the a.r.w. does not recommend
the apple mighty mouse
these little suckers cost $50 and are really quite handy when it comes to the imac. however, that scrolly ball thingy is a pain in the butt. granted, i use mine while i eat spaghetti, quesadillas and other oily goodness (which has probably led to the majority of my scrolly ball problems). but really people, should the scrolly ball be so sensitive? mine has gone completely kaput. no scrolly ball action for me. so the question becomes, do i buy another mighty mouse? they are so handy and pretty looking next to the imac. and aesthetics are quite important to the a.r.w.
any advice out there on other mice with more advanced scrolly ball action?
4 responses so far
I caved in a few years ago and got an earlier version of this M$ one, which is admittedly now an extension of my hand
Razer makes one which is cute and pink. (Cf. also Apple Store.)
Also, can’t you just flip that sucker over, spritz some cleaner on a cloth and wash your scrolly ball into happiness again?
Finally but by no means least—LINK US UP, woman! It’s a blog; we need a link; how can we know whether to believe you when you say it’s pretty-looking? Ours is a cynical, dubious generation.
consider yourself linked! (and thanks for the fo-one-one!!)
as for flipping it over and spritzing some cleaner, i think i inadvertently botched this process with too much cleaner…
my poor little scrolly ball…it’ll go up, but it won’t even make it’s little clicky noise when i want to go down.
…to be continued…
Dr. Apple! Take him there, stat: http://computermedicsllc.com/
And thanks for the linky–now I can see that yours is a fancy new teeny-weeny scrolly ball, what the Physicist and I used to call, in fact, “the clit.” When the clit is broken….it’s Dr. Apple time fo sho. ;o)
thanks for the dr. apple advice…and diagnosing my broken clit!