On Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:59:02 +0100 Anthony Anson tony.anson@girolle.co.uk allegedly wrote:
One variety of mouse that I find very handy for laptops is the Technika (very cheap, I've found mine for about £7 in Tesco; yet they seem totally reliable). The merit of this is that the cord has a 2-way spring-loaded spool halfway along it, and initially is wrapped onto the spool, each end just poking out of its separate aperture. When you use it, you start by pulling out the two ends to the desired length. When putting it away, you give the two ends a little pull which unlocks the spool and the spring then pulls the two halves of the cord back in.
I took a Targus mouse down from its hook, and the shoprietor pointed me at a Targus pooterbag - "For just another fiver, you can buy this bag, and there's the same mouse thrown in at the price."
I use a targus (I think) with my AAO netbook. I'm not exactly sure of the make because it was a freebie from (along with a load of other useful little USB widgets in a zipper bag). But I wholeheartedly agree that a mouse is infinitely better than the awful touchpad. Hate 'em.
Mick
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