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A mouse is a computer peripheral used as a pointing device for the on-screen cursor, or other 2 dimensional movement.

A mouse is a computer peripheral used as a pointing device for the on-screen cursor, or other 2 dimensional movement.

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Do "Gaming" mousepads make a difference with today's optical mice?

There seem to be a lot of "Gaming" mousepads on the market - some very expensive. Do these make any real impact with today's optical mice over an old mousepad or desk?
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Is there an effective method to retrain your muscle memory?

Muscle Memory is an effect not only known in gaming. It is an effect stored in your brain which is in gaming responsible for your capability of aiming with a mouse in e.g. First Person Shooters. I used a G5 Logitech Mouse for almost 8 years and the…
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How important is mouse DPI in games?

It seems that mouse DPI is getting pretty high these days. How much DPI do you really need? Update: This question is targeted at gaming, by the way :) I'm interested to know what is noticeably different (and important) between 2000 and 5000 DPI when…
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What can I do about mouse 'lint'?

I play FPS's with a simple optical mouse that has little 'feet' at the base. I find that the feet regularly pick up 'lint' which changes the movement of the mouse, hence throwing off my aim. Currently, I have to scratch it off with my fingernails…
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Are wireless mice still a no-no for gaming?

I remember when I tried a wireless mouse years back and it was horrible. It did not feel responsive enough in games. Should I consider buying a wireless mouse if it otherwise seems good?
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Are there Tools which help to develop aiming capabilities?

I've just bought a gaming mouse, and had to disable the acceleration (windows settings) for decent movement. My question is, are there any tools available where I can find optimal settings (dpi)? I thought about something where I would have to move…
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Mouse Button Press in ROCCAT Macro Manager

I recently purchased a ROCCAT Kone[+] which has some great macro possibilities due to EasyShift, which allows you to bind extra commands to the other mouse buttons (accessed by holding the assigned EasyShift mouse button) In the macro manager you…
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Mouse grips: How much will I benefit from using a claw or fingertip grip over a palm grip, and is it worth the additional fatigue?

I've been reading about several different ways to use a mouse for gaming, including palm, claw, and fingertip grips. I understand that the claw and fingertip grips allow for more precise movement and faster button presses than the palm grip, but…
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What is the best way to clean a cloth mousepad?

I have a SteelSeries QcK mousepad (cloth), and I've notice that it's been getting dirtier and dirtier from regular use. What would be the best way to clean this using common household cleaning supplies?
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Where can I buy a mouse cable supporter?

Where to find mouse cable supporter as seen in this video?
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Cleaning a Razer Lachesis mouse

(I hope this is on topic, the help said that questions regarding gaming related hardware were OK) I have owned the old style (4kdps) Razer Lachesis mouse for several years but have never worked out how to clean the top surface, it has been…
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What's the difference between Kone[+] and Kone XTD?

As far as I read from the ROCCAT website, the only difference between the ROCCAT Kone[+] and the Roccat Kone XTD is the dpi (6000 vs 8000), yet there's a big price difference where I live ($63 versus $105). Is the Kone XTD just overpriced, or is…
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How can I get the Razer Spectre to auto change profile?

I got this gaming mouse for Christmas and I've been fiddling with the profile settings but it won't change colour. For example, I set a profile for VLC, but when I open it nothing happens. Do I set it to the process exe or run exe?
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Is there online mouse trainer for inverted aiming?

I know that there are some web based online mouse training pages. I looked today on a few but I use an inverted Y axis aiming. Do you know any web pages supporting this style of aim training? I can't find anything. You think its even possible to…
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Buttons not working on HAVIT HV-MS672

I just recently bough a new mouse called HAVIT HV-MS672(the Magic eagle gaming mouse). My problem is that when I hold down Left click it doesn't work. The Mouse 4 button doesn't seem to work either. Any ideas?
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