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>On 10/28/96 23:13:29 Will Kuipers wrote about his mouse: I have been at the YAPP&Rs UK Conference for the last few days, so missed the original posting. However, I have problems with my mouse button on my Toshiba laptop so have bought a Microsoft EasyBall, designed for kids and much easier to use than a traditional mouse. You can use it standing up, or anywhere and in the UK it costs approx =A344.00. It has helped me with my laptop but I still use a conventional mouse on my desktop computer and I have learned to use my left hand. regards Emma >> > >It still is necessary to place the cursor on that tiny square with the >arrow. >>If you have a fair amount of tremor, that is already not so easy. >>. > >Dear Will: >Most computer operating systems and mouse software provide the means to= tame >the pesky critter if it is too hyperactive. With my computer, I head for= the >control panel and open the mouse setup program. That provides me with the >means to change the acceleration and speed of the pointer. I can have a >mouse on amphetamines that takes off at warp speed, or one that just ambles >along and stays where it belongs instead of running off somewhere out of >sight at the slightest move. Show it who is boss, Will. I thought I would >have to kill mine until I remembered the controls. > >Martha > >