Your Optical Mouse Needs Cleaning Too
The wireless mouse I use was starting to act up. It was moving slowly, and soon it froze. I tried a variety of things:
- Change the battery
- Press the reset button on the mouse and the receiver
- Move metal objects away from the receiver
I thought I was being punished by the Apple gods for using a Microsoft mouse and keyboard for my Mac. As a last-ditch effort, I shot a little compressed air at the little red light on the underside of the mouse. Voila! It worked! Now my mouse is fully functional again.
Your optical mouse needs some maintenance too. The wonky ball and roller mechanism is gone, but the laser lens needs to be clean and unobstructed for the mouse to work properly.
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