Mouse...grrrrr
 

No not the critter type! The stoopid ones that go with ya puter!

I am just not having any luck *L*

I bought a new one, a cordless, yep, that was the culprit in my puter meltdown not long back, nothing but problems, sooooo it went to god!

We put another one on it, and i True Blood surfing to my little hearts content and what happens, me scrolly wheel thingy shits itself!!

Grrrrrrrr....sorry, feel like crap & felt the need to whinge *L*

I have 2 cordless ones but I get so frickin' aggitated when the batteries die.

My puter doesnt like the cordless ones eh. Not in any way shape or form!

The second mouse i put on it was a cord type one and thats the one the wheel has crapped itself, mind you the second mouse isnt new, its an old one that came originally with Bilbos puter, so its 7yrs old *L* Prolly due to die at that age. But frustrates me that it has to do it now *L*

I thought you bred mouses?

Wrong meeces *L*

I'm fond of the track-ball mouse I use. Yes, it's corded.

**Puts hands over ears, looks up at the sky and begins to chant**

LA LA LA LA LA LA LA LA ............ :rolleyes:


**Crosses fingers, knocks on wood, throws salt over shoulder, throws dog over shoulder, throws cat over shoulder but NOT mouse**


Don't even say "dead mouse"!!! :eek:

Like GG, I have a trackball that I love and have been afraid to even say out loud has been in service a loooong time. A year or so ago I started looking for a possible backup because of the every-day use it has given me and was dumbfounded when I first found it is not available and secondly when I found that I was not the only one with the desire and the want to have a replacement. To find that what was a $60 new item (over priced at the time in my mind), is now getting $200-$300 for a "used" one is mind boggling to me. This link will summarize the unreal story of this item, but the thought of not having it and forced to use a trackball like I have at work is terrifying to me. :faint:

I've never been fond of trackballs personally. I don't seem to have as much control (though it may be to much control) as with my laser mice (two computers two mice). Both are cordless and I don't have any problems with them till the batteries start to die. Though I only have to replace the batteries every few months or so. On my desktop I have a wireless keyboard and mouse set up by Logitech and the mouse I use with my laptop is also Logitech. I haven't replaced the batteries in my keyboard yet and I've had it a few years.

Sorry you're having mouse problems. :( They can certainly be aggravating buggers.

I've just stuck with corded and it's working out good for me. I did just find a handy program that works with my phone so I can use it as a wireless mouse and keyboard. Could come in handy when I get my media center set up.

I wont do cordless mice again on this puter, just not worth the aggrevation *L*

Prolly will pick up either a corded laser or ball mouse this weekend to replace this one, as i REALLY need my scrolly thing back *L*

I don't think you can get ball mouses any more.

Oh sure you can I saw Andrew Zimmern eating them on the Travel Channel's Bizarre Foods.

Booger, I think your talking about mouse balls, not ball mouse.

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Funny you should bring it up...

I hate those meeces to pieces!!!

I, too, had a wonderful trackball (given to me by a gamerGeek co-worker), & when it finally gave up the ghost, I was surprised to find no one else in the house wanted another one as replacement. So, back to cheap disposable mice, replaced as needed, with no problems...until just after I moved up the XP! Every mouse, ball or optical, I've used since has caused jumping problems; I go to click on a link, & the page jumps just before the click, causing me to click on crap I would never intentionally link to. Now, the latest desktop vermin has decided to misbehave even more, left clicker doesn't hold for drag & drop ops any more...& yeh, I tried a wireless set (keyboard & mouse), mouse worked ok, but the keyboard was way too slow to respond to fast typing.

I've got a new Dell optical on its way from KY, hoping against hope that matching brands with the puter will fix the weirdness.

And yes, there are still some deals to be had on ball mice at Ebay....apparently lots of obsolete models being cleared out. My guess is that Ebay.AU would have a similar situation...

I refuse to use a cordless mouse. I hate them almost as much as I hate printers. Unless you're dropping $100 on a GOOD Logitech or better brand they suck. When I can detect the time lag between click and action on the screen there's a problem.

My current mouse is the Logitech Mx518, I love it. Adjustable sensitivity, forward, and back buttons, and all for under $50.

Scotz are you installing the software and running your Windows updates? Because those are the only things I have ever found that gave me problems with optical mice.