Mighty Tethered

Okay, okay, I’ll admit that I’m almost thrilled to see that Apple is finally producing a multi-button mouse. Yet I’m still skeptical about the scroll wheel/trackball thing; I’m reserving full judgment until I try it out (thanks, Apple Stores!). My biggest gripe is that they don’t have a bluetooth model. What’s up with that? Granted the wired one would work fine with my iBook (on which I did not opt to include the bluetooth module) and possibly replace my RF-but-still-takes-a-USB-slot wireless mouse that I think is either broken or perhaps just the biggest battery hog this side of the PSP but either way is a right pain in the sitter. That still doesn’t help the situation with the mini where it has bluetooth capability but for now surrenders a USB port to a wired optical mouse that sits on one of those sliding keyboard trays.

It sounds like a decent setup except that when the tray is pushed all the way in (as I usually keep it when I’m in the room but doing something else like painting miniatures), if I need to just do a quick something with the mouse, its cord is trapped between the tray and the back of the desk, rendering it immobile. You’d think the situation wouldn’t come up that often but it does so enough that I’ve kicked the desk in frustration more than once.

Let me tell you, when you’re wearing flip-flops, kicking a desk is not pleasant.

So hey, Apple, for feet’s sake, get it together.

That is all.

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