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General Software Discussion / Re: What's your mouse of choice?
« on: March 05, 2009, 03:21 PM »
FWIW, closest I've ever come to the free-wheeling scroll wheel on my VX Nano was with a trackball -- a Kensington clone I believe I used to pick up at CompUSA. Not that the scroll wheel on the Nano is necessarily a good thing -- more an addiction making conventional wheels with detent near unbearable. :-(
Personally I use the mouse a *lot* for graphics/vid, but more often than not just for a short amount of time... with my right hand constantly going from keyboard to mouse or tablet or cup of coffee/tea, I've developed a rather strong dislike of ergo mice, or mug handles for that matter. ;-) I just want to grab it & let go the easiest, fastest way possible, & the Nano fills the bill. So does the Microsoft Notebook mouse, but the receivers kept dying.
Wireless is a must, because with hi rez mice only wireless is delicate enough -- the reason I like smaller, notebook mice is I can control them exclusively with my fingers, which is nice for detail work. When you give it a slight nudge, any cord has an unfortunate habit of nudging back.
For mousing surface, rather than spend a bunch of money, I use flexible (roll-up type) kitchen cutting boards/surfaces. They're relatively large to stay put, easy to clean, & have just enough texture for tactile feedback -- otherwise it's pretty close to an air hockey table in feel. And finally, because I've been doing this a bunch of years, I use this, which I've padded:
http://www.dealextre...details.dx/sku.10541 [despite the pic, it's really an arm rest]
Personally I use the mouse a *lot* for graphics/vid, but more often than not just for a short amount of time... with my right hand constantly going from keyboard to mouse or tablet or cup of coffee/tea, I've developed a rather strong dislike of ergo mice, or mug handles for that matter. ;-) I just want to grab it & let go the easiest, fastest way possible, & the Nano fills the bill. So does the Microsoft Notebook mouse, but the receivers kept dying.
Wireless is a must, because with hi rez mice only wireless is delicate enough -- the reason I like smaller, notebook mice is I can control them exclusively with my fingers, which is nice for detail work. When you give it a slight nudge, any cord has an unfortunate habit of nudging back.
For mousing surface, rather than spend a bunch of money, I use flexible (roll-up type) kitchen cutting boards/surfaces. They're relatively large to stay put, easy to clean, & have just enough texture for tactile feedback -- otherwise it's pretty close to an air hockey table in feel. And finally, because I've been doing this a bunch of years, I use this, which I've padded:
http://www.dealextre...details.dx/sku.10541 [despite the pic, it's really an arm rest]
Fact o' life.
It does do a really great job though of pointing out just how distrusting I've become, along with just why I've had to become so distrusting. 
Several big name apps have screwed the pooch so-to-speak, as has MS, as have several hardware brands. *If* you never changed anything, there's no reason to touch the registry. Once you do, odds are entries have been left behind, or entered wrong or unnecessarily. I've seen all of the above, regularly. It's sadly a very imperfect world, and, even if you don't have problems directly because of bad reg entries, your Windows install has to deal with any increased size. And even if you discount any delays in Windows, you can't deny the bigger it is, the longer it takes to search. That doesn't mean any reg cleaners, even the impressive CCleaner are perfect. since all they can do is look at references, nor does it mean everyone should use them. But taking the view that the registry should be untouchable is with all due respect lunacy. 