I Hate Not Having A Mouse!!!

Because idiots run their production department!

LOL, really? That's one reason they should never be here or else they have a lot of explaining to do. Seriously though, maybe they should conduct surveys and be sensible about it. This whole discussions made me remember of an "innovation" that went the way of the dinosaurs. It was a keyboard with only eight or so holes in it. Inside the holes are the corresponding letters you have to press: i.e the first hole is where you insert the left little finger. Press forward for letter q, down for a, backward for z,left for caps lock, right for s and so on. What they did not foresee is that most of us mortal typist must constantly look down to see the letters on the keypad or get lost in the process. It is just a natural habit for most of us. I actually flunked my blindfolded test in keyboard operations because even though I have been typing for years, my eyes would always look down to verify that the key I wanted is still there and have not gone elsewhere. Even for the two raised bars on the f and j as homing keys, I could not help but look down on them as I type. Maybe as I advance in my typing skills, or my eyes could no longer recognize the letters, it would be high time to do touch typing with eyes on the monitor screen or on the copy board. Ironic isn't it? When folks invented the notebook pad, they must have forgotten that we have to rely on the good old trackball and optical mouse to point icons on the screen. I suggest, they should do away with the useless pad and cut down on production costs. But as you said earlier... they run their production department. Of course, they really do.

Hi there alaskanray: I see it. Manufacturers should log in here to get hints about the things they do. A while ago, during the advent of the notebook, one company actually placed a trackball on their units near the keypad. I wonder why did it didn't catch on?

How is the macbook's pad different?

There are different models of the wireless and I have found that some feel heavier than others. The one my daughter broke the emitter to was a dream to use and I loved it. I would buy that model again in a flash. The one I bought to replace it, the buttons are harder to push on, it's bigger and a little clumsier. I much prefer the other mouse. Everyone has their druthers.

um...you need equipment to do that, not to mention some know-how. Anyway, they don't sell the emitters alone so I had to buy a whole new mouse. What a bummer!

well you need a simple soldering iron and a solder wire nothing more. if you can do a hobby project then it is fine otherwise i am sorry you will have to buy the whole set again or this time buy a wired mouse

This is true but I had a wired mouse and using it in bed, the wires broke inside the cord after a few weeks of use because I had to keep flipping the cord out of my way.

Yes, I found this out when I went to the store. thanks for your input.

LOL...diff'rent strokes, I guess, eh? I don't mind a wired mouse so much if I'm at a desktop but I have to use my computer from my bed and already have enough wires trapping me when I have to get up. One more wire and I'll scream. I don't like the cords cuz they get in the way all the time!

Great minds think alike.

yup.