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> Can anybody recommend a good mouse?  My criteria are:
> 
> - Middle button easy to use.  The current crop of mice has the middle
>   button integrated with the roller, and that makes the middle button
>   either heavy or easy to confuse with the roller.
> - Preferably cordless.  Cord mice tend to wander a little when you let
>   go of them, and that's a real nuisance on a high-resolution display.

Greg,

Have you tried a trackball? I'm using a Logitech Marble Mouse, it
has 4 buttons, I'm not sure if there's a three button version.

Nice thing about a trackball is it stays where you park it, and I've
felt much less writest strain lately...

Ralph