Mighty Mouse replacement? (Kensington SlimBlade)

In article <5aydnRVc-vJE7dDUnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d RemoveThis @giganews.com>,
Tim Lance <see.sig RemoveThis @bottom.com> wrote:

> Any one use one of these?
>
> JR. Might be the one. Trackball works just as a 360-degree scroller in "mouse
> mode" and then can be switched to "trackball mode" for full-blown trackball
> functionality (i.e. trackball controls pointer).
>
> http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html

Interesting. I haven't ever seen this one before. It looks like it might
be just the thing for the aggravated Mighty Mouse owner! : ) I'll have
to see if I can spot one in a store to give it a spin sometime. Thanks
for posting, Tim!

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

In article <5aydnRVc-vJE7dDUnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d DeleteThis @giganews.com>,
Tim Lance <see.sig DeleteThis @bottom.com> wrote:

> Any one use one of these?
>
> JR. Might be the one. Trackball works just as a 360-degree scroller in "mouse
> mode" and then can be switched to "trackball mode" for full-blown trackball
> functionality (i.e. trackball controls pointer).
>
> http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html

My experience so far with Bluetooth mouses is that they ten to be just a
bit laggy, which makes me feel as if I don't have complete control over
the cursor. I wonder if they offer it in a wired version.

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

"Jolly Roger" <jollyroger DeleteThis @pobox.com> wrote in message
news:jollyroger-BD6D46.16340520122008@news.individual.net...
> In article <5aydnRVc-vJE7dDUnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d DeleteThis @giganews.com>,
> Tim Lance <see.sig DeleteThis @bottom.com> wrote:
>
>> Any one use one of these?
>>
>> JR. Might be the one. Trackball works just as a 360-degree scroller in
>> "mouse
>> mode" and then can be switched to "trackball mode" for full-blown
>> trackball
>> functionality (i.e. trackball controls pointer).
>>
>> http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html
>
> My experience so far with Bluetooth mouses is that they ten to be just a
> bit laggy, which makes me feel as if I don't have complete control over
> the cursor. I wonder if they offer it in a wired version.
>
> --
> Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
> E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
> filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
> messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
> Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.
>
> JR

Correct. This is a problem with this device. It needs a typical wired or
wireless interface outside of bluetooth.

This message is not archived

On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:25:29 -0600, Tim Lance wrote (in article
<5aydnRVc-vJE7dDUnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d RemoveThis @giganews.com>):

> Any one use one of these?
>
> JR. Might be the one. Trackball works just as a 360-degree scroller in
> "mouse mode" and then can be switched to "trackball mode" for full-blown
> trackball functionality (i.e. trackball controls pointer).
>
> http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html

I've got a Kensington SlimBlade and like it very much. It does have what I'll
dub a glitch and that is occasionally when I awaken my Mac from sleep the
mouse fails to go into action. I've found the quickest way to address that is
to remove and replace one of the batteries, a minor nuisance but a nuisance
that shouldn't occur.


--
James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft RemoveThis @me.com

In article <0001HW.C57323B000069866B01AD9AF.RemoveThis@News.Individual.NET>,
TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft.RemoveThis@me.com> wrote:

> On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:25:29 -0600, Tim Lance wrote (in article
> <5aydnRVc-vJE7dDUnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d.RemoveThis@giganews.com>):
>
> > Any one use one of these?
> >
> > JR. Might be the one. Trackball works just as a 360-degree scroller in
> > "mouse mode" and then can be switched to "trackball mode" for full-blown
> > trackball functionality (i.e. trackball controls pointer).
> >
> > http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html
>
> I've got a Kensington SlimBlade and like it very much. It does have what I'll
> dub a glitch and that is occasionally when I awaken my Mac from sleep the
> mouse fails to go into action. I've found the quickest way to address that is
> to remove and replace one of the batteries, a minor nuisance but a nuisance
> that shouldn't occur.

So how easy is it to clean the scroll ball compared with the Mighty
Mouse?

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:48:51 -0600, Jolly Roger wrote (in article
<jollyroger-F3870D.22485120122008.DeleteThis@news.individual.net>):

[responding to my having stated]

>> I've got a Kensington SlimBlade and like it very much. It does have what
>> I'll dub a glitch and that is occasionally when I awaken my Mac from
>> sleep the mouse fails to go into action. I've found the quickest way to
>> address that is to remove and replace one of the batteries, a minor
>> nuisance but a nuisance that shouldn't occur.
>
> So how easy is it to clean the scroll ball compared with the Mighty Mouse?


My Kensington mouse, the "Bluetooth Presenter Mouse" doesn't have a scroll
ball but a scroll wheel that can be tilted left or right for horizontal
movements. As for cleaning, that's something I've never had any need to do.


--
James Leo Ryan ..... Austin, Texas ..... taliesinsoft.DeleteThis@me.com

In article <dylanw-95B3C2.10474421122008.TakeThisOut@news.altopia.com>,
Dylan Winslow <dylanw.TakeThisOut@xmission.dot.com> wrote:

> the
> side-tilt thing with the scroll wheel is a perfectly acceptable
> substitute for the side-scrolling for me

Not for me. I'm addicted to the scroll ball! I have to have it! : )

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

This message is not archived

In article <jollyroger-BD6D46.16340520122008 RemoveThis @news.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger RemoveThis @pobox.com> wrote:

> In article <5aydnRVc-vJE7dDUnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d RemoveThis @giganews.com>,
> Tim Lance <see.sig RemoveThis @bottom.com> wrote:
>
> > Any one use one of these?
> >
> > JR. Might be the one. Trackball works just as a 360-degree scroller in
> > "mouse
> > mode" and then can be switched to "trackball mode" for full-blown trackball
> > functionality (i.e. trackball controls pointer).
> >
> > http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html
>
> My experience so far with Bluetooth mouses is that they ten to be just a
> bit laggy, which makes me feel as if I don't have complete control over
> the cursor. I wonder if they offer it in a wired version.

About 6-9 months ago I investigated this and other Kensington Bluetooth
mice at the Apple mini-store inside a Microcenter near me. There were
none in use in the Apple section even though the store sold them. I
asked the Apple clerk. He said he had removed all the Kensington
wireless mice because of significant and continuing driver issues which
messed up the system. Perhaps Kensington has fixed this. Perhaps not.

--Fred

In article <fmoore-6D2A41.14191523122008.RemoveThis@feeder.motzarella.org>,
Fred Moore <fmoore.RemoveThis@gcfn.org> wrote:

> In article <jollyroger-BD6D46.16340520122008.RemoveThis@news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger.RemoveThis@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <5aydnRVc-vJE7dDUnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d.RemoveThis@giganews.com>,
> > Tim Lance <see.sig.RemoveThis@bottom.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Any one use one of these?
> > >
> > > JR. Might be the one. Trackball works just as a 360-degree scroller in
> > > "mouse
> > > mode" and then can be switched to "trackball mode" for full-blown
> > > trackball
> > > functionality (i.e. trackball controls pointer).
> > >
> > > http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html
> >
> > My experience so far with Bluetooth mouses is that they ten to be just a
> > bit laggy, which makes me feel as if I don't have complete control over
> > the cursor. I wonder if they offer it in a wired version.
>
> About 6-9 months ago I investigated this and other Kensington Bluetooth
> mice at the Apple mini-store inside a Microcenter near me. There were
> none in use in the Apple section even though the store sold them. I
> asked the Apple clerk. He said he had removed all the Kensington
> wireless mice because of significant and continuing driver issues which
> messed up the system. Perhaps Kensington has fixed this. Perhaps not.

And that brings to mind this question:

How does this Kensington Slingblade Trackball mouse operate *without*
the Kensington drivers installed? I would hope that the right button and
track ball would work like they do in the Mighty Mouse. Can anyone
corroborate this?

--
Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me.
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM
filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting
messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google
Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts.

JR

This message is not archived

In article lqOdnT_nTsH5wszUnZ2dnUVZ_q_inZ2d.RemoveThis@giganews.com, Tim Lance at
see.sig.RemoveThis@bottom.com wrote on 12/23/08 5:00 PM:

> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:30:48 -0600, Jolly Roger wrote
> (in article <jollyroger-BEE5EB.14304823122008.RemoveThis@news.individual.net>):
>
>> In article <fmoore-6D2A41.14191523122008.RemoveThis@feeder.motzarella.org>,
>> Fred Moore <fmoore.RemoveThis@gcfn.org> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <jollyroger-BD6D46.16340520122008.RemoveThis@news.individual.net>,
>>> Jolly Roger <jollyroger.RemoveThis@pobox.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <5aydnRVc-vJE7dDUnZ2dnUVZ_hKdnZ2d.RemoveThis@giganews.com>,
>>>> Tim Lance <see.sig.RemoveThis@bottom.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Any one use one of these?
>>>>>
>>>>> JR. Might be the one. Trackball works just as a 360-degree scroller in
>>>>> "mouse
>>>>> mode" and then can be switched to "trackball mode" for full-blown
>>>>> trackball
>>>>> functionality (i.e. trackball controls pointer).
>>>>>
>>>>> http://us.kensington.com/html/13880.html
>>>>
>>>> My experience so far with Bluetooth mouses is that they ten to be just a
>>>> bit laggy, which makes me feel as if I don't have complete control over
>>>> the cursor. I wonder if they offer it in a wired version.
>>>
>>> About 6-9 months ago I investigated this and other Kensington Bluetooth
>>> mice at the Apple mini-store inside a Microcenter near me. There were
>>> none in use in the Apple section even though the store sold them. I
>>> asked the Apple clerk. He said he had removed all the Kensington
>>> wireless mice because of significant and continuing driver issues which
>>> messed up the system. Perhaps Kensington has fixed this. Perhaps not.
>>
>> And that brings to mind this question:
>>
>> How does this Kensington Slingblade Trackball mouse operate *without*
>> the Kensington drivers installed? I would hope that the right button and
>> track ball would work like they do in the Mighty Mouse. Can anyone
>> corroborate this?
>>
>>
>
> Things I read elsewhere said they did. I just went ahead and got another MM
> for myself for Christmas. That and an Airport Extreme. Took almost every
> loose coin I had in the fish bowl I use for a piggy bank.
>
> I couldn't go from 4 buttons to two (Slingblade), or use a tilting scroll
> wheel, or some other compromise.


But why would you get another MM, given its apparent intrinsic design
deficiencies?



--
iMac (24", 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 320 GB HDD) € OS X (10.5.4)