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From: dg@sundog.caltech.edu (DALE GARY)
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Subject: Re: That Middle Button (Boing! mouse)
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In article <7896.275d92fe@jetson.uh.edu>, honp9@jetson.uh.edu (Jason L. Tibbitts III) writes...
> 
>Well, my mouse finally gave out the other day, forcing me to finally go out and
>buy a new one.  So I called up Safe Harbor and orderd a Boing! optical mouse. I
>got it for a good price, and they sent it a day early, too.  And to top it all
>off, they gave me a roll of Life Savers in the box.  What more could you ask
>for?
> 
>So I have this wonderful mouse, and a bunch of questions:
	[Deleted questions]
> 
>3.  Is there any way to make the mouse slide across the pad with less friction?
>	I heard of some kind of wax, but I'd rather find out before I go and do 
>	something stupid.
> 

   I got a Boing mouse about a year ago (for Christmas), and at first it did
not slide around easily, but after about a week it got much smoother.  I was
very happy with it then, for several months.  However, after awhile it started
getting more difficult to slide around.  The fuzzy material on the bottom
got gummed up, I guess.  Now there is so much friction that I am considerably
less than happy with it.  Have others had a similar experience, and if so,
what can be done about it?

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Thanks,

Dale Gary