Mouse cleaning.

[juldea]

It's amazing what a little thing like cleaning the ball and the rollers inside your mouse will do.

I don't have to go to work today, but if I do I get paid and get an extra vacation day to use at the end of the month to visit my dad. Wewt, I say. Plus, with so few other employees there, I shouldn't be TOO busy. Heh.

And, I accurately managed my sleep schedule such that I am not a zombie this morning (or a zmobie, or a zobmie.) THAT is the big plus.

Comments

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

Gah! I was worried that the title meant the apartment had mice! (Which, given the number of cats in our house, would be most brave of a mouse ...)

[alendres.livejournal.com]

Hah!

My friend cleaned the roller of his mice once (years ago, back when people still had... hey, get an optical mouse) - his dad screamed 'NO! YOU'VE SCRAPED ALL THE GRIP OFF NOW!'

[gaffman.livejournal.com]

people still use mechanical mice?

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Ha! Nope. I haven't noticed any critters in the apartment except the two that I purposefully brought in. :)

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Haha, people who don't know things about computers are funny!

Why should I get an optical mouse when this one works fine?

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Well, I do at least. At the point it breaks I will replace it with something higher-grade, but I see no reason to spend the money when it's still functioning. :)

[alendres.livejournal.com]

It's all about the feel baby, yeah.


Anyway, I use an optical trackball, dragging a hunk of technology around on your desk is a horrible concept.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Mmm, a trackball WOULD be nice. Easier on my wrists.

[alendres.livejournal.com]

In my trackball experience, they are excellent for everything - gaming and general work, but very poor for art - doing sweeping curves with them can be very hard.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Well, that's no problem for me! :)

[eor1312.livejournal.com]

i do too!

[rufinia.livejournal.com]

I liked cleaning the mouse.... It was small, but satisfying. ::grins::

[en-ki.livejournal.com]

I don't understand. Wouldn't a ball get in the way of the laser?

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah. *Snort*

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I don't get trackballs.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

"Get" meaning "understand" or "buy?"

[crolack.livejournal.com]

You still have to clean them as well.

[crolack.livejournal.com]

Nothing like clean mouse balls.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

*opens mouth*
*hesitates*
*closes mouth*
*looks around furtively*
*runs away*

[crolack.livejournal.com]

I'll have to find the IBM Service Engineer's Memo about cleaning mouse balls. It's quiet humorous.

Found it!

[crolack.livejournal.com]

ESD PRODUCT SERVICE SUPPORT

SUBJECT: NEW RETAIN TIP

Record number: H031944
Device: D/T8550
Model: M
Hit count: UHC00000
Success count: USC00000
Publication code: PC50
Tip key: 025
Date created: O89/02/14
Date last altered: A89/02/15
Owning B.U.: USA

Abstract: MOUSE BALLS NOW AVAILABLE AS FRU (Field Replaceable Unit)

TEXT:

MOUSE BALLS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AS A FRU. IF A MOUSE FAILS TO OPERATE,OR SHOULD PERFORM ERRATICALLY, IT MAY BE IN NEED OF BALL REPLACEMENT. BECAUSE OF THE DELICATE NATURE OF THIS PROCEDURE, REPLACEMENT OF MOUSE BALLS SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED BY TRAINED PERSONNEL ONLY.

BEFORE ORDERING,DETERMINE TYPE OF MOUSE BALLS REQUIRED BY EXAMINING THE UNDERSIDE OF EACH MOUSE. DOMESTIC BALLS WILL BE LARGER AND HARDER THAN FOREIGN BALLS. BALL REMOVAL PROCEDURES DIFFER,DEPENDING UPON MANUFACTURER OF THE MOUSE. FOREIGN BALLS CAN BE REPLACED USING THE POP-OFF METHOD, AND DOMESTIC BALLS REPLACED USING THE TWIST-OFF METHOD. MOUSE BALLS ARE NOT USUALLY STATIC SENSITIVE, HOWEVER, EXCESSIVE HANDLING CAN RESULT IN SUDDEN DISCHARGE. UPON COMPLETION OF BALL REPLACEMENT, THE MOUSE MAY BE USED IMMEDIATELY.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT EACH SERVICER HAVE A PAIR OF BALLS FOR MAINTAINING OPTIMUM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION,AND THAT ANY CUSTOMER MISSING HIS BALLS SHOULD SUSPECT LOCAL PERSONNEL OF REMOVING THESE NECESSARY FUNCTIONAL ITEMS.


P/N33F8462--DOMESTIC MOUSE BALLS
P/N33F8461--FOREIGN MOUSE BALLS

(This came out of an IBM service database. Of course it's referring to the rubber ball inside a computer mouse.)

[etherial.livejournal.com]

understand.

I'm a minesweeper god, but no matter how much time I practice, I can't even play the game with a trackball. Other common applications, word processing, RTSs, etc. are also horrific.

[juldea.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I suppose I should trial one before I ever decide to buy, then.

[crolack.livejournal.com]

I like the trackman marble myself. Mostly because I only need to use my thumb to move it around. I crank the sensitivity to max and after some amount of practice you learn how to move it efficiently.

Especially for small calculated moves.

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking that I try turning the sensitivity waay down when trying it next. I find most Windows users set their mice to be way too sensitive anyway.

PS - I hate trackpads.

Re: Found it!

[etherfinker.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. I've seen some bizarre TSBs in my time in guvmint work, but nothing as funny as that... Who could have possibly written and published that while keeping a straight face?