From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 18 02:44:28 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55E7D16A4CE for ; Wed, 18 Aug 2004 02:44:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web61304.mail.yahoo.com (web61304.mail.yahoo.com [216.155.196.147]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D483F43D31 for ; Wed, 18 Aug 2004 02:44:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stheg_olloydson@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20040818024427.9893.qmail@web61304.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [67.34.130.149] by web61304.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:44:27 PDT Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:44:27 -0700 (PDT) From: stheg olloydson To: Greg.Lehey@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What mouse? (was: Samsung Cordless Mouse) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 02:44:28 -0000 it wad said: >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. Hello, After a bit of googling, I'd say the choices are either true three-button _or_ cordless. Then there's the trackball route. I hate them, but my wife loves them. At home, I use a left-handed three-button serial testicle mouse from Logitech. At work (a Windows-only house) I use a left-handed true three-button with wheel and rocker switch USB optical mouse from Contour Design. I can live without the wheel, but I love my rocker switch because it effectively adds two buttons. So if being corded is less of a problem than the button/wheel issue, I would suggest checking out http://www.contourdesign.com/perfit-new.htm. The mouse is even available in different sizes. HTH, Stheg __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail