Yesterday I turned off my comp, all well. Today the mouse...

[Japher]

move the cursor with power of your mind

that's what I do

left blink is right click, right blink is left click... stupid lobe switching

[Lancer]

Twist yourself around, insert your head up your arse and that problem is solved. Right cheek right click...etc.

[Japher]

eh? head already up ass, so I don't see what your point is

maybe if you insert the point into my...

wait, remember, family site... re-member (i'm going to hell)

[Lancer]

Though I see a sharp downward trend for you Japh, I yet hope the 'hell' bit can be avoided somehow.

I am overly optimistic at times.

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Blake
I'd fix it by bashing the mouse very hard, like a karate chop on the mouse button. Your mileage probably should vary - beating electronic devices shouldn't make them resume working.

Percussive maintenance.

[b etor]

Re: Yesterday I turned off my comp, all well. Today the mouse...

Originally posted by Lancer
...can't left click. It could right click for a little while but now that's gone. I can move around the page fine, but that's about it. Can't close anything, can't start anything. We're working on borrowing a mouse to see if it's a mechanical issue. If it's a software issue then I have the disks to reformat the system, but I have a game of Civ4 going that I would hate to lose.

Any advise?

i used my computer for two days once without a mouse. it's really not hard.

Alt + F4
Alt + Tab
Shift + Tab
Tab
Arrow Keys.
that's about all i used i think. oh plus all those letters and stuff for typing.

[snoopy369]

Lancer: get one of those newfangled mice with no ball. They're good.

Wireless or wired doesn't matter a lot, get a wired one if you do a lot of gaming where response time matters (FPS) but for civ they're both fine, get whichever you feel like. Wireless costs more but has no wires.

[SlowwHand]

I have a wireless home and I'm just waiting for it to break so I can replace it. I hate it. I bought the one I want for at work on my laptop. Speaking of worthless mouses, I can't work a laptop mouse to save my life.

[Lancer]

As it happens explaining the concept of wireless to my father in law through an interpreter was just too much of a burden to contemplate so a wired one is on its way.

[Zkribbler]

I have optical mice at home and work....I like them

As for the ones with the balls on the top, I know some people think they're great. I can't work them.

[Lancer]

Balls on the bottom seems more natural.

[Zkribbler]

Yes, they seem to work well with my joystick.

[Agathon]

It's obvious that Steve Jobs has possessed your mouse.

[Thoth]

Hit it with a hammer.


You'll feel much, much better.