The mouse is sorely missed.Once upon a time, long before smartphones or even laptops were ubiquitous, the computer mouse was new, and it was thrilling. The 1984 Macintosh wasn’t the first ...

But "mouse" became early shorthand for the beige box with the wire tail, and the cutesy term stuck. "I don't know why we call it a mouse," Engelbart said in his now-famous public demonstration of ...

Once you find the right mouse functions, though, you’ll be wondering how you ever used your computer without them. This column first appeared in Advisorator, Jared’s weekly tech advice newsletter.

F or an innovation meant to make it easier to use a computer, its name was surprisingly unwieldy: “X-Y position indicator for a display system.” The word “mouse” was much catchier, and ...

Practice more important than child's age in learning to use computer mouse Date: February 22, 2011 Source: Ohio State University Summary: Children as young as five years old can learn how to use a ...

Few computer mice have gotten as much love and attention than Logitech's acclaimed MX Master, and the company recently released its successor, the MX Master 2S. For $99, it's on the pricey side ...