"Power User" w.r.t. to mice gives me a mental image of someone grunting and sweating while muscling their mouse around their desk...
On Friday 23 April 2004 02:26 pm, Neale, Bennett wrote: > Yeah, microsoft touted that the batteries should last over 6 months. > I dunno, maybe I'm some type of power user ;). > B > > -----Original Message----- > From: Riyad Kalla [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 2:20 PM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: Re: [VERY OT] Wireless Mice...what gives?? > > Oh that sucks... I thought there was a docking station, guess not! > > 6 weeks... that's kind of rediculous... common MS! Put a digital camera > battery in it or something and give us a recharger. > > On Friday 23 April 2004 02:19 pm, Neale, Bennett wrote: > > I have the wireless bluetooth mouse from M$. > > It's cool for me because I have it hooked up to my pc at work and on > > my > > > laptop at home. The thing that sucks is exactly what you hit on, the > > batteries. I've never owned a wireless mouse before but if I could get > > 6 > > > months out of the batteries I'd be happy. On average for me they run > > out > > > about every 6 weeks. > > > > B > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: bOOyah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 2:12 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [VERY OT] Wireless Mice...what gives?? > > > > It's Friday. > > > > I need to buy a replacement for my borked Intellimouse Explorer. It's > > starting to issue double-click events, which is pretty disconcerting. > > At least, I _hope_ it's my mouse, otherwise my RSI has taken a nasty > > turn for the worse. > > > > I'm a fan of Microsoft's mice because the devices in its Explorer > > range > > > are nice and big, just like my hands (Logitech's rodents tend to be > > smaller). But nearly all the Microsoft mice available on Amazon.co.uk > > are wireless. Ditto for my other favourite site, dabs.co.uk. A quick > > excursion to Microsoft's corporate Mouse site reveals that, yes > > indeed, > > > all the latest Explorer mice are wireless. > > > > Despite finding the concept of an stationary, yet wireless device > > deeply > > > crazy, I might just buy a wireless mouse and have done with > > it...life's > > > just too short. But I think having to replace batteries every 6 > > months > > > would get right on my nerves. > > > > Any opinions? Does replacing the batteries in your wireless mouse or > > keyboard drive you nuts? Are there real advantages to using a > > wireless > > > input device that I just cannot see? > > > > Trivially yours, > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]