Looking for a Wireless Mouse

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We show a lot of PowerPoint presentations in our conference room, and I'm
looking for a wireless mouse with a 30 foot range. We currently have an
Interlink Versapoint mouse, which does fit that requirement, but we've always
had a lot of trouble with the mouse. My manager was fed up and said "Find
another one." So, is there anything anyone has worked with that they'd
recommend?

Thanks!
 
Hi Linda,
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I like the first one and if you and if you don't like better apply their Returns
Policy.

HTH,
Rino


We show a lot of PowerPoint presentations in our conference room, and I'm
looking for a wireless mouse with a 30 foot range. We currently have an
Interlink Versapoint mouse, which does fit that requirement, but we've always
had a lot of trouble with the mouse. My manager was fed up and said "Find
another one." So, is there anything anyone has worked with that they'd
recommend?

Thanks!
 
An interesting idea. However, the problem I'm running into is that it needs
to be a computer mouse, not a presentation mouse. We not only show
PowerPoint in the room, but we also show Word documents, Excel spreadsheets,
demo Web sites, and show Project files. That's where we start having lots of
problems. PowerPoint's easy--the rest is hard because the tracking is very
poor and the mouse goes to sleep way too fast (and this is better than the
last one we had, also an Interlink. It went to sleep nearly instantaneously).

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Linda Adams
http://www.hackman-adams.com
http://www.david-hedison.com


TAJ Simmons said:
Linda

see KeyRF Remote Control
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Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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Linda,
I use Gyration's optical air mouse and LOVE it. You can find them with
keyboard at OfficeMax, Staples, etc. For more information, check out
Gyration's site:
http://www.gyration.com/en-US/Products.html
(No, I am not associated with the company... I just love this product.)

--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived

Linda Adams said:
An interesting idea. However, the problem I'm running into is that it
needs
to be a computer mouse, not a presentation mouse. We not only show
PowerPoint in the room, but we also show Word documents, Excel
spreadsheets,
demo Web sites, and show Project files. That's where we start having lots
of
problems. PowerPoint's easy--the rest is hard because the tracking is
very
poor and the mouse goes to sleep way too fast (and this is better than the
last one we had, also an Interlink. It went to sleep nearly
instantaneously).
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Kathy:

Thanks! Have you had any problems with it freezing up around microphones?
In the troubleshooting section of the user's manual, it says it runs into
trouble when it's near microphones. We have five mics set in the table
where the mouse is used, and 2 additional wireless devices in the room.
 
Your manager was fed up and said "Find another one!"
We ask you: Do you have the intention to buy another one?
but we've always had a lot of trouble with the mouse.
So, is there anything anyone has worked with that they'd recommend?
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With that -- Interlink Versapoint mouse? YES, we recommend a true
presenter mouse that stayed away from 5 mic's. and the worst from your
loud speaker too.
We have five mics set in the table where the mouse is used, and 2
additional wireless devices in the room.
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Too many wireless devices of near working frequencies will cause problem.
If possible uses regular cables devices and move the loud speaker away.
Who set it up? You paid BIG money without guarantee? All installer should
legally post their phone No. for future use should this problem happened, etc.

If you don't want to spent money: 1. Uses your wireless mouse as it is
intended for and not very near your table, speaker, etc. 2. A true presenter
should stays and belong with the audient to proved you're telling the truth
and to avoid all those Booo! 3. Uses a regular wired mouse for near the
table uses 4. Check by elimination; shut off or much better unplug it ---
all Presenter's wireless mic's and other devices to check for interference
to your wireless mouse. Plug it back one at a time to see which one is
causing the problem. 5. check all cables for signal leakages and no good
ground wiring/circuit. etc.

BTW, If you refuse to use a real and true Presenter 4-in-1 devices then
I can not help you any more. If money is not the problem what is your
real reason to declined it? Your own wireless mouse is good enough
BUT you miss-used it. If a manager know nothing --- hire an electronics
technician to troubleshoot further if no cured --- yours is a hardware
problem not PPT.

Cheers & All the Best,
Rino


Kathy:

Thanks! Have you had any problems with it freezing up around microphones?
In the troubleshooting section of the user's manual, it says it runs into
trouble when it's near microphones. We have five mics set in the table
where the mouse is used, and 2 additional wireless devices in the room.
 
Linda,
I don't use my gyro-mouse in too many situations with that many mics. I do
know that I can have multiple gyro-mice running the same presentation on the
same computer by syncing them.


--
Kathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote
Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books
Get PowerPoint and OneNote information at www.onppt.com

I believe life is meant to be lived. But:
if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived
 
Think you could tone it down a little? I inherited the room, and I have to
work with what I have. This is also just a small meeting room with audio
visual equipment, not a big conference room where people are giving
presentations. People aren't just using it for presentations; they're having
meetings to discuss Excel and Word documents, as well as Web sites that are
projected on the screen. That's where we run into problems with the mouse.
A presentation mouse isn't an option because it's only used for PowerPoint,
and we don't just have presentations.

My biggest concern here is getting another mouse to "fix" the problem and
continuing to have the same types of problems. Most of the information
available on wireless mice is for people using laptops or people giving
presentations in a large conference room. We seem to fall right in the
middle of that. We may be stuck with what we got because I can't change the
layout of the room, and we may just have to work around it.
 
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