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Topic: Mouse emergency! (Read 17828 times)
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Righ
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Teaching the world Google-fu one broken dream at a time.
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I had one of those MS trackballs but it gave me RSI playing games using it. If I still have it somewhere, somebody can have it if they're scarce.
The Logitech MX Revolution was obscenely priced... but we just saw it for $40 in BestBuy today, so now Signe has one. No working computer, but she has a new mouse.
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RhyssaFireheart
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Congrats, Tarami. Am I the only person around who uses a trackball? If this thing dies on me, I'm going to cry because MS are bastards and won't start making them again, nor will they license the design to someone else to make.  That's the exact same trackball I use and pimped earlier in this thread. I didn't realise it was no longer produced though. I'm going to keep my two extra safe from now on. I missed your pimping IainC. Now I'm going to have to hunt you down and kill you for your spares if anything ever happens to mine.  |
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Signe
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Muse.
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Someone can have my DeathAdder for free, too. I hate hate hate it.
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My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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Yegolev
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Am I the only person around who uses a trackball?
I use a trackball for my work laptop at home due to space, but I don't think I could play a game with one unless they make them with wheels now. The one I have is nice but does not have a middle button either. I am literally shocked that schild cannot find hex drivers. I need to remedy. |
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schild
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I am literally shocked that schild cannot find hex drivers. I need to remedy. I have them somewhere. Somewhere. I still live out of boxes though. |
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Yegolev
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Ah, that sort of find. I got a tad panicky there. You (schild) really should have a set of hex, torx, and probably one of those tri-screwdriver things that I have only seen Nintendo use.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Righ
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Teaching the world Google-fu one broken dream at a time.
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I have them somewhere. Somewhere.
Have you looked in your "murse"? I bet that's where they are. |
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voodoolily
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Ironically, our SMB Invincibility Star mouse has died.  |
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Morfiend
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Except the Scroll Ball always dies eventually and there is no way to clean the gunk out of it...
I use one of these at work, and they are decent for work but I would never ever want to game with one. Anyway, to clean the ball you should do this: At the very first sign that its starting to get gunky, you take some windex and spray it on a sheet of paper towel. Then you lay the paper towel on a table, turn the mouse upside down and frantically rub the scroll ball around in the windex damp part. You can also use rubbing alcohol I believe for even better results. So far windex has kept my ball working fine for a year and a half on my work mouse. |
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RhyssaFireheart
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Am I the only person around who uses a trackball?
I use a trackball for my work laptop at home due to space, but I don't think I could play a game with one unless they make them with wheels now. The one I have is nice but does not have a middle button either. That's what's so nice about the trackball explorer - 4 buttons, clickable scroll wheel and the ball is under your fingers instead of your thumb (tried a thumbball version first, didn't like it). I don't play FPS games with it, but I have in the past and it's the player, not the hardware that's the problem there. Once you're used to using something, it shouldn't make a difference if the application is Ex-hell or COD. |
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Jain Zar
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Except the Scroll Ball always dies eventually and there is no way to clean the gunk out of it...
I use one of these at work, and they are decent for work but I would never ever want to game with one. Anyway, to clean the ball you should do this: At the very first sign that its starting to get gunky, you take some windex and spray it on a sheet of paper towel. Then you lay the paper towel on a table, turn the mouse upside down and frantically rub the scroll ball around in the windex damp part. You can also use rubbing alcohol I believe for even better results. So far windex has kept my ball working fine for a year and a half on my work mouse. Hmm... imma gonna try that. If it works I will be ever so happy since I love that goddamned scroll ball. I keep looking at a nice new wired mouse to buy, but can't find one that I would really be happy with. I love the size and feel and control of my little white suppository of overpriced Cupertino hipster doom too much. I have a Microsoft mouse on the G5 in the kitchen and even with a wheel with LR movement it just doesn't feel right. Wireless mice just annoy me. Most still have a wire with the receiver anyhow, which doesn't quite matter when my mouse is 3 inches away from the keyboard USB port anyhow. And Bluetooth mice are like 2X the price plus battery munching. |
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MahrinSkel
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Probably, yes.
Also, my PC desk area has a very compact (or cramped, whatever) setup, so I don't see the point of a wireless mouse.
And really, how often do you use the mouse away from your desktop? Is the cable that much of a hassle?
Mostly the way the cable hangs up at the worst possible times (meaning: Any time I'm actually trying to aim) and throws me off. I play shooters with sensitivity and acceleration cranked so high moving an inch spins me around 2 or 3 times, and I still think my Logitech Cordless Click! Plus is the best gaming mouse I've ever owned. I've tried just about every "gamer" input ever developed, and I still think nothing beats that mouse, a Nostromo n50 speedpad, and an old-style ambidextrous Saitek Cyborg joytick (although, truthfully, using a joystick as a keyboard substitute in a shooter is cheating). But the most important thing for a mouse is that it fits your hand comfortably and it accurately matches your movements (a few extra buttons is nice, but only if they are placed such that you can actually use them without constantly mis-clicking them). Everything beyond that is just marketing. Razer mice? Piles of shit unless you have very strangely shaped hands (and a complete immunity to RSI). --Dave |
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Strazos
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The World's Worst Game: Curry or Covid
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Someone can have my DeathAdder for free, too. I hate hate hate it.
I'd actually consider taking you up on that if I needed a mouse.  |
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Signe
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Muse.
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This Logitech Revolution is much easier on my hand, especially the scroll wheel. Now if I can only remember to put it in the charger! |
My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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NiX
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Locomotive Pandamonium
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Someone can have my DeathAdder for free, too. I hate hate hate it.
Wish I saw this before I bought my Habu. |
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