tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post2728058042874304195..comments2024-02-24T03:34:18.060-05:00Comments on Stealing Commas: Computer problems updatechris the cynichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-39223084976425882142012-08-30T17:08:42.057-04:002012-08-30T17:08:42.057-04:00I've been having mouse problems too. It's ...I've been having mouse problems too. It's a laser mouse, and the laser won't lase. it's intermittent, sometimes it won't work for days, but right now it's working again.<br /><br />the solution i've found in the interim, which may or may not work for you (are you allowed to install software?) is this little program called "keynav". it lets you move the mouse with the keyboard and once you get the hang of it, it's pretty fast. it's a linux program, though, so i don't know if that'll help you. (googling "keynav" gives the github site for it which links to another page that explains it's featurse in detail if you're interested).<br /><br />while i was looking for a linux program to move the mouse with, i found some windows programs which i didnt look at it in detail, but if you're on windows, you might try googling around.<br /><br />i control the computer mainly by keyboard anyway, just using the mouse for some flash games and as a convenience here and there, so i haven't minded the lack of mouse too much, but it does make it hard to play bloons, and with keynav i am able to play bloons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-69325519836577116492012-08-26T00:29:51.890-04:002012-08-26T00:29:51.890-04:00Actually, mine works pretty well - that is, until ...Actually, mine works pretty well - that is, until I loaned it to my mother earlier this week, and she spent half an hour trying to figure out how to get it to work. But, then, I've apparently learned how to work around all its quirks.<br /><br />Best wishes to you, Chris. I'll second Firedrake's recommendation if you've got the budget. Otherwise, there might be some operating system setting you can tweak (try "Mouse" under Control Panel?) - but, then, that might not be what's wrong after all.Evannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-34946060767374393512012-08-24T18:35:23.441-04:002012-08-24T18:35:23.441-04:00Ah, built-in touch pads? Those are so universally ...Ah, built-in touch pads? Those are so universally bad I tend to forget they exist!Redwood Rhiadrahttp://redwoodr.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-60875012422345578562012-08-24T16:22:14.361-04:002012-08-24T16:22:14.361-04:00If budget and available sockets allow, USB mice/tr...If budget and available sockets allow, USB mice/trackballs and keyboards can be a relatively cheap way to extend a machine's working life, and can still be useful later. Just don't bother to install any drivers that are supplied; they aren't needed for normal functions, and usually only make things more fragile. (The display is more of a problem.)Firedrakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-4800050405802989592012-08-24T16:00:22.945-04:002012-08-24T16:00:22.945-04:00Thanks for the advice, but it's the built in t...Thanks for the advice, but it's the built in touch pad of a laptop. So no such solution can be attempted.chris the cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06872875475212333027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3889388775673754833.post-6104082094237061712012-08-24T15:50:04.031-04:002012-08-24T15:50:04.031-04:00On the mouse issue - have you cleaned the mouse ro...On the mouse issue - have you cleaned the mouse rollers? (Pop open the bottom, take out the ball, scrape the gunk off and blow it out.)<br /><br />I can't be sure that it will help, but that always fixed the problem you describe for me, at least on older mice (before I started using an optical trackball).Redwood Rhiadrahttp://redwoodr.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.com