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I finally gave in to modernity and bought a Logitech Cordless optical Click“!” mouse to replace my old Logitech OEM mouseman that came with my computer. I’m still getting used to it, but I like it. This is a wheel mouse with just one extra button and a symmetrical design. Being ambidextrous, I do occasionally want to mouse left handed, which the wireless thing will make even more convenient. It is also pretty cheap, which I figure is important, since it is, after all, just a mouse. I paid $40 plus tax, which I guess is reasonable. I’m not paying $100 for a mouse.

I did have to crank my X11 mouse sensitivity setting way down. I also haven’t figured out yet how to get X11 to recognize the extra button, nor am I sure what I’d want to use it for. I have no idea what one would do with the half-dozen extra buttons some mice have. The wheel works, after a small XF86Config change, and I do think the wheel is handy. I’ve gotten used to a wheel on the mechanical mouse on a Win NT 4 box at work and it’s nice to have one at home. I’ve been going nuts trying to clean the crud out of the mechanical mice at work, so I think I’m going to like an optical mouse a lot. The cordless thing is nice, too. Mouse wires are not only annoying, they’re stiff and move the mouse on you.