Comment TrackPoint's to the rescue (Score 1) 569
I gave up on mice years ago and switched over to a trackpoint (IBM makes keyboards with the trackpoint built in). I love it on laptops so I figured I would love it on the desktop. Like this:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/docume
It's great because I don't have to remove my fingers from the keyboard, don't have to find some mouse that has shifted who-knows-where, and with a bit of practice becomes extremely accurate. I also have a mouse attached to it for the normies.
On the down side, I have yet to find an ergonomic versionish keyboard with a trackpoint -- which would be great.
Plus it always takes me a few seconds if I use someone elses keyboard when I want to move the mouse. You can see me just staring at it for a few seconds until I grasp the fact I have to find a mouse to use.
And beware -- some of the trackpoint keyboards are
laptop keyboards with some packaging that doesn't give them that great of feel or depth. Others are full size (I even have an old-white ibm uber-click keyboard with a trackpoint) and work much, much better.
