Writers And Their Computer Equipment

I have a vague memory of hearing long ago that computers would be come like appliances. I suppose that’s like the promise made even longer ago that we’d all have paperless offices.

These thoughts come because the Logictech Trackball I use rather than a mouse started acting strangely today. I couldn’t scroll reliably, nor could I move cards in solitaire. Of course, I wasn’t sure it was the trackball, but everything else seemed fine and since they cost less than $25 it seemed worth a try. Which meant a trip to the store, etc. etc. etc.

Sure enough, that solved the problem, and like it happens, now I’ve got a new problem. The new trackball feels so loose! The old one was, well old, probably four or five years or more. Apparently, both the marble and the bed it rests in had gotten worn, gradually; that slowed it down some. This new one has me scooting past words, highlighting more than I intended, and overshooting almost everywhere on the screen. In other words, I have to get used to a piece of equipment working well ;)

Write well and often,

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