On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:46:19 -0800 David Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2/16/08, Frank McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Forget it. I went back to a regular keyboard and regular mouse. I > > guess Debian and Microsoft don't get along. > > Maybe that's the right thing to do - while on the subject of mice, > strictly from a usability issue, I didn't find that the wireless mice > work well even *with* Microsoft's OS, much less with Linux running. My > brother, for instance has a reasonably recent XP and uses a wireless Wireless works well on my wife's HP with XP... but the mouse obviously does not like Linux. > Believe it or not, the best mouse - strictly from a usability > standpoint for me - is a $14 cheapie optical mouse with two buttons > and a scroll wheel in the middle. It's extremely responsive, and I > don't use a mousepad. In fact, it seems to track better on a desk > surface that's not the cleanest ;). Without dragging this out...my regular mouse is a MS optical which I paid $25 for about 2 years ago. I use a mousepad but it seems to work as well on the desktop. Cheers -- Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
