Joseph, your comment is quite appropriate - it isn't really worth a tech's
time to fiddle with non-working mice.  However, I like to know just why it
is that things do or don't work, if only to add to the database upstairs.
Personally, I think techs need to be inquisitive.
So many thanks to Mark Rode for his masterly exposition on Mouse Maintenance
and also to David Gillet for his explanation of how dirt can throw the
optical scanning system out of wack.
Ian Porter
Computer Guys
Arrowtown
New Zealand
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----- Original Message -----
From: "joseph marty"

> I don't know what your hourly charge is, but since you can get a working
mouse for under $10 (at least here in the U.S.), it would be very cost
effective not to worry about it.  Keep a supply of cheap mice around just
for that purpose.  Let her think you're brilliant because as far as she's
concerned you are.
>
> >Anyone know why mice go bad?
> >I don't mean dirt in the mechanism, I mean the jerky, patchy behaviours
that
> >some mice begin to exhibit after varying periods of time.
> >Sure, I know that a busy CPU can affect them too, but I've seen this
> >flakiness occur when nothing has been running, background or otherwise.
> >Like yesterday.  Went to fix an email problem for a customer and she had
a
> >crazy mouse. Looked inside - no dirt.  Checked the connection - no probs.
> >But the mouse still wouldn't behave.
> >Sold her a new mouse - voila!  No problems - customer over the moon.
Thinks
> >I'm brilliant.
> >Well....I can't be.  Cos I can't tell her why the first one crapped out.

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