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I was wondering something while I saw images of people fully reclined with their arms in the air - wouldn't you drop the mouse on the floor quite easily?

layoutIfNeeded 6y ago
Magnetic mouse!
- GordonS 6y ago
  Hmm, I would have thought it would need to be quite a strong magnet to keep something the weight of a mouse attached - wouldn't it make it quite hard to actually move the mouse?
  - jsmith45 6y ago
    From their FAQ (basically magnet only holds mouse in place when not in the middle of mousepad): WON'T THE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE FALL OFF THE DESK? The desk has a layer of steel under its surface. Magnets on the keyboard and keypad hold them in position on the desk. We provide specialized magnet kits for standard Apple products and a general-purpose kit to accommodate other products. The mouse pad has a ring of steel on its outer edge but no steel in the center. This allows the user to slide the mouse easily when mousing and store the mouse anywhere on the edge of the pad when not in use.
    - GordonS 6y ago
      Thanks, I don't know how I missed the FAQ - I was struggling to imagine a solution that wouldn't be annoying, but what they've come up with actually sounds pretty good.
ahelwer 6y ago
If you care this much about ergonomics you're probably using a trackball and haven't touched a movable mouse in a decade. I switched four months ago and my small remaining wrist issues are completely gone.
- GordonS 6y ago
  I do care about ergonomics, and everyone comments that I hold a mouse a bit Strangely (kind of at an angle), but I just can't get used to a trackball :( I've tried a few things, the first something like 20 years ago. More recently I stuck with it for a full week, but it still felt really awkward, and like I just couldn't be as accurate as with a mouse. If you've any pointers (hur hur), they'd be much appreciated!
  - ahelwer 6y ago
    Prior to this I was using an ergonomic vertical mouse, so I found it very easy to switch to the Kensington Pro Fit Ergo where you use your thumb to move the cursor: https://www.kensington.com/p/products/electronic-control-solutions/trackball-products/pro-fit-ergo-vertical-wireless-trackball/ https://www.kensington.com/p/products/electronic-control-sol... Critical to the experience was disabling the "Enhance Pointer Precision" setting on Windows, which ironically felt like it does the exact opposite of what it says. I probably wouldn't use it for, say, competitive FPS games but for regular workflow stuff it's just great.

layoutIfNeeded 6y ago

Magnetic mouse!

GordonS 6y ago
Hmm, I would have thought it would need to be quite a strong magnet to keep something the weight of a mouse attached - wouldn't it make it quite hard to actually move the mouse?
- jsmith45 6y ago
  From their FAQ (basically magnet only holds mouse in place when not in the middle of mousepad): WON'T THE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE FALL OFF THE DESK? The desk has a layer of steel under its surface. Magnets on the keyboard and keypad hold them in position on the desk. We provide specialized magnet kits for standard Apple products and a general-purpose kit to accommodate other products. The mouse pad has a ring of steel on its outer edge but no steel in the center. This allows the user to slide the mouse easily when mousing and store the mouse anywhere on the edge of the pad when not in use.
  - GordonS 6y ago
    Thanks, I don't know how I missed the FAQ - I was struggling to imagine a solution that wouldn't be annoying, but what they've come up with actually sounds pretty good.

ahelwer 6y ago

If you care this much about ergonomics you're probably using a trackball and haven't touched a movable mouse in a decade. I switched four months ago and my small remaining wrist issues are completely gone.

GordonS 6y ago
I do care about ergonomics, and everyone comments that I hold a mouse a bit Strangely (kind of at an angle), but I just can't get used to a trackball :( I've tried a few things, the first something like 20 years ago. More recently I stuck with it for a full week, but it still felt really awkward, and like I just couldn't be as accurate as with a mouse. If you've any pointers (hur hur), they'd be much appreciated!
- ahelwer 6y ago
  Prior to this I was using an ergonomic vertical mouse, so I found it very easy to switch to the Kensington Pro Fit Ergo where you use your thumb to move the cursor: https://www.kensington.com/p/products/electronic-control-solutions/trackball-products/pro-fit-ergo-vertical-wireless-trackball/ https://www.kensington.com/p/products/electronic-control-sol... Critical to the experience was disabling the "Enhance Pointer Precision" setting on Windows, which ironically felt like it does the exact opposite of what it says. I probably wouldn't use it for, say, competitive FPS games but for regular workflow stuff it's just great.