Even without getting up on the computer, the hair gets blown around by the vacuum cleaner and the ceiling fans.
I have a plastic pad that I use now, but every so often a “wild hair” gets in exactly the wrong place and the computer goes nuts until I get it out.
]]>But I should look at Stella’s mouse (identical to mine); that will be the true cat-hair test. Samantha largely ignores the computer. Tabitha has learned that walking between the display and the keyboard will get her the attention she craves, but she doesn’t have any interest in the mouse pad or mouse. If either of us finds Tabitha in the chair, we scoop her up, sit down ourselves and replace her on our lap; at least half the time, despite her yowls of protest, she stays on our lap while we work.
]]>I’ve solved the problem of Randy hogging the chair by hogging it myself.
]]>I found that for some reason the infrared beam doesn’t seem to penetrate the cat sitting on the keyboard drawer.
Oh, yes, the optical are much easier to clean, with the exception of the cat hair, and it got into the body of my “ball” mouse.
]]>That reminds me of the ancient joke in pre-optical days:
Q: how do you clean a mouse ball?
A: with the mouse’s permission, and very, very carefully.
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I love my Microsoft Blue optical mouse better than any mouse I’ve ever owned, but take it from me, folks, don’t ever, ever buy the cordless version… stick with the wires. Trust me on this one!
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