Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical..What a guy
by
SurgRN911
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in Hotels & Travel at Epinions.com
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Jan 21, 2001
Pros:
Easy installation, inexpensive
Cons:
He's so brand new, he is still sweeping clean
The Bottom Line:
Well worth the money, no more roller balls to collect cat hair. Easy fit, and love the light that it gives off.
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Author's Review
It didn't matter how many times I took the thing apart or used my canned air to clean it out, I finally had to admit my mouse was facing his final hurrah. This is like my third roller ball mouse, in a short period of time, so I figured maybe it was time to investigate the new mice on the market, either the optical eye or the wireless. After looking them over at Radio Shack, I decided to get the Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical.
Surprisingly, it was very easy to install. Turn off the computer, disconnect the old mouse, connect the new mouse, turn on the computer and insert the set up CD. Except for the fact that the registration site was down, and I couldn't register my guy, installation took a mere 5 minutes. Suddenly I was the owner of a brand new spiffy mouse!
The IntelliMouse Optical has no moving parts, no ball to collect dust and dirt, no problems. It can be used with Windows or Mac systems and comes with both a parallel port connection and a USB connection.
The design is a little different from my old mouse, but I like the way it fits in your hand. It is designed to fit right or left handers with no problem. As opposed to my old mouse, my new one has four buttons and a scroll wheel. All four buttons can be programmed for several different functions.
The standard two buttons, that most mice have, can be interchanged for righties and lefties, so that you can change from the factory settings and reverse them. They also have several other functions available, like back, forward, tab, alt, etc. (Instructions below)
The scroll wheel can be used in a few different ways as well. By depressing the wheel, it locks in place and will scroll down your copy for you without having to touch your mouse at all. When you want it to stop scrolling, you simply click on one of the two keys on the top of the mouse. You can set the speed, or lines, that you want the wheel to scroll. (Instructions below)
Now, the two new buttons. They come factory set as back and forward. However, you can select approximately 10 different options for these two buttons to perform like scroll, tab, alt, copy, paste, etc. These two buttons greatly add to internet navigation, eliminating a lot of time if you find you are doing a lot of copy and paste functions, or moving backward and forward on different pages constantly.
Here is how you set the buttons: go to the mouse icon on your control panel, click on buttons (or scroll if you are changing that one) and then select the option you want from a drop down menu they offer. How easy can it be?
I've decided to call my new mouse RAY because it has a radiant red glow that shines from the bottom, letting you know that he is working away and making my life easier. Of course, you don't have to name yours, but if you spend as much time together with your mouse as I do, you want to form a friendship with him. By the way, RAY comes with a 5-year warranty from the factory. What a guy!
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