How about trying to repair your mouse first? Just open it. Most of the time (microsoft wheel mouse in my case) the prism lens is not aligned to the LED. Secu

How about trying to repair your mouse first? Just open it. Most of the time (microsoft wheel mouse in my case) the prism lens is not aligned to the LED. Securing these with ducktape solved the problem But really, use keyboard more and just ditch the mouse (or use less) so that u don't worry about it -- the biggest advantage being able to survive in environment where mouse is unavailable (say dead batteries while using wireless mouse)