Mini Wireless Pocket Mouse

More wireless news from the desk of “The Extremist”. Shopping at Best Buys is never a pleasant experience and during the heat wave that we are experiencing here in Los Angeles it makes it even worse. Just going outside after noon is painful. Ever stick your head inside a bakers pizza oven just for kicks. You don’t have to do that any more, just come to LA this week and all of your heat fantasies will be answered. Back to the wireless thing.

The IBM T42 laptop has a very nice mouse system as well as a delicious feel to the keypad. This is one of the reasons that I chose IBM. The idea of getting an optical mouse replacement for the larger Dell that sits under the desk is something that I have thought about for a while now and the opportunity came up to visit Best Buy. While at BB looking at all of the “goodies”, I spotted a little critter that I had to bring home, my very own Mini optical wireless mouse for the paltry sum of 39 dollars and change. Kensingon is a brand that I am not familiar with but the total package with optical and wireless in a mini sold me. The way this little guy works is through the use of a radio signal generated by an adaptor the plugs into the USB port. Once the adaptor is plugged in you have to activate the mouse by pushing a little button on the side of the plug and then a corresponding button under the Mini mouse. Very cool technology there! Viola, the Kensington mouse works like a champ. I have to admit that this mouse works better for me than any other pointing device no matter how slick the laptop is. This will definitely go in my bag when taking the laptop to school or Starbucks.

JumpDrive

While in the Best Buy computer section I noticed another little thing that I had to have. It always goes like that doesn’t it? I have been contemplating different ways to move files from the Beast under the table to the portable. I could burn a floppy of all these files but the laptop does not have a floppy dirive and would be of no use. Maybe I could burn a CD and transfer the data that way or even Email the files to myself in an attachment. No, this all seemed too much trouble. JumpDrive 128 meg USB media from Lexar fits the bill. I have seen these little things before but never used one. It all makes sense now that I have the laptop. The JumpDrive, it fits on to a key chain if you want, just plugs into the USB port on the back of your computer and you can download files to it easily. Unplug the little sucker and stick it into the USB port of the laptop and retrieve all of the files to a safe place. This is really portable memory and works like a charm. Another thing that these devices are good for is safely transporting presentations, files or whatever from place to place. Pictures too can be saved on the little thing as well. The next time I go to China this is definitely going in the bag with us.

That’s about it for today. In another few minutes Jennifer and I have a diner engagement with Stan and his wife from Velo Monrovia Bicycle.