ergonomics of the design really matters — even more than the button/scroll bells and whistles. I just got back from Staples trying the new ones out and went with the Logitech. (Okay, I admit, I had this post in the back of my mind, and your praise definitely helped make my decision.)Now, actually using it, I love it.

I’m also hooked on the ergonomic keyboard. I have the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 and it really does make a huge difference with my carpal tunnel.

By: XmasB

XmasB — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:41:01 +0000

Personally, I like to use the keyboard more than anything. It is so much faster knowing the shortcuts of the keyboard than using the mouse for everything. Of course, some things the mouse are better at, like clicking links.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:29:47 +0000

I thought about buying that mouse, too. How much did you pay for it?

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:20:38 +0000

two weeks! waah I could have gone to the nearest IT store to buy a new one, i.e., same unit but if it is THE ONE then that’s a problem. It must’ve been very frustrating. But i agree that we are sometimes dependent on the good ol’ mouse in making our blogging experience faster and enjoyable. I do use one even with my laptop.

By: dandellion Kimban

dandellion Kimban — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:38:14 +0000

Mouse is more the part of my body than it is a part of computer. Each time my mouse dies I spend days searching for a new one. Problem is, I need a csmall mouse, one of those that looks lie it is made for four year olds. Anything bigger makes me clumsy over the screen and is a bit tiresome cause I don’t move my wrist while using a mouse. And yes… it has to be black
Month ago, while I was in my holy quest of replacing old A4Tech I was a nightmare of computer accessories selers. Old model I got used to was out of the production so I saw millions of new models, not a single that promised me experience of the old mice I had. But one series really made me think. near the left button they had an extra one. According to the package, that one was there to replace the left double click! Instead of double clicking the left button you move your indew finger a bit and click just once. Am I the only one that see this as a magnificient stupidity made just to have something to write on the package? I am using a mouse since my first Amiga, that is since 1991. for the last sixteen years, I am double clicking left mouse button. By now, it is unconsciousness action. Now I am supposed to think about moving my finger to the new button just to save myself effort of the other click?
I skipped those models in a second and finished my shopping with something wireless, cheap and Chinese. Yes, I know it was a crazy decision but it was a lucky strike. The user manual is writen in english that can be described as hilarious, but who needs a user manual for a mouse. Oe thing I really like (and I know you would too) is that USB adapter can be hidden in a mouse’s body when not in use.

By: Jon Plummer

Jon Plummer — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:07:07 +0000

No wonder you couldn’t make that mouse work with other bluetooth adapters: it isn’t a bluetooth mouse.

By: Brad K

Brad K — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:37:30 +0000

I read somewhere that ‘the tool defines the task’.

I have been using a Microsoft Optical TrackBall for about 5 years. Two left-right buttons, two programmable side buttons (right is ‘undo’, I forget the left), and scroll button. When it starts skipping I grab a Kleenex, pop the ball, wipe it down (dry), ball the Kleenex and swab the ball cavity, discard the Kleenex, pop the ball back in. The seller (Staples) swears it never skips, you never have to clean it.

We learn a few tools well, with experience we then learn to use those tools well. Often we learn to do superb work using crude tools, because of how we learn to use the tools. It is the experience, the learning, that makes the tool useful. At its best we get the most of the strengths of our tool, and exploit the weaknesses.

Change is often painful, even for those that spend their lives with new tech or other constant change. Whether you call it inertia or ’stuck in a rut’. Or ‘expertise’. I am glad, Liz, that you have a tool that you depend on. Whether the work-around needs to be a different tool or a gentler learning curve, though .. Luck!

By: hdw

hdw — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:21:03 +0000

I’ll agree with Mark, “BEST. MOUSE. EVER.” It’s saving me a lot of time and energy.

One of the features I like best, I didn’t even know about when I bought it. The way it’s settings are linked to the program you’re in. So I can use the speed scroll feature when reviewing code in DreamWeaver, but the slower scroll in another program without having to remember to switch each time I swap programs. Brilliant!

By: Mark Jaquith

Mark Jaquith — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:39:11 +0000

BEST. MOUSE. EVER. I am addicted to this mouse. For OS X users, definitely get SteerMouse and map some of those side buttons to Expose actions. You’ll be zipping around in no time. I definitely miss it when I’m on the go.

By: Hafiz Rahman

Hafiz Rahman — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:43:18 +0000

If there’s one thing I’m so attached with mouse-related activity, it’s the mouse gesture. I used to use Opera a lot and I’ve grown attached to using various gestures to do various things. It’s a good thing that I find a good mouse gesture add-on for Firefox, which I have switched to recently.

I also try to do a lot of things with keyboard shortcuts now. Using mouse is really convenient, but if it can be done without both my palms leaving the keyboard then it’s better for me. I’ve read somewhere that it’s faster to use shortcuts than mouse, and I’m about to find out whether it’s true. It will take some getting used to, I assume.