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March 5, 2004
Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Review
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Usually when I review something it is because I really really like it. Rarely do I take the trouble to publicly express extreme dissatisfaction over a product. But here's an exception. After many months of frustration with my Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer, I'm finally chucking it for a Kensington wireless mouse. I use a Mac, OSX, if that makes a difference. I have two main complaints about the Microsoft mouse.
1. It eats batteries faster than an old Sony Walkman. Every 2 or 3 weeks I have had to replace 2 double A batteries. What's up with that?
2. The killer. The mouse gets hung up. It doesn't track well. I move the mouse and the curser doesn't move. I usually have to bang on the desk with it to get it to work right.
I have gone into the mouse configuration and adjusted everything I could. I have reset it a zillion times with its receiver. This is ridiculous. Today I took a wireless Kensington mouse that I keep on hand for my PowerBook, plugged it in and it works fine. Fast, responsive, has a scroll bar - everything I need. Goodbye Microsoft mouse!
Update on mouse situation. Well, the Kensington mouse, although ne'er a problem while using it with my G4 laptop, gave my desktop G4 Mac problems as well. Specifically the computer wouldn't wake up after going to sleep. I would have to turn it off and then on again and reboot. Probably some issue with out of date firmware. So the latest solution is I'm back to a wired mouse - the Logitech Wheel mouse with infrared. It works great and gives me the precision that I need when I do photo editing.
Posted by elise on March 5, 2004 to Computers
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elise yours is one of the few blogs i come back to again and again, especially to reread your quotes, it was discovering Mary Olivers poem wage peace on your pages that encouraged me to search out her other work.
The best mouse I have had is a logitech wireless TRACKMAN, a sort of cross between a mouse and a trackball, with the ball underneath the theumb and the buttons similar to a mouse. its the second one down here, I also use OSX
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/productlist/GB/EN,crid=22
Posted by: at February 9, 2004 1:57 AM
sorry I never said who it was
Posted by: jonathan spencer at February 9, 2004 1:57 AM
Thanks Jonathan, for the suggestion!
:-)
elise
Posted by: elise at February 9, 2004 8:08 PM
hey Elise,
Just spotted that while setting up an RSS feed from your site - saved me a potential mistake. cheers, R :-)
Posted by: Richard Harris at March 5, 2004 1:04 AM
Try USB Overdrive http://www.usboverdrive.com/ works fine with all my USB devices ;)
Posted by: Julien Neuschwander at March 12, 2004 10:33 AM
Best mouse I ever used is the Razer Boomslang. Razers new line is pretty kewl as well.
I have the problem at work with a Microsoft optical mouse, where it needs to be rebooted (i.e. unplugged from usb, plugged back in) every so often. Kinda figures I guess since I use linux so I don't need to reboot microsoft finds a way to make something else need a reboot :/
Posted by: Robert MacLean at May 11, 2005 12:14 AM
