What type of mouse do you use?

[bmolsson]

I got the little "stick" on my IBM notebook. Don't what it is called....

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Adrian it's not that boring, there is a huge difference between using a ball/optical mouse and a trackball. Blame Beirut he got a new mouse and made me wonder how many people have trackballs!

[Beirut]

My dearest AdrianII,

Though I agree the discussion of mice is less than enthralling, the importance of the little creatures does become apparent once they cease to function and your $3000 super-computer becomes a paperweight until you find another one.

Banality often equals indispensability.

[Adrian II]

My dearest AdrianII,

Though I agree the discussion of mice is less than enthralling, the importance of the little creatures does become apparent once they cease to function and your $3000 super-computer becomes a paperweight until you find another one.

My dear indispensable Beirut, there is always another.

[Beirut]

My dear indispensable Beirut, there is always another.

My dearest AdrianII,

Indeed, that there is always another is the very essence of banality. But that there is not another right then at the moment and the ensuing paperweightedness of the computer until one is acquired is the very essence of indispensability.

When at o' dark thirty, in the midst of great computational activities your mouse fails to squeak, t'is a mighty piece of cheese you would offer to have another at hand.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Cheap Dell mouse, 2 buttons, a mouse wheel, optical. Not a bad mouse for being so cheap, it's not bad for FPS games either.

[Adrian II]

My dearest AdrianII,

Indeed, that there is always another is the very essence of banality. But that there is not another right then at the moment and the ensuing paperweightedness of the computer until one is acquired is the very essence of indispensability.

My dear essential Beirut,

right beside my computer sits a box containing several mouses of varying technical composition and outer appearance, one of which I daresay will do the job should the need arise to replace one's current mouse for reasons of aesthetics or malfunction. Allow me to elaborate. Besides several mouses of the pedestrian variety, said box contains such gems of modern computational design as an M&M mouse in the shape of a smiling piece of candy with tiny hands and feet; a mouse in the shape of a wave, named after a sports facility called The Wave which one frequented in a previous life; a mouse in the shape of a Smurf; as well as, inevitably, the ultimate 'fun' mouse in the shape of a fully erect male organ plus testes which has been donated by one of the good merchantmen of Amsterdam. It is amazing how many mouses gather on one's desk without the incentive of a single chunk of cheese lying about.

[Kanamori]

Now, you are contributing to the discussion!

[Mikeus Caesar]

My dearest AdrianII,

Though I agree the discussion of mice is less than enthralling, the importance of the little creatures does become apparent once they cease to function and your $3000 super-computer becomes a paperweight until you find another one.

Banality often equals indispensability.

I find it handy to keep a spare mouse around in the event that your dear $3000 super-computer is rendered useless. Surely everyone else does?

[Uesugi Kenshin]

I keep a cheap dell ball mouse around in case my $1,000 dollar computer is rendered useless by my mouse dying but I've never owned a $3,000 computer. I'll make sure to have a spare ready for Adrian's though.

[Adrian II]

Adrian it's not that boring, there is a huge difference between using a ball/optical mouse and a trackball.

[Mikeus Caesar]

I use a Logitech MX-150. It's blue, and therefore better than yours! And also, it's optical, but uses a wire which means that it doesn't fall asleep like other optical mice. The superiority just keeps on coming!