On Aug 4, 2017, at 8:00 AM, Michael McMurtrey <mcmurtreyja...@twc.com<mailto:mcmurtreyja...@twc.com>> wrote:
The problem, as it turns out, may simply be due to interference with the wireless mice from either my iPhone or our home wi-fi network. I usually have the iPhone (6S+) close by, and our Spectrum cable monitor (Ubee) is close by the computer as well. I plugged in a generic "made in China" wired USB optical mouse, and the problems went away, although I was certain I had experienced the same issues with it earlier as with the wireless mice. Also, the wireless mice worked fine until just recently, when it developed issues all at once across a broad range of applications and games. I live in an apartment complex, and my iPhone indicates the presence of several home wi-fi networks among the neighbors, so perhaps the interference is coming from one or more of them. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll file them for future reference. I did try deleting the mouse prefs plist earlier while working the problem, but that did not resolve the issues with the wireless mice. The 2,4Ghz band that generic wireless mice use is pretty crowded. It could be that a neighbor has put in a particularly noisy wireless device of some sort. It’s unlikely to be your devices unless you’ve changed them recently. You might be better off getting a Bluetooth mouse, since the spec for that (IIRC) includes measures to manage interference from competing devices; but a wired one is pretyt much proof against any sort of interference like that. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
