Cheesy Quintessence

A few weeks ago, the left button on my Logitech MX310 optical mouse broke, so I’ve been in search of a new mouse. I was saddened to find that I couldn’t get something as good as the MX310 for any less than it cost me to get it nearly two years before, so, despite being happy with that model, I decided I may as well take the opportunity to improve my mousing experience.

The first mouse I tried was the Logitech LX7 for about $40. It’s a pretty cute mouse, but ultimately I decided I couldn’t tolerate it due to amount of time the mouse takes to wake up from its power-conserving sleep mode. It was very nice to have the freedom of a wireless mouse at last, though, as I could use it on my keyboard tray, which is a more comfortable height for my hands and closer to me.

After that, I decided to go all out and get the Logitech MX1000, which is renowned for its amazing speed at waking up–with good reason, as I have found out. I also love the shape of it, which is very much like an old four-button ball mouse of old that I used for many years; it’s a bit big, but it’s very comfortable, whereas the LX7 was a little bit too narrow. So now I’m happy, right?

Wrong. Now I have another problem. The mouse limps on my desk. I’m not sure why, either, as it only limps when it’s set on the desk facing a certain direction. None of my other mice do this, but they’re not as wide. Interestingly, even putting a piece of paper between the desk and the mouse stops the limping. Unfortunately, this means I need a mousing surface on my keyboard tray, which doesn’t have room for such a thing with my keyboard there at the same time. So, now I have to figure out how to resurface my keyboard tray evenly, preferably without buying a 21×12″ mousepad.