Re: Whats it for?

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Ed wrote:
 
>Well the Kensington trackball is about the right size and weight to
>eliminate the problems you have run in to.  It is heavy enough to not be
>touchy, and I let it spin free to cover distances.  I used to have those
>issues too.  But flipping the ball to slam the cursor to one side or the
>other has it's advantages over slamming the mouse off the side of the
>pad.
 
I absolutely agree with you on the advantages of size and mobility and utility of the Kensington trackball.  It doesn't take much of a push to send the ball spinning and moving the curser faster than the mouse ever went. With a little practice you can judge the amount of push it takes to get anywhere on the screen.  It beats the mouse in precision too - putting the cursor right where you want it is much easier. 
 
In addition I occasionally copy 100's of screens of text to look at later.  I like the fact I can lock the curser on drag mode with the right click and scroll rapidly through the screens without worrying about running off the pad.  If I overshoot I can backup rapidly and then click to delete what I don't need to read.  With the mouse I'd get cramped fingers and have to go much more slowly doing the same thing. 
 
There are a couple of kinds of Kensington trackballs.  The one I use is model 62360.  I picked up one that looks like it but moves sloooooooowly with jerky motions.  It's model 64100. 
 
Sandy