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From: Peter Ceresole on 7 Apr 2010 04:46 I've been using Logitech three button scroll mice on two machines, for many years. They have tails (Ugh! NASTY wireless! NASTY batteries!) and they're lovely, with geat Logitech software that lets me assign a double click to the right button (ARE YOU LISTENING APPLE, DAMN YOU! I QUITE FANCIED A MAGIC MOUSE...) But the rollers do get clogged from time to time and although cleaning them is easy enough, it's still a slight chore. However laser mice were so bloody big, they were wireless so they needed batteries, in other words they were pigs. Expensive pigs. And so I went to Amazon and now I'm getting a couple of Logitech Optical Wheel Mice, SBF-96. Just like my scroll mice, but a bit better. With tails. And dead cheap. Isn't it great still to be excited by something so simple, but so nice? -- Peter
From: Andy Hewitt on 7 Apr 2010 05:16 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I've been using Logitech three button scroll mice on two machines, for > many years. They have tails (Ugh! NASTY wireless! NASTY batteries!) and > they're lovely, with geat Logitech software that lets me assign a double > click to the right button (ARE YOU LISTENING APPLE, DAMN YOU! I QUITE > FANCIED A MAGIC MOUSE...) But the rollers do get clogged from time to > time and although cleaning them is easy enough, it's still a slight > chore. However laser mice were so bloody big, they were wireless so they > needed batteries, in other words they were pigs. Expensive pigs. > > And so I went to Amazon and now I'm getting a couple of Logitech Optical > Wheel Mice, SBF-96. Just like my scroll mice, but a bit better. With > tails. And dead cheap. > > Isn't it great still to be excited by something so simple, but so nice? I'm just amazed that you got the Logitech software to work properly! I have a Bluetooth Logitech mouse here, and it's pretty good actually. The wireless works well, and the batteries last for quite a few weeks (I use NiMH), and it's no bigger than the old Apple 'Pro' mouse. -- Andy Hewitt <http://web.me.com/andrewhewitt1/>
From: Trooper on 7 Apr 2010 05:27 Andy Hewitt wrote: > Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> I've been using Logitech three button scroll mice on two machines, for >> many years. They have tails (Ugh! NASTY wireless! NASTY batteries!) and >> they're lovely, with geat Logitech software that lets me assign a double >> click to the right button (ARE YOU LISTENING APPLE, DAMN YOU! I QUITE >> FANCIED A MAGIC MOUSE...) But the rollers do get clogged from time to >> time and although cleaning them is easy enough, it's still a slight >> chore. However laser mice were so bloody big, they were wireless so they >> needed batteries, in other words they were pigs. Expensive pigs. >> >> And so I went to Amazon and now I'm getting a couple of Logitech Optical >> Wheel Mice, SBF-96. Just like my scroll mice, but a bit better. With >> tails. And dead cheap. >> >> Isn't it great still to be excited by something so simple, but so nice? > > I'm just amazed that you got the Logitech software to work properly! > It's not the best in the world, is it! I especially like the feature that randomly slows the scroll wheel down to an absolute crawl, until you hibernate the machine and bring it back again. ;) > I have a Bluetooth Logitech mouse here, and it's pretty good actually. > The wireless works well, and the batteries last for quite a few weeks (I > use NiMH), and it's no bigger than the old Apple 'Pro' mouse. > I have a Logitech VX nano thingy wotsit, the one with the tiny wireless receiver that plugs into a usb port. Had it for 18 months, used most weekdays for 8 hours at a time (minus meeting times, etc...) I've only had to change the batteries once in that time! Bloody impressive! My only problem with it, and this seems to be consistent with a few of the new mice out there, is that the extra buttons are all on the left hand side. What happened to having an extra button under your thumb, and one under your 4th or little finger (depending on how you hold it)? That was perfect for back and forward on web browsers, and I assume much better for the sinister among us? T.
From: Woody on 7 Apr 2010 05:30 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > I've been using Logitech three button scroll mice on two machines, for > many years. They have tails (Ugh! NASTY wireless! NASTY batteries!) and > they're lovely, with geat Logitech software that lets me assign a double > click to the right button (ARE YOU LISTENING APPLE, DAMN YOU! I QUITE > FANCIED A MAGIC MOUSE...) that is because it is abhorant behavior that should be eradicated wherever possible -- Woody
From: T i m on 7 Apr 2010 05:42
On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 09:46:41 +0100, peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote: >I've been using Logitech three button scroll mice on two machines, for >many years. They have tails (Ugh! NASTY wireless! NASTY batteries!) and >they're lovely, with geat Logitech software that lets me assign a double >click to the right button (ARE YOU LISTENING APPLE, DAMN YOU! I QUITE >FANCIED A MAGIC MOUSE...) But the rollers do get clogged from time to >time and although cleaning them is easy enough, it's still a slight >chore. However laser mice were so bloody big, they were wireless so they >needed batteries, in other words they were pigs. Expensive pigs. > >And so I went to Amazon and now I'm getting a couple of Logitech Optical >Wheel Mice, SBF-96. Just like my scroll mice, but a bit better. With >tails. And dead cheap. > >Isn't it great still to be excited by something so simple, but so nice? Welcome to my world with a huge wealth of cheap compatible bits to choose from (and being easily entertained). ;-) I'm with you on the wired thing as well. This PCLine 'Laser' mouse is doing fine (on this Mac) and was very cheap. I couldn't have another roller mouse though, well, I would if it was that or the std Apple mouse that won't actually work on a mouse mat! Cheers, T i m |