Off-Topic Forum

1st came the TCDB, then my website, recently my reorganization has taken a "new techie" twist with my linked Address Book and other Collection linked Databases. All this can now be networked and shared between my "go to" laptop, office desktop, 4 cardroom laptops and printers. So where ever I am I have access.

And this is crazy, never new there was a mouse [wireless of course] that allows you to go back and go forward  documents by just clicking a button on the mouse. How handy is that, being able to move around even quicker?

Now, of course, I need to wrap up reorganizing, data entry, trades, offers etc. Maybe 5 more years!! LOL.

~BOB~

Didn't see this thread before now, but the mouse thing surprised me too. I had no idea what the side buttons on my newest wireless mouse were for until I accidentally hit one and the page went back one! Neat feature, but I'm still not used to using it. I still just click the back arrow most of the time b/c I don't think about the buttons. I've had the mouse for over a year. Yes, I still like to use a mouse. I hate the touchpads. Too slow and always in my way while I'm typing. I turned it off immediately when I bought my current laptop. My old laptop touchpad got turned off about 2 days after I bought it back in 2010. I even keep an old wired mouse in case my wireless one craps out like the last one did or my batteries die and I need to recharge them.

I certainly love having my wireless printer/scanner though!

lol wellll hate to tell ya this, but have you tried the touch screens? the one's where you don't use a touchpad or a mouse? you can use your finger or a computer pen on the screen itself? pretty nifty :-)

and if you haven't tried, computers have voice commands, you can train it to your voice, to open internet pages, open documents, even type a memo. getting it to learn and patience is key for the first several times. i've used it, just don't have patience for it sometimes

I don't like or use the voice commands at all. I don't like touchscreens either. My smartphone is the only touchscreen I use and I hate typing on it. Takes much longer than typing on a keyboard b/c my fingers are too big apparently.

Hate touchscreens. Never touch my computer screen, good way for someone to get slapped.

Touchpads are useless, my brand new laptop one never worked right out the box. Finally quit completely a few weeks ago, so stuck using a mouse now.

I have really long finger nails so I was having to use my knuckle on my phone until I ordered a really niffty stylus. It has a clear round plastic piece at the end and it works great for my phone. You can see through it so you know right where you are touching on the screen. I will never use any other type of stylus now. Saves on the knuckles too.

Teresa

I cant stand a regular mouse anymore. I was introduced to a trackball about 10 years ago and refuse to use anything else.  I have 4 of them, 1 for the laptop, 1 at work, 1 for the house PC and and a spare in case one packs up.

What do you mean by "regular mouse"? To me the regular mouse was a trackball, unless you are talking about a living mouse with 4 legs and a tail that shouldn't be plugged into anything.

I've used "laser" mice for at least a decade now. My current mouse is a wireless invisible optic mouse and replaced one just the same. My backup mouse is an optical laser one and I still have a few of the old trackball ones around just because...

My mouse has a ball on the top that is manipulated by using the thumb only.  I dont have to slide it all over the desk to get it to work. It stays stationary.   https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-910-001799-Wireless-Trackball-M570/dp/B0043T7FXE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535876176&sr=8-1&keywords=m570+trackball&dpID=41o8Avio3rL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch