Of Mice and... Mice

[stoutfellow]

Some months ago, I bought a wireless mouse. At first, the added convenience was a great pleasure. But then...

For the last month or more, its performance has been extremely erratic. On the one hand, clicks often fail to register. (:click: :click: :click-click: :click, goddamnit!: :CLICK:) On the other, there are frequent phantom clicks, making (for instance) playing FreeCell an exercise in frustration. (No, I didn't want that card put in the upper left stacks. Put it back. No! STOP THAT!)

I'm on the verge of giving up and going back to a traditional mouse. One last try, though: does anyone know of a brand of wireless mouse that isn't prone to this type of behavior? (No, it's not battery trouble. I just changed the batteries a couple of days ago, but the problem persists.) This worthless lump is a Microsoft Wireless Optical Mouse 2.0.

Comments

[svenbluelion.livejournal.com]

I had the same problem with the logitech wireless mouse i bought. The keyboard still works fine but the mouse kept loosing its connection, Id constantly have to hit the sync button to make it work. Finally just gave up and went back to a wired mouse.

If you still wanna stay wireless you might check out cnet.com and browse through their reviews. Might at least give you a place to start.

[stoutfellow.livejournal.com]

That's probably a good idea, thanks. (I may not act on it, depending on how fed up I'm feeling this weekend, but it's still a good idea.)