Input devices

[tain]

I'm curious how many folks use trackballs.

[jcarle]

I like to use my joystick.

[Lost Soul]

mouse for me, god i havnt used a trackball in ages.

[awergh]

i tried a serial trackball once, there abit weird i think i prefer a mouse

[Idontwantspam]

Mouse sometimes, but I really like my laptop's touchpad, as long as it's not for long periods of use. Also, sometimes a tablet pc, in which case I use a stylus of course.

Edited August 24, 2007 by Idontwantspam

[Stoic Joker]

I stick with a mouse, I can work with a touchpad on my laptop for short periods, which is all I use it for on-site. Trackballs I absolutely hate as my hands tend to shake a bit (always have) making them impossible to use.

[DigeratiPrime]

I use a Wiimote with GlovePIE

http://carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie

http://digitalretrograde.com/projects/wiim/

http://www.wiili.org/index.php/WiinRemote

http://onakasuita.org/wii/index-e.html

jk I only use a mouse, the Logitech MX518.

[awergh]

i only use a mouse but i dont consider laptops as real computers anyway so i dont like the trackpad thingos and stuff

[tain]

@DP: I was reading about GlovePIE a few days ago. Neat stuff!

[DigeratiPrime]

i just gotta find someone with a Wii so i can "borrow" a Wiimote

[gamehead200]

I'm curious how many folks use trackballs.

I used to use a trackball, but it got dirty so fast... Switched to a wireless optical mouse...

[Zxian]

Mouse for me. I just picked up the Logitech MX3200 Wireless desktop - great setup.

[tain]

i just gotta find someone with a Wii so i can "borrow" a Wiimote

I'd let you borrow mine but I'm having too much fun with it

I used to use a trackball, but it got dirty so fast... Switched to a wireless optical mouse...

I used a trackball for FPS gaming many years ago. I did get annoyed at how dirty it got, but mostly I was bothered by the thumb cramps and the popping thumb knuckle that persists to this day.

[cluberti]

I guess I'm not a gamer or I'm some old fart, because it is still possible to do much of everything with the good old keyboard.

[tain]

My question was really about general PC usage. Gaming wasn't really my focus...but I brought it up anyway.

Do you use a mouse with your keyboard? Most of us older guys do! Although these days I use an Evoluent Vertical Mouse because it is easier on my wrist.