Me too! But they keep dying (for real). I've gone through 3 of them already.I've been using these for years!!
When I run across one of those abominations, I always threaten to flip it over and use the track ball as a mouse ball in the way <<insert your favorite deity here>> intended.
I'm also old enough to remember mice with mechanical X/Y sensors. The sensors and the little rubber mouse ball would get impacted with dust, food, mousepad schmutz, etc. to the point they'd have be cleaned.
I would archly announce, "Time to clean the mouse balls!"
Still cracks me up.
When I run across one of those abominations, I always threaten to flip it over and use the track ball as a mouse ball in the way <<insert your favorite deity here>> intended.
I'm also old enough to remember mice with mechanical X/Y sensors. The sensors and the little rubber mouse ball would get impacted with dust, food, mousepad schmutz, etc. to the point they'd have be cleaned.
I would archly announce, "Time to clean the mouse balls!"
Still cracks me up.
And even with these trackballs, you gotta punch the ball out and CLEAN THEM!! Gunk gets everywhere!! And they keyboard gunk and crap needs cleaning along with the mouse ball, and it's socket. But easily done and then I'm happy again....When I run across one of those abominations, I always threaten to flip it over and use the track ball as a mouse ball in the way <<insert your favorite deity here>> intended.
I'm also old enough to remember mice with mechanical X/Y sensors. The sensors and the little rubber mouse ball would get impacted with dust, food, mousepad schmutz, etc. to the point they'd have be cleaned.
I would archly announce, "Time to clean the mouse balls!"
Still cracks me up.
I've had three in 20 years. One only lasted 3 years but the rest have been good. It's a trade off maybe??Me too! But they keep dying (for real). I've gone through 3 of them already.
Almost made me wish I still had an office to got to.Clever practical joke!
Hey man that's the environmental niche of the endangered Tardigrade! What are you doing with that gunk?And even with these trackballs, you gotta punch the ball out and CLEAN THEM!! Gunk gets everywhere!! And they keyboard gunk and crap needs cleaning along with the mouse ball, and it's socket. But easily done and then I'm happy again....