Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-27 Thread Dan K
Gary F. Daught <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Greetings. Not withstanding all the good advice and caution re: ADB >periphs on a PowerBook, this is not the problem in my case. I plugged >the mouse in BEFORE start-up, mouse tracking on Mouse Control Panel is >set to fastest, etc., but it still feels

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-25 Thread Eric Strobel
On Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 02:43 PM, Gary F. Daught wrote: Greetings. Not withstanding all the good advice and caution re: ADB periphs on a PowerBook, this is not the problem in my case. I plugged the mouse in BEFORE start-up, mouse tracking on Mouse Control Panel is set to fastest, e

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-25 Thread Gary F . Daught
trackpad. Gary On Feb 25, 2004, at 8:49 AM, PowerBooks wrote: From: Andrew Kershaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400 I agree with you that is good practice and I try to follow it except in the case of my mouse and my sleeping PowerBook 3400. However, in all my

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-24 Thread Eric Strobel
On Tuesday, February 24, 2004, at 08:52 AM, Tom Roth wrote: Remember, ADB isn't hot-pluggable. That's a good way to burn out your ADB port. Always shutdown prior to connecting/disconnecting ADB devices. I agree with you that is good practice and I try to follow it except in the case of my mous

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-24 Thread Andrew Kershaw
I agree with you that is good practice and I try to follow it except in the case of my mouse and my sleeping PowerBook 3400. However, in all my years of using Macs I've never had this happen even when forgetting to shutdown. Anyone else ever burned out an ADB port by not shutting down prior to

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-24 Thread Tom Roth
> -- > From: Eric Strobel > Subject: Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400 > > Umm... does the ADB have power when the 3400 is sleeping? > I don't think it does because if the mouse is already plugged in I can't wake up the 3400 by moving the

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-23 Thread Eric Strobel
On Monday, February 23, 2004, at 11:40 AM, Tom Roth wrote: You probably knew this already but just in case. Are you plugging the mouse in while the 3400 is on? If so, send the 3400 to sleep and then plug in the mouse. Wake it back up and it will work normally. That's why I typically do with m

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-23 Thread Tom Roth
-tom > -Original Message- > From: Gary F. Daught > Subject: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400 > > > Greetings. The trackball thread reminded me to ask a question. I > recently purchased a used Apple ABD mouse to use with my PB3400. The > trackpad is fine, but sometimes using

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-22 Thread Nathan
on 2/22/04 6:03 AM, Eric Strobel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Saturday, February 21, 2004, at 05:21 PM, Gary F. Daught wrote: > >>> On 21/2/04 3:24 am, "Gary F. Daught" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Surely I'm not forgetting how slow an ADB mouse tracks?! I've adjusted se

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-21 Thread Eric Strobel
On Saturday, February 21, 2004, at 05:21 PM, Gary F. Daught wrote: On 21/2/04 3:24 am, "Gary F. Daught" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Surely I'm not forgetting how slow an ADB mouse tracks?! I've adjusted settings through the Mouse control panel, and the mouse's ball and rollers are all clean. But

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-21 Thread Gary F . Daught
On 21/2/04 3:24 am, "Gary F. Daught" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Surely I'm not forgetting how slow an ADB mouse tracks?! I've adjusted settings through the Mouse control panel, and the mouse's ball and rollers are all clean. But it just feels really sluggish! ...snip.. I do not want to sound cheek

Re: Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-20 Thread vicki
On 21/2/04 3:24 am, "Gary F. Daught" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings. The trackball thread reminded me to ask a question. I > recently purchased a used Apple ABD mouse to use with my PB3400. The > trackpad is fine, but sometimes using a mouse is better for some of my > work habits. > > Sur

Slow tracking ABD mouse on PB3400

2004-02-20 Thread Gary F . Daught
Greetings. The trackball thread reminded me to ask a question. I recently purchased a used Apple ABD mouse to use with my PB3400. The trackpad is fine, but sometimes using a mouse is better for some of my work habits. Surely I'm not forgetting how slow an ADB mouse tracks?! I've adjusted setti