Wireless Apple Mighty Mouse

I wanted to take a minute today to talk about a recurring issue with Apple's Wireless Mighty Mouse. The issue I am talking about today is the lack of tracking responsiveness after a prolonged period of inactiveness. Oftentimes, when I am working across my numerous blogs (sometimes I have too many sites to update, but I am grateful for the readership) I have long periods of mouse inactivity which can sometimes cause my wireless mouse to have tracking, scrolling and overall responsiveness issues. This problem isn't one that is confined to my rat, but to many owners of the product.

Having said that, I want to give you a quick tip to keep you from running out to the store to buy a new rat, replace your batteries or shake the rat until it breaks on its own. The quick tip is simply to flip the power switch underneath the mouse to the off position for about 5 seconds then flip it back on. By doing this you will reset the mouse and in about 15-20 seconds you will have a normal functioning Apple Wireless Mouse once again.

This issue has jumped up and bit me a few times, so I thought that some of my readers out in the Blogosphere might have had a similar issue and might be able to use the quick tip. I also recommend the same technique with the Wireless Keyboard as well. Usually with the keyboard the issue is wifi connectivity and merely needs a push of the upper right button to re-align the connection.

Overall, I am quite happy with the wireless accessories of the iMac, but wouldn't recommend buying them unless you have a handful of rechargeable batteries and chargers. Anyway, just wanted to drop a quick tip for all of you if you have been having a similar issue.