Arghhhhhh

[hummingwolf]

A couple days ago I finally found a way to open up my mouse and clean it without (I thought) doing it any damage.

Now I suspect that the dust inside was the only thing holding the mouse together.

Since the left mouse button is currently not actually working, I am having some little difficulty making my way around the internet. If you don't see me online for a few days--or if you do see me but I don't respond to you--please know that I'm okay, just trying to either find a new, working mouse or to get the current one working properly again.

Does duct tape play well with computer mice?

Comments

[hai-kah-uhk.livejournal.com]

Only really small duct tape, and only if your problem is two components not sticking together like they ought to.

Hope your mouse feels better soon!

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Well, my problem seems to be that some things in the mouse button area are farther apart/looser than they should be. Though both left & right buttons feel & look about equally loose to me, the right one works fine, but the left isn't working right now. I did bring things a bit closer together using some Scotch tape and the left button worked about half the time then; but then I re-did the tape in hopes of getting the button to work all the time, and now I can't get it working again. Bleh.

I have a feeling a new mousie is needed here. Poor mousie.

[hasufin.livejournal.com]

What kind of mouse? USB or PS/2? I'm pretty sure I have a spare or two in my junk PC parts. It won't be ergonomic or anything, but I'm sure I've got something.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Mice are so cheap it's not worth the effort to repair them.

[fearthainnlent.livejournal.com]

let me know if you need a new mouse.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but I ended up buying a new one yesterday. Optical mouse this time. Shiny.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I probably have a different definition of "cheap" than you do--the cheapest I saw was $20. And why are there mice that cost over $100 nowadays? Do these special mice mix drinks and warm your slippers while you surf?

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but I ended up getting a new one. It works well so far!

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Those tend to be wireless and have lots of extra programmable buttons. Don't ask me why.

Here's a mouse that costs $6.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I know you said not to ask you why, but but but why?

I didn't see that one on sale at the stores yesterday, and waiting for Amazon--heck, searching at Amazon when I didn't have a reliable mouse--wasn't really an option. Alas, the price we pay for convenience!

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

It would seem so.

As for why, well...geeks like gadgets.