Not been to one since covid, but local Goodwill stores seemed to always have a bunch of mice and keyboards around, usually for a few bucks just to be rid of them. I've found some nice stuff at them, even expensive gaming keyboards and various peripherals. One man's garbage... -mb On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 5:16 PM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Michael via PLUG-discuss said on Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:26:46 -0400 > > >On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 8:30 AM Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss < > >plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > > > >> Michael via PLUG-discuss said on Fri, 29 Oct 2021 14:36:53 -0400 > >> > >> >I have a problem. When I click and drag the mouse will create the > >> >selection box and it will expand but the click will unclick > >> >periodically and then reclick and then (repeat). > >> >Does anyone know what's wrong or else should I just get another > >> >mouse? > >> > >> If your mouse has batteries and you haven't changed them in the past > >> 30 days, just for fun, put new batteries in your mouse. It might > >> work, and even if not, you ruled out the batteries, which is a > >> common source of mouse problems. > > >Thanks for the idea. Unfortunately it is a wired mouse. I don't have > >those new-fangled contraptions! > > Mice are so cheap that you should always have a known good mouse handy > to rule out the mouse in problems like this. I've used several of the > following mouse, and they worked EXTREMELY well, like quicker and more > accurate than anything else: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/304119211215 > > Even if your problem isn't your existing mouse, the Blackweb Blue Trace > Mouse linked above is a tremendous productivity booster. > > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful > Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss