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Alternatives to M$ optical mouse
MrX:
--- Quote from: Calum ---how long does it take to type a whole post with a capital letter at the start of each word? do you think it's done using some sort of software?
anyway, i do agree that most of those M$ mice are too big, but if it's a good mouse and it works and you like it, why change? microsoft aren't even responsible for making the mice, they just outsource them and collect the profits. just use a bit of solvent spray cleaner to wipe of the microsoft logo and you're sorted. or scrape it off with a stanley blade.
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ah i already did that- i used sandpaper.
Mr X
Brandon Paddock:
I use a Logitech MX1000 and love it.
That said, I hate the software. MS Intellipoint is infinitely better than the crap Logitech gives you. If you install the Logitech software, the back/forward buttons stop working in Maxthon/Avant/Firefox (anything but IE) - the MS software had no such problem.
And if you set the buttons to be "alt+leftarrow" and "alt+rightarrow" - they stop working in the Picture/Fax viewer and several other places.
And there are no per-application button assignments, something sorely missed from the MS Intellipoint software. If only there were a way to have the best of both worlds. Here's hoping Longhorn includes some of those Intellipoint features for any brand of mouse.
Kintaro:
I have a cheap A4 tech wireless mouse, never let me down.
And on my lappy I use some other cheap mouse "Chic", which has also never let me down.
Question
* Who the fack can stand those forking sidebuttons anyway?
Refalm:
I have a Logitech Wheelmouse Optical OEM.
The MX1000 was too big for me anyway.
So I don't need mouse software. The hard plastic that Logitech is using feels great (as does the plastic on the Logitech Precision Gamepad).
And, why need all those buttons on a mouse with things like a keyboard and mouse gestures? :)
bedouin:
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* Who the fack can stand those forking sidebuttons anyway?
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Me. I assign the one on my Logitech dual-optical to show all windows with Expose in OS X.
As for using a mouse with a laptop, it seems to defeat the purpose. I see people who've had a portable for years and haven't learned how to use the trackpad.
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