Technology Bleg
This one's a bit of a mystery to me. Yesterday, my 2-1/2 year old wireless mouse stopped working. I wasn't doing anything out of the ordinary, just usual computer mousing. The receiver lights up when I plug it into the laptop, the laptop acknowledges the connection, and the mouse has fresh batteries. There's a total of one troubleshooting solution in the booklet, and that didn't do anything. I went to the "support" website (the initials "M.S." ring a bell?) but it appears this particular model has been superseded. Twice.
So, do wireless optical mice just "die" after a couple of years, or what? Do I have to go pick up a new one?
Please enlighten, if you can. Or you can just vent some technology rage. That's O.K., too.
So, do wireless optical mice just "die" after a couple of years, or what? Do I have to go pick up a new one?
Please enlighten, if you can. Or you can just vent some technology rage. That's O.K., too.
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Humor aside, every mouse I've ever owned since 1995 has died -- from the $100 Kensington trackball (I really miss that one) to the cheap lasers I keep buying every time one dies out.
Is the laser on the mouse still lighting up? If not, I'm sure it's probably dead. Is so, there might be a connection issue between the mouse and the USB dongle. Either way, unless it fixes itself, it's most likely going to be cheaper to replace than repair.
Cullen--Haha! Yeah, the laser still lights up. It worked for about five minutes tonight, then stopped. I pulled a cat hair out it, but still no luck. The only troubleshooting advice is to push the "connect" button on the receiver, and then the one on the mouse itself, but I still get nothing.
The laptop mouse thingy is driving me nuts--too sensitive, and a mousing area the size of a wallet photo is very limiting.