Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical - mouse

At work we have a lot of computers, as to be expected these computers each have a mouse. The purchasing of all the computers and associated equipment is done by our IT department. The mouse of choice is Microsoft's Optical Wheel Mouse. Part of my work involves the testing employees work based knowledge, this is done with the use of a large number of computers and this involves in excess of three hundred candidates. Not all of these candidates are computer literate, so I not only guide them through the tests but I also find myself assisting the candidates in the use of the computers themselves ... more

All that fluff and gunk that gets stuck to the rollers and stops your mouse from working properly, that needs to be cleaned off regularly. Well what did you think I was talking about? Well after getting annoyed with the bog standard mouse supplied with Ernie, trusty computer, for about the hundredth time, I thought there has got to be something better. And indeed there was, in the shape of an optical mouse, which instead of using a ball to track movement uses a laser. So we had a look around the shops, and Dixons happened to be selling the Microsoft Optical Intellimouse, which for some reason ... more

I have this mouse at work and as I use it all the time I thought I'd be in a good position to review it. Microsoft is one of the largest producers of computing software in the world to date. Most people are consumers of such programs like Windows for their operating systems. They produce their own equipment and one of their products from the Microsoft range is the Optical roller ball mouse. Looks --------- The mouse looks and feels sleek with it's curvy features. The design of the mouse fits perfectly in the palm of your hand making it nice to use. It features the Microsoft logo and a red ... more

If we are surfing on ciao, chances are in one of our hands we have a mouse. However, not all mice are created equal. Here is a great little bargain mouse that removes a lot of the \"ball\" mouse headaches.....The Optical Wheel Mouse from Microsoft. Design/Ergonomics. Nice and contoured to your hand, its symetrical shape and slim sides makes it comfortable to hold for long periods of time.The sloped front and back allows it to sit directly in the palm of your hand without any aches or pains. Buttons are easy to reach and soft to touch. The slightest click is picked up but its sensors as is a ... more

This rodent sits patiently on a wooden desk, observing its prey as it walks around the room, grabbing the necessities for its daily life. The prey curses, realises that it had forgotten to print off a piece of work vital for the day ahead. Spinning, it sits of the chair and grabs a firm hold of the rodent, all the while opening a laptop. A red light begins to pulsate from the bottom-side of the slick rodent, the rodent is moved across the desk in corresponding time to the mouse on the desktop. I am of course referring to a rodent, a computing controlling rodent at that. I talk of course, or of ... more