Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-04-03 Thread Jordan
One other suggestion on the trackball: I used the Logitech one everyone else is recommending and I liked it. But my thumb didn't like it after a while so I tried this one: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/189cl=us,en I like this one even better and some of the

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-04-03 Thread Paul Meyer
Logitech had a large ball trackball that I loved. They don't sell it anymore, so now I have kensington which is pretty decent. Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One other suggestion on the trackball: I used the Logitech one everyone else is recommending and I liked it. But my thumb didn't like it

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-04-03 Thread Ralph
Thanks for all the feedback. I decided to try the ManTrack, corded, so I googled it and had an informative experience. I found it priced between $28-$30, at about 5 or 6 sites. I decided to see whether I could get it locally, rather than ordering it over the internet. The first three stores I

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-04-03 Thread Ralph
Sorry, I meant, Logitech TrackMan Wheel, corded... whatever :-) On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for all the feedback. I decided to try the ManTrack, corded, so I googled it and had an informative experience. I found it priced between $28-$30, at about

[CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-03-31 Thread Ralph
My new (2-year old) MacBook Pro touchpad is driving me crazy. It had been my intention to work with it until I got it down-cold, but I'm ready to hang it up. I have to do a lot of right-clicking while working with Win-XP and when I do the three-finger click, the cursor sometimes jumps to another

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-03-31 Thread Matthew Taylor
Don't get a mouse - get a trackball, specifically this one: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/166cl=us,en Or in cordless if you prefer: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/159cl=us,en They work great (caveat - I only use corded

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-03-31 Thread Ralph
Thanks, Matthew, that's a possibility I hadn't thought of. On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 3:11 PM, Matthew Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don't get a mouse - get a trackball, specifically this one: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/166cl=us,en

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-03-31 Thread Admiral Harris
I'll second this. I have had this very Logitech trackball and it cured my carpal tunnel pain. - Original Message - From: Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse Thanks, Matthew,

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-03-31 Thread Sue Cubic
At 02:18 PM 03/31/2008 -0400, Ralph wrote My new (2-year old) MacBook Pro touchpad is driving me crazy. It had been my intention to work with it until I got it down-cold, but I'm ready to hang it up. I have to do a lot of right-clicking while working with Win-XP and when I do the three-finger

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-03-31 Thread Arthur Poudrier
If you are thinking about a trackball, take a look at: http://us.kensington.com/html/2200.html I have used an earlier version (doesn't have the scroll ring) of this for years, and i absolutely love it. Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My new (2-year old) MacBook Pro touchpad is driving me

Re: [CGUYS] In the market for a mouse

2008-03-31 Thread Sue Cubic
At 03:11 PM 03/31/2008 -0400, Matthew Taylor wrote Don't get a mouse - get a trackball, specifically this one: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/mice_pointers/trackballs/devices/166cl=u s,en That's the one I have also. I'd had trouble with hands/fingers until I got this one. It's also