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....but I got a new mouse....
Nov. 7th, 2008 03:07 pmNope, still no progress on the home network issue. I took my question to techrepublic.com.
A few days ago, my Labtec mouse stopped working properly. I could move up, down, and left, but it wouldn't go to the right. It felt as if the mouse ball wasn't rolling when I moved it to the right. I had to physically pick up the mouse and try to move the pointer. When I took out the ball, I found that the rollers were working OK. I also cleaned the innards with a Q-Tip and some compressed air.
So after my interview yesterday, I stopped at Micro Center and bought a new optical mouse for $4. When I got home, I swapped out the old roller-ball mouse with the new optical mouse and things are working fine again. Although I'm going to have to get used to using a much lighter mouse. And I hope M doesn't try to pick it up and throw it around when she uses the computer.
A few days ago, my Labtec mouse stopped working properly. I could move up, down, and left, but it wouldn't go to the right. It felt as if the mouse ball wasn't rolling when I moved it to the right. I had to physically pick up the mouse and try to move the pointer. When I took out the ball, I found that the rollers were working OK. I also cleaned the innards with a Q-Tip and some compressed air.
So after my interview yesterday, I stopped at Micro Center and bought a new optical mouse for $4. When I got home, I swapped out the old roller-ball mouse with the new optical mouse and things are working fine again. Although I'm going to have to get used to using a much lighter mouse. And I hope M doesn't try to pick it up and throw it around when she uses the computer.
