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Here's one for the computer peripheral geeks out there
I have an optical mouse. It is made by a company (if the logo is to be believed) called Belkin.
For the most part it works fine, and it when I got it, it was a considerable improvement over the previous mouse (also optical) which was suffering from some mouse-ailment that required it to be unplugged and replugged in a few times a day. (Some wonky USB thing.)
Now, like I said, this mouse was, at the time, a considerable improvement. However, lately, I've been noticing a few problems. One is mouse creep. I won't even be touching the mouse when this happens sometimes, but the pointer on the screen will start to creep, usually towards the upper left corner of the screen. Not a real big problem, and if it was just that, I could deal with it.
The other problem is that sometimes, at apparently random times, when playing WoW, my character will spin in a circle a whole lot. This only happens when I am using the mouse as a secondary directional device and/or holding down one or more of the mouse buttons. It doesn't always happen. Maybe two or three times in a four hour session. But it's getting worse.
Now, is this just a problem with optical mice in general, could it have something to do with the mouse in particular (which, as I recall, wasn't exactly recommended for XP, but I've never had a real problem with it until lately), or what? Any thoughts?
For the most part it works fine, and it when I got it, it was a considerable improvement over the previous mouse (also optical) which was suffering from some mouse-ailment that required it to be unplugged and replugged in a few times a day. (Some wonky USB thing.)
Now, like I said, this mouse was, at the time, a considerable improvement. However, lately, I've been noticing a few problems. One is mouse creep. I won't even be touching the mouse when this happens sometimes, but the pointer on the screen will start to creep, usually towards the upper left corner of the screen. Not a real big problem, and if it was just that, I could deal with it.
The other problem is that sometimes, at apparently random times, when playing WoW, my character will spin in a circle a whole lot. This only happens when I am using the mouse as a secondary directional device and/or holding down one or more of the mouse buttons. It doesn't always happen. Maybe two or three times in a four hour session. But it's getting worse.
Now, is this just a problem with optical mice in general, could it have something to do with the mouse in particular (which, as I recall, wasn't exactly recommended for XP, but I've never had a real problem with it until lately), or what? Any thoughts?
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