Look ma, no hands!

I hate wires. I really, really hate them. The most annoying wire is the one connected to my mouse. I’ve tried a few mice and found some I really liked but the damned cords drive me crazy. They catch on everything! So I decided to pick up a cordless mouse. I wasn’t sure about this because in the past cordless stuff was all IR, which sucks, or the batteries would die so quick it made them useless. I picked up two different cordless mice.

First up is the Kensington PilotMouse Wireless Laser Mouse which was on sale for $24.99, normally $51.99 (odd price). I got this one for work since it was cheap. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it takes batteries, however, they do last a while. The mouse also has some real heft to it, which I like. I’ve got big mits and I like for my mouse (and game controller or whatever else) to feal “real” in my hands. I hate how fake cheap things feel. This mouse doesn’t have a lot of features. It’s a laser mouse which means it’s very accurate and it has your standard 3 buttons (left, right, scroll) and I love it. It just works. It also has an on / off switch and smart power to help conserve batteries.

I got a little more serious for the home office. I picked up the Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse which runs about $79.99 and has a few extra features. The big plus is this one has a recharge cradle and uses a lithium ion battery. Like the Kensignton, this one features an on / off switch as well as smart power usage but also has a 3 level battery indicator, which rocks. It’s also got some real heft to it and works like a dream. It has a forward / back button (I haven’t figured out how to use yet) and up / down / left / right scroll wheel, a “page up / page down” button by the wheel and on the left side (easy for thumbing) is a quick access button to Logitech’s task switcher. For those of you with Expose on the Mac, well, this isn’t anywhere near as good, but it’s a much better task switcher than the default. It doesn’t look as good, but it works and is pretty fast, which I like.

And to round out the productivity of having a cordless mouse I got me a jumbo sized mouse pad for both work and home. Aeryn already had one and I thought it was a pretty good idea. It takes up a lot of desk space but it’s well worth it. I couldn’t take another day of my mouse catching on the edge of the mouse pad. I’ve tried mouse bungies and other contraptions but nothing works as well as a cordless mouse + a jumbo mouse pad. I can’t find the link to it, but most office supply stores carry a jumbo or XL sized mouse pad, somewhere in the 17″ by 24″ range (or larger). It may seem big but once you try it you probably won’t go back. I know I won’t. I love it!

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