On Tue, 20 May 2014 21:04:18 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Tue, 20 May 2014 18:39:27 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
. ..

If you want a wireless trackball, reducing your carpal tunnel
problems
whether you have them or not, I strongly suggest the Logitech M570.
Thumb-actuated ball, mouse wheel, and two buttons. Plus Forward and
Back browser buttons! I LOVE THESE THINGS, now that I can't get the
old Logitech Portable Trackballs any more. $40 at Amazon.com


I like the M570 to control Media Center from the arm of a chair since
it doesn't fall off, but not for more precise pointing when editing
etc, like clicking the cursor progressively along the word 'editing';
try it.

I spent about 15 years doing CAD design of schematics and circuit
boards with a mouse and have some well-developed skills and
preferences for them that I can't duplicate with a trackball.
-jsw


I suspect its all what one is used to. I do things with the trackball
that I costs me arm pain with the mouse.

Top-mounted finger-actuated trackballs are as bad or worse than mice
for pain. Only the thumb-actuated balls prevent that, allowing you to
fully rest your hand and arm on the device.


And I certainly need less desk top for the trackball

And they require less dusting.

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