[Web4lib] Bluetooth mouse problems

[Ms Norma Jean Hewlett]

I've recently experienced the same problem with my Mac laptop and a 
Mac bluetooth mightymouse. It occurs when I'm using our wifi network 
at work. 

Every so often, the cursor becomes unresponsive and then disappears. 
It appears to me that it's lost the bluetooth connection, since the 
only way to fix it seems to be using the bluetooth menu to reconnect 
the mouse.

My fix was to buy a wired usb laptop mouse -- works great, is much 
lighter-weight since it has no battery, and I don't mind the cable. 
You might try a standard wireless mouse that uses a usb plug-in 
receiver, if the cable is a serious problem.

Jean Hewlett
Univ. of San Francisco

----- Original Message -----

> On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Robin 
> <robin at stcharleslibrary.org> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope this isn't considered off-topic, but since we use mice and
> > keyboards to access the internet, I'll chance it...
> >
> >
> >
> > We recently purchased a number of Bluetooth wireless mice and 
> keyboards> to meet to growing demand to eliminate cables as much 
> as possible. To
> > our dismay we have found that the mice are virtually unusable. 
> They will
> > work for a little while, then the cursor will disappear, or it will
> > start moving around the screen on its own, or simply become
> > unresponsive. This happened in an all-staff meeting this 
> morning, with
> > the Director and all the admin staff present, so I am determined 
> to find
> > a fix or a replacement solution. We did discover that if we 
> turned off
> > the keyboard, the mouse would behave much more rationally, although
> > still not in the subservient manner one would prefer, so 
> interference> must be an issue, but I can't believe that Bluetooth 
> is as difficult and
> > unstable to work with as our experience so far would suggest. At 
> least I
> > would think, after all the years I've spent with computers, I'd 
have
> > heard something about it...
> >
> >
> >
> > If anyone has insights or suggestions to offer, I would 
> appreciate them,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > We are currently using Logitech mice-and-keyboard sets, on 
> workstations> running XP SP 2
> >
> >
> >
> > TIA for any ideas!
> >
> > Robin
> >
> >
> >
> > Robin Boulton
> >
> > robin at stcharleslibrary.org
> >
> > IT Manager
> >
> > (630) 584 0076 x 258
> >
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> >
> >  Cell:  (630) 918 8738
> >
> > St. Charles, IL 60174
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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