On May 3, 6:05*pm, "Ed Huntress" wrote:
"Wes" wrote in message

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pyotr filipivich wrote:

I've a new (to me) laptop, and after the first long session, I went
bought a mouse. * I'm considering one of the roll up keyboards, too.

If I had to use a laptop for an extended period, I'd bring an external
keyboard with me.

Wes

A corded keyboard and mouse go in my shoulder bag with my laptop. I'd rather
used the mouse on my knee than use a freaking touchpad. And those keyboards
are ridiculous if you write for a living.

For surfing the Web, though, they're fine.

--
Ed Huntress

For surfing the web on the go, I use the touchscreen on my Droid, and
it works pretty well. But I always pack a trackball (I really don't
like mice) with the laptop.

Speaking of trackballs, I really like the Microsoft Trackball
Explorer. Last week, I thought, "Gee, I ought to get a couple more of
these." Well, it's been out of production for quite a while, so I hit
ebay where I found, much to my horror, that people are selling these
things for over $450!!! Supply and demand, I guess.

Today, I was out at Microcenter, and took a look at the trackballs on
display. Didn't like any of them. Now what am I going to do? Any
suggestions?