" a mouse, a mouse, my kingdom for a mouse"
@Hatley (163776)
Garden Grove, California
December 6, 2011 11:52am CST
what an awful last few days. Sunday my mouse worked for an hour,unplug replug then three h ours, then one then three
just drove me crazy. then yesterday morning I inadvertently
knocked the key board plug -in out and could not get it
back in in unplugging and replugging the mouse.so had to
wait until my son got off work so he could help me. He
had to straighten a pin in the plug in to the keyboard
but he got that back in and got my mouse working. so far
this morning I just had to unplug and replug it once. seems
there's some sort on broken connection in my mouse. but
If I can just hang in mow till Saturday my son told me he
would get me a new mouse.My thought for discussion is do we
ever realize how important some little thing is to us until\it
does not work? Just think how much that silly little lump ofblack
stuff called a mouse does for us all day every day come rain
or shine.Your take my fellow mylotters
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27 responses
@changjiangzhibin89 (16758)
• China
7 Dec 11
I admire the person who first called it mouse for his talent.Come to think of it,the mouse is flexible just as the mouse.We don't really take it lightly.Not long before,something went wrong with my mouse,I wanted it to go left ,it went right.It bothered me a lot and I had had it.I had no choice but to buy a new one.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hi chang well a thief took care of my getting a mouse last /saturday as he stole the whole front wheel off my son;s bike and replacing that took all he had so now we have to wait til this coming
Saturday bu t that will be soon now. so now to just stay calm'
and hope it behaves well for as long as possible. Saturday will
soon be here.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16758)
• China
15 Dec 11
The damn thief threw your plan out.If only the old mouse would be well-done in those days.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16758)
• China
8 Dec 11
My new one is HP make.I handle with ease when I use It.Something goes wrong with Yours ,sometimes it works well sometimes it is out of work, on and off.What a bother!fortunately,you son will buy you a new one.He is really a dutiful son.
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@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
7 Dec 11
Hello Ms. Hatley,
I've been wanting to buy a mouse too. Although I am used to just using the track pad in my laptop, I still think of buying one. The other one I had is too small for my hands and is giving me pains
Really nice of your son
only 3 days left and you have a new mouse.
And about your question.. I would have to say yes, usually we ignore minor defects, same as what I did on my phone 2 years ago. I use to just toss it on my bed, so careless of me
so when it worked no more.. I realized how important to take care of these things.
Really nice of your son only 3 days left and you have a new mouse.
And about your question.. I would have to say yes, usually we ignore minor defects, same as what I did on my phone 2 years ago. I use to just toss it on my bed, so careless of me so when it worked no more.. I realized how important to take care of these things. 2 people like this
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
my son had some horrid thief steal the whole front wheel of his bike, tire and all so there went mymouse last Saturday as he had touse'all his money to get a new wheel and tire and get it attached so
he can use it. but he said he will get me a new mouse next /Saturdayso its not toolong now. sad that a business will notchange a defective mouse.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi enelym yesterday the ,mouse stopped three times and I had to unplug it and replug it to get it to work not easy to do as the'back of my computer is hard to get to also the mouse plug has to go in straight or it will not go in. lol so far today the mouse has
been fine.I am so fortunate to have a loving son who does all these
nice things for me. I am still not on a cellphone but imagine I
will get one one of these dats.
@enelym001 (8322)
• Philippines
8 Dec 11
Oh I can imagine how difficult it really is reaching for that mouse port behind the CPU. When I was using a desktop computer in the house and office before, a defective is usually my problem. Companies don't easily change the mouse if they feel it is still a little bit working
Oh how I hate those times
Great son indeed, loving his mom so much.
Oh how I hate those times
Great son indeed, loving his mom so much.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
7 Dec 11
I hope it keeps working for you until your son gets you another. It is amazing the little things we take for granted.
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
8 Dec 11
Things have been pretty hectic, I have been reading the email notifications that I get, so that I keep up, but commenting is very few and far between. I hope things are good with you lately.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
ho thoroughrob well last Satuday someone stole the whole front wheel
from my son's bike, it took everything he had to get a new wheel'
and get it reattached to his bike. so now its on for this Saturday
so hopefully I can make it for another few days. lol lol
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi thoroughrob havent seen you here for awhile. me too as its so hard to p ull it out then put it back in as it has to go in just so. bu t so far today its been fine so am hoping it continues.the week usually goes pretty fast when you do not want it too. then when
you do it will drag. lol lol
@marguicha (222844)
• Chile
6 Dec 11
I know what you mean, Hatley. I just can´t live when the computer goes beserk or something happens to it. I guess I´m wholly addicted. But I can´t do much but play online now so it´s that or watching TV. Now I need a mouse pad and a new keyboard. JEEZZZ!!!
Now I need a mouse pad and a new keyboard. JEEZZZ!!!2 people like this
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi marguicha yes its so hard when something is wrong with o ur
computer. today my mouse has not bothered me but yesterday
I had to unplug it three times.I know I cannot depend on
it at all.I know I am also very addicted to the internet
and its not that bad an addiction.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
7 Dec 11
Hatley aunty -- You are hundred per cent correct. As long as things work normally we do not bother about it. Only absence of it or malfunctioning of it makes it important for us.
Mouse also - aunty - I like the standard size one. I bought a new one last week. It is cheap - 3$. but the size of it will suit only kids below 12. But I cannot throw it. So when you be watchful to get a mouse of normal size and not a small one.
Same company zebronics only make these mouses of different sizes. Probably a few people will like mouse of small size.
good day.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi ravisivan yes we do get so used to everything on our computers working then wham something goes wrong and you are stuck. the
silly mouse is working okay now but I cannot depend on it as
yesterday it went out on me three times.the only way I could get
it to work was to unplug it then plug it back in.
then wham something goes wrong and you are stuck. the
silly mouse is working okay now but I cannot depend on it as
yesterday it went out on me three times.the only way I could get
it to work was to unplug it then plug it back in.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
7 Dec 11
Hi Hatley,
I can empathize with you on that. I am totally lost when something goes wrong or does not work on my computer. I have a mouse on my laptop, because I hate the finger pad on this laptop. I lost the little remote antenna for my cordless mouse and I had a fit until I found my old one.. it works fine so i'm happy with it. I get pulled out of my frame when something with my computer doesn't do right.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi pointlessquestions I too get so uptight when anything goes
wrong and I am off the net. my son has a laptop and he also uses a wireless mouse instead of the finger pad. guess hes also used to
a mouse. I will be glad to get a new one and not have to unplug'
the thing and the replug it.
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
7 Dec 11
Here in Sweden we say: You don´t miss the cow before the stall is empty..
We get so used to things - and kind of spoiled - when everything works as it should..
Hmm.. sometimes we should sit down and count the things we should be grateful for..
I once read about a woman who sat and picked things with her fingers, and her grandchild asked her what she was doing. She said: I just enjoy that I have two thumbs..
We get so used to things - and kind of spoiled - when everything works as it should..
Hmm.. sometimes we should sit down and count the things we should be grateful for..
I once read about a woman who sat and picked things with her fingers, and her grandchild asked her what she was doing. She said: I just enjoy that I have two thumbs.. @buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
9 Dec 11
I do hope you will get a new mouse soon, Hatley, as it seems to be a great hobby for you to use the computer. 
I think I´m kind of addicted, like so many others, and just hope my computer continues working. It´s six years old - a laptop - and I like to use the mouse. 
I think I´m kind of addicted, like so many others, and just hope my computer continues working. It´s six years old - a laptop - and I like to use the mouse. 1 person likes this
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
my son last Saturday came out to find the whole front wheel of his bike missing so there went mymouse as it took all he had to
buy the wheel and tire and get it reattached so now its this Saturday before I can get a mouse. so I am hoping it will just
hang on til then.
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@sid556 (30960)
• United States
7 Dec 11
Oh I know it, Hatley! I remember coming home one night and for whatever stupid reason, my mouse just would not work. I tried and tried. This was my wind down time and I was getting so wound up! Another time, I spilled my coffee all over my keyboard. I'd just gotten out of work. It was late and the stores were closed. I vowed, I'd keep an extra keyboard and mouse on hand for these situations. Do you think I have? Nope. And they always give out when you can't just go out and replace them either for lack of cash or because of the hour.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
thanks to the dirty thief who stole my sons front bike tire my nmou se has to wait tilk this coming Saturday as it took all he had to
buy a new wheel and tire and get it replaced. so now its this coming
Saturday before I can get a mouse. whoopee not. 
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi sid yes it would happen during the week a nd my son works and by the time he off he is tired and most stores are closed anyway., so now Saturday is not too far off. today I did not really use my computer til noon but so far today the silly mouse is working
like normal. but after yesterday I do not really trust the
thing. we too had extra keyboards and mice but when we were evicted we could not get all our belonging in the u haul so were forced to leave some things there. my son did go back and scavenge some things he could salvage.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
6 Dec 11
Hi Hatley, wow, your topic threw me off, I thought you were going to mention that rat you have running around, and then I realized you were talking about a computer mouse..lol
Yes, I know how important my mouse is, because the few times I borrowed a laptop from the library, ugh, what a nightmare, I never had so many problems as when I tried to use that stupid ball to move the cursor.
And speaking of a mouse, the other kind, turns out we got one now.. He got into this container I had, of dogfood, and when we found out and tried to catch him, he moved into the bedroom where my husband keeps his extre fireworks..Turns out mice love fireworks...
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
6 Dec 11
Well, if you stop being so active, I'll know why...So you suppose the sandwich was put in the closet to try and trap the rat? I can't wait until we catch our mouse, the top of my fridge is so full because I can't put boxes on the shelves where the mouse can get to them,..
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi carm I really feel the orkin man himself stuc k that sandwich there so he could say well those residents brought this oroblem on
themselves I do hope the rat left for some one else's room where they had more goodies he could get into. the orkin man dud bit seem a bit worried. lol
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@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
8 Dec 11
Uh oh, I guess if the Orkin man is concerned, there is a problem...I hope they find it soon...
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@littleowl (7157)
•
10 Dec 11
Hi Hatley,
I used to use a mouse but not now I use the pad on my laptop, the mouse got infuriating so in the end I opted for the pad-it is a lot better and quicker to do things but if you haven't got a pad to use it must be infuriating not being able to use the computer-it would drive me nuts if that happened to me.
You are right though about the small things in life that we use and miss if it doesn't work e.g the kettle-mine keeps packing up on me so have to buy a new one-lol
Hugs
LoLo
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@littleowl (7157)
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19 Dec 11
Hi Hatley,
I hope you have got your mouse now, there is nothing mmore annoying than having something that doesn't work properly or stops working all of a sudden. Also I hope that your son has got the wheel back on his bike...
Hugs
LoLo
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Dec 11
hi littleowl last night after work my son came and put a nice new
mouse in for me so its wo rking beautifully . its a bit bigger
than the one I had and the l ight is blue and under it but
it handles well and I am back in business again. so hope I
make more today than I did yesterday., a whole 25 cents
thats not what I u sually make.lol
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hi littleowl I have to wait again as last Saturday my son had the
whole front wheel stolen off his bike and replacing it took all'his noney so now the new mouse is on for this coming sunday instead.
so am hoping this thing lasts til them. I have a d esktop computer so its different than a laptop mouse but will be so glad to replace this one.
@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Dec 11
My keyboard is intigrated into the laptop. Whatever that is called. I really didn't think I would be able to use it but I got used to it. It is something we take for granted. I think that for me it would be the microwave. Until it stopped working nad we had to replace it I really did take it for granted.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi celticeagle I noticed that too on mysons laptop. it must take
some getting used too. I have an ancient desk top so my mouse
is really necessary for me.Oh when we were in our last apt. i loved my microwave and it shorted out so a friend from England sent us a
new one. and now sadly its in storage.but I will be glad when Saturday comes and he gets me a new mouse as this one seems
worn out.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hi celtic I really right now do not know, we are hoping this
new year will be the one so all I can do is hope how. meanwhile
the mouse had to wait til this coming /Saturday as some dastardly
person stole the whole front tire off my son;s bike and ittook all he had to buy a new wheel and get it reattached.so now I am again waing
and hoping the mouse will hold on til then.
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@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
8 Dec 11
I wish you guys could get into an apartment. Do you think you ever will?
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@savak03 (6684)
• United States
11 Dec 11
There is an old saying; "You never miss the water until the well runs dry." I have first hand experience that that is true. My grandkids will not drink water. But if the water gets shut off for any reason then suddenly they are all sooo thirsty.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hi savak yes we do just take some things so forgranted and forget to be thankful for them . now last Saturday a thief stole the
front wheel off my son;s bike and replacing it took all the money he had.So its on for this coming Saturday so am hoping I can keep
mylotting til we get the new mouse.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Dec 11
hi savak I think the thief would probably have taken the whole bike wut it was chained and padlocked to the fence by his apartment now he
bought a new wheel he said he was going to keep it inside. we have youth gangs mostly illegal Mexicans who are really vicious.they steal and they kill in drive by shooting mostly aiming for other gangs but often kill innocent people who were just walking by. ugh. tomorrow night my son is coming to see me and hopefully bring a new mouse,if he is short on funds I can loan him some money as I really really want that mouse.
money as I really really want that mouse. @MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
6 Dec 11
I remember when my mouse was dying, I felt helpless. I couldn't get things done cause it just would not work. I used it that way for months. Finally I got the new one. It was truly amazing, infact it went so fast that we had to get use to it.
So just remember when you get your new mouse it will probably be alot faster than the one you have, it will take a bit to get use to.
Hugs
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi marylynn yes I remember when I had a newone before it really'moved but this thing when it goes bad it will skitter allover and willnot
obey my directions then it goes clear off and I have to unplug and'replug it.you do feel helpleas as I do not know how to use
keyboard to move things. lol
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Dec 11
I am having a special evening as we had an hour of this huge highschool glee club singing carols acapello and they are great even
when they got out of tune. they aree so young and funny and vibrant
and comming here to sing to the residents is really special to me and nost of the residents too. afterwars two of the youn gsters brought my friend and I plates of brown rice and veggies and egg rolls they knew i guess we were both diabetics as there were a zillion ng too reich cookies and cakes there.I just do not do it as I had one bad episode witb pan cake syrup that sent me to the hospital overnight with high blood sugar and dehydration.
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@MaryLynn321 (2680)
• United States
8 Dec 11
You have to use the arrow keys to move things around on the computer, but you have to go into your control panel to set it up so that the arrows work in place of the mouse.
I know what you mean about the mouse going all over the place, my old one use to do that.
I am really happy with my HP USB mouse.
Have a nice evening Hatley. :)
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
7 Dec 11
Awww, I can just imagine you with this darned mouse! I bet you were soo frustrated, I know I would be.
We do rely on the mouse a lot don't we? Even if I had a laptop I'm sure I'd end up buying a mouse as I hate that thingy you're supposed to use on them. Don't have that on a desktop keyboard, thank goodness.
I have two other keyboards (with mice) upstairs that I tried selling on ebay once I got the one I'm using now..without success.
Darn it, I wish you lived next door, I'd let you have at least one of the sets for nothing!
As for my current wireless keyboard/mouse combo..all is well. The mouse has two Duracell AA batteries in it and has lasted at least 10 months. I've never known that before. Usually I get 2 months tops out of them.
Well done Microsoft..for once!!
We do rely on the mouse a lot don't we? Even if I had a laptop I'm sure I'd end up buying a mouse as I hate that thingy you're supposed to use on them. Don't have that on a desktop keyboard, thank goodness.
I have two other keyboards (with mice) upstairs that I tried selling on ebay once I got the one I'm using now..without success.
Darn it, I wish you lived next door, I'd let you have at least one of the sets for nothing!
As for my current wireless keyboard/mouse combo..all is well. The mouse has two Duracell AA batteries in it and has lasted at least 10 months. I've never known that before. Usually I get 2 months tops out of them.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hijaney I am a cat lover too. I am again struggling along til this c o iong saturday as last saturday some b.a.s.ta.rd stole the whole front wheel from my son;s bike and it took all the money he had'to get a new wheel and get it attached.so now its on for this coming
Saturday. so now I hope the mouse willjust hold on,.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi janey yes I just really depend on the mouse so much. I have an elderly computer but its guts are pretty recent so its actually'as good as new. My son has a laptop but he still uses a wireless
mouse .mine is not wireless however. today its been fine but then I did not use it this morning as it was cold in here and i had
not slept well so went back to bed and finally slept for three
hours.thanks for the offer but here I am way over on the west
coast in California freezing C a. lol
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
8 Dec 11
I take it the weather is unseasonably cold is it? I can't keep up with ours. Yesterday it was freezing and today it's mild but blowing a gale. I'll be relieved when winter is done and dusted and gone! I hate it!
I didn't want to get up today. I was all snuck in my bed and the cat came along and plonked herself right by the side of my head on my pillow. At one point she was nuzzling me so I could hear her purring which prevented me from getting up, such was its soothing effect.
How I love cats!
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@derek_a (10874)
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7 Dec 11
Yes, I can commiserate with your problems. Whilst I have not had many problems these days with the modern USBs that plug in an out, I remember I bent a pin in one of the old-fashioned memory cards one. I tried to straighten it but it was deeply buries in a recess on the machine, but did get is straight. Plugged the memory card back in and it still didn't work - the pin had bent again. When I tried to straighten it out for the second time, it broke off and that was the end of that. A repair would have cost more than the machine was worth, so I used it for a while and then got another machine. I am very careful when plugging things in and out now and often hold my breath until I see that it is working OK.. _Derek
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
8 Dec 11
hi derek yes so many of the plugs are made so intricately made you have to get it in right or things will not work. I have an ederly
computer so must have a new mouse. so if this one will just keep
working until Saturday I will be very lucky . I even said a little
prayer God help me keep this mouse going until saturday so maybe
he heard me.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
some dirty thief spoiled mychances of a new mouse last Saturday as they stole the front tire of my son;s bike and it took all he had'to buy a new front tire and wheel and have it installed so now its this coming Saturday before I c an get a new nouse. My computer
itself is fine just the mouse thats ill.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
9 Dec 11
Oh no...not the mouse! I think it is definitely one of those "little things" that we realize the value of when it poops out on us. I bet there are a ton of things that would make us uncomfortable if it stopped working. The hair dryer..that is what comes to mind for me. I have to blow that hair and go out the door...lol. I have had them to stop working on me before and it really ruined my day.
I hope you have another one by now. Take care.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hi jenintn not yet . athief killed my chances of getting a mouse last
Saturday by stealing the whole front wheel off my son;s bike. it took
all he had to buy the new wheel and reattach it to his bike so its'on for this coming Saturday so for now i am hoping the mouse just hangs
on for me for a few more days.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
9 Dec 11
Hiya Hatley,
Are you getting a new Mouse on Saturday then? What have you had a Mouse in your Room then as well? Could it be he was looking for the other "Mouse" then?
This Mouse plays up as well it can be very naughty like my Puppy and has some nasty tricks up its sleeve as he he he.
I can´t imagine you keeping Sandwiches in your Wardrobe perhaps your Room Mate was looking for something and propped the plate in there while she was looking for whatever it was.
I can´t find anything here either at the moment except for my Head which is still there I had almost forgotten about that one.xxx
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hi lovingangelsinstead21 still need a new mouse as my son unfortunately had the front wheel of his bike stolen last Saturday'and it took all he had to replace the wheel so now'
the mno use is o n for this comiong Saturday. so hope this
pne just holds on til then o nly a few more days.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
12 Dec 11
At home we have a few devices which could log on to the internet and that you don't need any mouse/mice. It's all touch screen and easy-flick!
But since I've gotten so used to using a mouse, it is still easy for me to use a desk top, and have my hand on a mouse to move around on screen.
But I see your frustration when the mouse becomes defective!
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hi bounce well a thief sure ruined our plans as he stole the whole front wheel off my son;s bike and getting it replaced took all his money so now its on for a new mouse this coming Saturday so am
coddling this one hoping to make it mylot until I can get it replaced.
yesterday it was awful as I had to unplug it and replug it a zillion
times. today its okay since four hours ago. I am going shopping after dinner which will give me a new outlook whem I get back. this has been really stressful. lol
been really stressful. lol
@Kalyni2011 (3496)
• India
11 Dec 11
Mommy
Just now I have replied to your other discussion and shared what i face at times, though not always, pulling out and reinserting helps, hubby changed the cord too, but it continued, you seem upset..
Namastey. 
Kalyani
Kalyani
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Dec 11
hi Kalyni I have learned the last few days to remember the three
Cs, calm, cool, and collected. My son was going to get me a new mouse last Saturday.but a lousy thief spoiled it because he
stole the whole front wheel of my son's bike. Getting it replaced
took all the money he had so its on for a new mouse this coming
Saturday,an early Christmas gift perhaps? any way I can make it
through til then by remembering the three C's as a teacher once
taught me long ago.
taught me long ago.
@chandu95 (242)
• India
20 Dec 11
That mouse seems to be giving you a lot of trouble lol...
This event kind of reminds me of my elder brother...He had a PC a long time back(switched to a laptop now...)with a broken link with the mouse and keyboard slots...It gives him headaches when he is doing some work and suddenly finds that his keyboard is not responding...He made such a huge mess as if his whole life was gonna come to an end...
But he later got himself a new keyboard and a mouse and is happy with it...
Surely this does show what a small thing in life can give us a tough time...
It is like my mother used to say when i was little..You never know the value of your eye unless it is gone...
Do buy a mouse which can be linked to the usb port because the other type may become unresponsive if not properly taken care of..
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
20 Dec 11
hi chandu my son came to see me last night, Monday night and
brought me a new mouse. the mouse is bigger than the one
I had but I do not think it can be linked to the usb port
see I have an elderly computer desk top variety so
its not a laptop at all. I like my desk top but getting to
the back of the computer with all those many cords was
troubling.lol
back of the computer with all those many cords was
troubling.lol