Can you simply use the trackpad? I used to have this problem with old-style mice, but it was easy to turn the dial to remove the ball and clean everything out. I haven't had to do it in many years, maybe since the 1990s. Good luck! Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur"(sm) ________________________________________________ Watch (and please share) my TEDx Talk, "Impossible is a Dare: Business for a Better World" *http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809 <http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809>** <http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809>* (move your mouse to "event videos") Contact me to bake in profitability while addressing hunger, poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change Twitter: @shelhorowitz * First business ever to be Green America Gold Certified * Inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame http://goingbeyondsustainability.com http://transformpreneur.com mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com * 413-586-2388 Award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books. Latest: Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World (co-authored with Jay Conrad Levinson) _________________________________________________ On Sat, Feb 16, 2019 at 2:05 PM Lynne Rudie via Hidden-discuss < hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net) Add cleanup > rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Fkey%3DULEJZk%252Be2LsHLyHnDLJshme9j2Q8XNSX9yP1yIaiDKA%253D%26token%3D2XikQZSxr3LdPhC0sA7fPsK7%252B69lMOX9P%252FiA77Ymtw1KJy2rT0HN6UuloZfasybkaEsaRrHoquvCCl742sf0qYLwu1xqTdaUDUEDZJQ%252FLmNEUG6a%252BUdjNxTbZaql0z7Hdgykixd3VxWj0%252BmlVNmWxcWDRofl6vph&tc_serial=48030562613&tc_rand=1370158844&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_CLEANUP_ADD&utm_content=001> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=48030562613&tc_rand=1370158844&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_CLEANUP_ADD&utm_content=001> > Hello Hidden Techies > Feel free to roll your eyes but I need some advice about how to keep my > (computer) mice from being clogged with cat hair. > I love the blue tooth mouse that came with my imac but after a while I > found I had to clean out the sensor (with a q-tip or the end of a bent > paperclip or both) with increasing frequency to keep it functional. > I went to my back-up wired mouse and for a while I could just blow on the > sensor to keep it clean enough to work consistently, but now it is not > working well either. > I have an old-style “magic mouse” that is currently paired to my laptop > that also gets clogged when I use it consistently but it’s the only one I > can take apart to get all the hair out of it. I don’t like to use it for > everyday work because it eats batteries but I’m wondering if that is > actually my best option. > > For the record, I have “just” one elderly cat who very rarely gets on my > desk and I keep my studio pretty clean — it seems as though this shouldn’t > be a serious problem but it has become very annoying. I can’t possibly be > the only cat-person on this list, right? I will be SO grateful for any > suggestions or solutions. > Thank you > Lynne > > > > Lynne Rudie Graphic Design > See my contact info at: LynneRudie.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20190216/1d639e69/attachment.html>