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I emptied my desk at work mid-week, and, apart from some squeaky toys I once bought for a jape, the one real memento I took home, after 13 years, was an improved mouse-mat. As far as I know, btw, the plural of 'mouse' as in pointing device is still undecided. I do favour rodents, so to speak, but I wonder if anyone else has a novel suggestion. I also wonder whether mouse disorientation is a side-effect of cyberdom, y'know, the effect of staring screens on brain-wave patterns, etc? Perhaps there is a need for a study, as in Pavlov's Meece? Best Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 12:45 AM Subject: Re: yr sister's mouse > David wrote: > > > > I would snarl at the bewilderments, go to Settings, > > click the Mouse icon, > > tail over to Pointers, as in pointing devices, and, > > without compunction, > > summon 'restore defaults'. > > > > > I _never_ snarl, as all of you know. This mouse is > beyond redeeming, since it has a very uncertain sense > of direction. I _did_ go to defaults, which is how I > got rid of the way the cursor turned into a flower and > a beetle (who thinks of these bright ideas?) and I did > clean it (thanks Andrew) which made no difference at > all. > > However, back to business as usual by Monday, so I can > then grumble about mine own rodent, which seemeth from > these foreign climes to be a saintly beast indeed. > > Best > > Alison > > > > http://travel.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Travel > - Got Itchy feet? Get inspired! >