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#1 Postby Cookiely » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:33 pm

Can a mouse pad go bad? My mouse is acting hinky when I use the pad and seems okay on the desk. Also, has anyone tried the wireless mouse and do you like it?
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#2 Postby Yankeegirl » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:37 pm

I have a wireless mouse and keyboard and I love them!!! When the kids want to get on the computer and I dont want them to I just take the mouse or keyboard and hide them.. I love it .. Ive had no problems and I have been "wireless" for a year or so...
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#3 Postby Cookiely » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:42 pm

Thank you Yankeegirl. One more question. Was the wireless difficult to set up?
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#4 Postby rainstorm » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:43 pm

that sounds complicated to me
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#5 Postby greeng13 » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:50 pm

i got one for my dad for Christmas (don't know if he set it up yet)...you just need batteries and the software disk that comes with it (provided you run Windows 98 or better---i think). You unplug the keyboard and the mouse. The "antenna" for the new wireless ones plugs into both of those outlets.

should be pretty easy...my older sister figured it out after she got one recently...i even think if you get the Microsoft one you can download the software from their website if you lose the disk--don't hold me to that one though.
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#6 Postby Cookiely » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:51 pm

I can't figure out in my head how it works. I'm technologically backward. Do you download a disk and it magically works?
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#7 Postby greeng13 » Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:53 pm

no...when you buy the keyboard/mouse it comes with a disk that you just put in the CD drive on the computer...most of the time it will just start up on its own and you just need to "follow along" with the directions it gives you.

as for the keyboard wire and mouse wire most of the newer (even 7-8 yr old) computers have the symbol of a keyboard on the back of the computer as well as the symbol of a mouse so you know where to plug them in (also the "terminals"/ends of those wires won't fit into anything else)
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#8 Postby Tstormwatcher » Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:52 pm

I use a mouse that uses a light instead of a ball. It can be used on any surface. I use it on the couch, next to where I sit.
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#9 Postby arkess7 » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:37 pm

Tstormwatcher wrote:I use a mouse that uses a light instead of a ball. It can be used on any surface. I use it on the couch, next to where I sit.


me too Twatcher.........i used to have the mouse with the ball in it.....but it gave out........so i bought the one with the laser in it.........works great!!! ..............maybe next i will try a wireless one when this one gives out!! :wink:
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#10 Postby coriolis » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:16 am

I don't know about wireless, but once I got a laser mouse, I will NEVER go back to a ball mouse. A laser mouse will work on ANY surface - desktop, papers, jeans, whatever. I got so sick of constantly taking a ball mouse apart to clean the crud off the rollers. You can get laser mouses for under $20 now. I still use a mouse pad, though because it's easier on my wrist.
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#11 Postby wxmann_91 » Fri Jan 13, 2006 12:21 am

I don't need a mousepad for my optical mouse.

But when others use for some reason they need a mousepad, think it is too hard to use it without.
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#12 Postby Brent » Fri Jan 13, 2006 1:01 am

I love my optical mouse... 8-)
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#13 Postby Cookiely » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:34 am

Thanks everyone for their input and advice. I have an optical mouse and love it but the wire is tight and I think with the CT in my wrist, the freedom of being wireless might help.
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#14 Postby Yankeegirl » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:24 am

The wireless is awsome... and the batteries dont even need to be replaced that often... I change mine out every few months.. I have some rechargable ones that I got with my camera, so I use those.. Mine takes 2 AA batteries. And as far as installation, you plug in the the little wireless receiver and you push the little red button on the bottom of the mouse and thats it! I didnt have to use my driver disk to install it, my computer picked it up... Good luck with whatever you decide, but Im sure you cant go wrong with wireless.... :lol:
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#15 Postby TexasStooge » Fri Jan 13, 2006 8:28 am

Tstormwatcher wrote:I use a mouse that uses a light instead of a ball. It can be used on any surface. I use it on the couch, next to where I sit.


That'll be cool to get!
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#16 Postby tomboudreau » Fri Jan 13, 2006 10:55 am

Your problem could be stemming from an invisible layer of dirt and grim buildup on the mouse pad also. You might want to try a new mouse pad to see if that works, if you dont want to spend the money on a wireless mouse/keyboard setup. Just a suggestion.
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#17 Postby cancunkid » Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:15 pm

LOL I read this as though you had a pet mouse. As though maybe his house had gone bad! I think I thought that because my neighbor and I had just been talking about that guy who was trying to burn up the mouse in his burning trash and the mouse ran out on fire into his house and burned it down. I actually thought though that your mouse was being made sick or hinky because of something wrong with his cage. thanks for the laugh at the expense of your mouse, sounds like build up to me or time to get a new pet.
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#18 Postby Cookiely » Sat Jan 14, 2006 2:04 am

cancunkid wrote:LOL I read this as though you had a pet mouse. As though maybe his house had gone bad! I think I thought that because my neighbor and I had just been talking about that guy who was trying to burn up the mouse in his burning trash and the mouse ran out on fire into his house and burned it down. I actually thought though that your mouse was being made sick or hinky because of something wrong with his cage. thanks for the laugh at the expense of your mouse, sounds like build up to me or time to get a new pet.

I've always wondered why they gave the gizmo the name "mouse" because it has a negative connotation to it.
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