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Re: Recommend Three Button Mouse?
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Re: Recommend Three Button Mouse?


  • Subject: Re: Recommend Three Button Mouse?
  • From: Rippit the Ogg Frog <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:26:01 -0700

Greetings, Earthlings.

I got the Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0. I didn't like it at first, and probably wouldn't have bought it had I been able to try it at the store, but I'm gradually getting used to it.

My biggest concern is that it feels much too big for my hand. Being a bullfrog, I'm a big guy with big hands. I can't imagine a small person using it.

But then my previous mouse was the Apple Puck, which is quite small. So I hope to get used to the size.

(I have a MacBook Pro, but it has suffered several warranty-voiding accidents; I won't be able to repair it anytime soon. So for now I'm using my ancient - and slow! - Blue and White G3).

My choice resulted from the intersection of your recommendations and what was in stock at the stores I visited. It set me back me back thirty-nine dollars and change at Fry's. It's available online for a few dollars less.

I would have liked to try a Logitech, but heeded your warnings about bad drivers. I needed a mouse that Just Works. I'm really surprised a company like Logitech doesn't actually have the best Mac support in the business - how hard can it be to write a mouse driver?

After I've had more experience with my new mouse, I'll post a review on my website and post its URL on this list. I'll probably publish it at:

   GoingWare's Bag of Programming Tricks
   http://www.goingware.com/tips/

Thank you all so very much for your kind advice.

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Rippit the Ogg Frog
http://www.oggfrog.com/
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   Software isn't the only thing that should be free:
     Music should be too, as it once was.
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