One thing about computers today, unless you are readily familiar with keystrokes and commands, chances are you will need a mouse to assist you in making the right clicks. But the question of how to maintain a mouse to become useful for a longer period of time remains.

We have seen a lot of mice manufactured by familiar brands like Logitech and A4Tech through the years and while the standard rollover mice have their issues such as soliciting dirt is concerned, the entry of optical mice has so far become a good address towards this problem.

Prior to the optical mouse, other forms of interface such as the trackball had its share of attention but never really made quite an impact. Other than needed to familiarize yourself by using your thumb to move the pointer on your screen, it has some ergonomic issues that may cause your hand to develop some strains in doing so.

So with that said, is the optical mouse really the PC user’s dream? It seems so. But like the ordinary mouse we know, you have to take care of them as well. Be sure not to drop them since they are sensitive. Whether this is

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A couple of days ago, my old wireless desktop set (mouse and keyboard) had its receiver die on me. So I had to go out and grab another wireless desktop set for my PC. Microsoft offers some great wireless desktop sets but I decided to go with Logitech's Cordless Desktop S 510.

The Logitech Cordless Desktop S 510 is Certified for Windows Vista and has some great features:

• Fast 27 MHz wireless performance.
• Programmable F-Keys that can be set to open favorite applications, websites, or files.
• One-Touch Controls that let you access music, video, volume, email, and the Internet.
• Power Management lets you go longer with a low-battery light and auto-off.
• Tilt Wheel plus Zoom allows you to go side to side or in and out on photos, websites or even spreadsheets.

I took some Unboxing shots to share.

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The first thing to do when your mouse stops working is to check the cable connection. There is no point reinstalling the mouse if it isn’t plugged in.

The next thing to try is to reboot the PC. I have written instructions on how to reboot a PC using the keyboard.

If after checking the cables and restarting the PC, the mouse still does not work you should try reinstalling the mouse. To do this you need to open the Device Manager, which can be accessed from the System Properties dialog box.

To open the System Properties dialog box hold down a Windows key (the ones with the Windows logo on) and press the Pause/Break key (on most keyboards this will be in a set of three keys to the right of the function keys).

Alternatively you can minimise all windows by holding down the Windows key and pressing D, then use the cursor key to highlight ‘My Computer’ and press the Application key to open up a menu, from this menu select ‘Properties’ using the cursor keys and press Enter.

The System Properties dialog will look something like this:

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Written by Stepterix on February 4th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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