Logitech Cordless Mouseman Wheel

The first mouse I used for any length of time was the rather peculiar oblong-shaped one which came with my Acorn Archimedes back in 1989. Despite it's un-ergonomic shape it seemed comfortable enough at the time. In the years since, designs have moved on somewhat and I've used various nondescript PC mice, trackballs and the Microsoft ergo mouse. Up until a year ago I found the most comfortable to be the latter, with its slight kidney shape and straightforward to use two buttons. Having become aware of the existence of wireless keyboards and mice, I was all set to buy the Logitech Cordless Desktop iTouch keyboard and mouse when I happened to spot the Cordless ...

Having been given this mouse as a birthday present, I have been most impressed with it. My previous mouse didn't even have a scroll button, so this was a big upgrade for me. Cordlessness ------------ This is fantastic. One less wire on my desktop, which quite frankly I could do with. The range is quite good as well. I can now sit a couple of metres away and operate my PC from my bed, quite useful when watching films or just monitoring some downloads. The connectivity from the mouse to the PC is dead easy. There's this Logitech box which you plug into the mouse port, which comes with a serial adapter, should you need it. This then sits somewhere ...

HOW IT WORKS ------------ In the beginning, cordless mice used to work with infrared. However, infrared has a major inconvenience. Whenever there is an object between your mouse and the receiver, you have no signal. This is why cordless mouse now use radio-waves. If there is an object between your mouse and your receiver, it's no problem, the radiowaves also go round this object. IS IT GOOD? ---------- Yes. What a relief. Off with the cables!! :) It works without any problem. Using your mouse even more than two meters from your computer is possible. No problems with the batteries (AA) either. They last between 6 and 9 months, depending ...