TECH DEAL – A Mouse With A 3 Year Battery Life

Just purchased the Logitech Wireless Marathon Mouse M705 With 3-year Battery Life and I must say I am impressed with the “smooth as butter” hyper scrolling that you can toggle (at the push of a button) to a more precise scrolling. As a matter of fact when I purchased this mouse I could not (initially) figure out what the button on top of the mouse was for.

If the battery life is what is claimed, and based on my computer usage, I may wear this thing out before the batteries expire; but, then I noticed the feet on this mouse can be changed??? The Marathon Mouse M705 uses less than half the battery power of comparable wireless mice.

So far, as all Logitech products I have owned, I am loving this mouse… The Logitech Wireless Marathon Mouse M705, at Amazon, is (at the time of this post) is approximately 30% off the regular price.

Logitech Wireless Marathon Mouse M705 With 3-year Battery Life

Extended battery life
Save time, money and the planet by practically eliminating battery changes.

Hand-friendly design
Contoured shape and finger rests poise your hand for comfortable control.

Tiny Logitech Unifying receiver
One plug-and-forget USB receiver stays in your notebook and let you connect up to six Unifying- compatible devices like keyboards and mice. To learn more about Logitech Unifying receiver click here

Hyper-fast scroll wheel
Fly through long documents and web pages with a single spin.

Precision cursor control
Smooth, accurate laser tracking, even on challenging surfaces like a polished desk

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Featured Tech Toy – Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball

If you have never used a trackball before you do not know what you are missing. Probably the best way to describe a trackball is that it is a stationary mouse (no mouse to move around) with a ball that you use your thumb to navigate (or roll the ball) to perform your onscreen point and click operations.

Compared with a mouse, a trackball has no limits on effective travel; at times, a mouse can reach an edge of its working area while the operator still wishes to move the screen pointer farther. With a trackball, the operator just continues rolling, whereas a mouse would have to be lifted and re-positioned. Some trackballs, such as Logitech’s optical-pickoff types, have notably low friction, as well as being dense (glass), so they can be spun to make them coast. The trackball’s buttons may be situated to that of a mouse or to a unique style that suits the user… source: Wikipedia

Looking at the trackball options out there, the best-of-the-best, in my opinion and based on customer reviews in the Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball. If we look at this at What’s On My PC @ Amazon (at the time of this writing), there were over 4105 reviews submitted giving the Logitech M570 a near 5 star rating. I personally am looking at this trackball to prevent injury to my wrist and to use it as a media center device. Another plus to the trackball, is if you have limited desk space, the trackball is the way to go because you do not move it, and it only takes up the space where you position it (plus, no mouse pad is required).

Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball

Features

• Trackball comfort: Sculpted shape supports your hand and stays in one place?move the cursor without moving your arm
• Logitech Unifying receiver: Connect up to six compatible wireless devices with one tiny receiver that stays in your laptop
• Long battery life: Go for up to 18 months without changing the included AA battery* (* Battery life may vary based on user and computing conditions. )
• Smooth cursor control anywhere: Precision laser tracking on your desk, couch, bed or almost any other surface
• For Windows or Mac OS: Control your laptop, desktop computer or home theater PC wirelessly from up to 30 ft. away** (** Actual wireless range will vary with use, settings and environmental conditions. )
• Compact footprint: perfect for tight workspaces and busy desks.
• Logitech Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless
• Logitech Unifying technology: Easily connect up to six compatible wireless devices?keyboards, number pads or mice?without the hassle of multiple receivers filling up your USB ports.
• Trackball comfort, Time-tested shape
• Wireless freedom: Control laptop, desktop computer or home theater PC from up to 30 feet (10 meters) away.

A Mouse Designed Specifically For Web Scrolling

I just purchased the Logitech M325 Mouse, to use with my nettop computer, and must say I am quite impressed with how smooth this mouse scrolls web pages. Typically with a mouse you get that click-click-click feel when scrolling webpages. With the Logitech M325 the mouse wheel operates as smooth as silk when scrolling pages.

The Logitech M325 is mainly designed for use with notebook computers; however, it is a reasonably priced mouse that I would not be afraid to use as the mouse for my desktop. One feature I like with this mouse is that you can tilt the mouse wheel left or right to go backwards or forward when navigating web pages. Also, has very good ratings…

GEEK SQUEAKS – Featuring The Metro Vacuum ED500 DataVac

[FEATURED GEEK SQUEAK] The Metro Vacuum ED500 DataVac – This datavac is actually a blower that is made to clean your computer and electronics more effectively than canned air (and safer than canned air).  Features a 500 watt motor at .75 HP, 4.5 amps, 70 CFM air flow. I recommend wearing safety eyewear when using this. Very powerful.  Excellent ratings… @Amazon

Metro Vacuum ED500 DataVac

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MORE GEEK SQUEAKS

[NEW MOUSE] Logitech introduces the G502 Proteus Core mouse – Logitech introduces the G502 Proteus Core mouse. The mouse is corded and has 11 programmable buttons. The DPI can be adjusted in game from 200-12,000 DPI and you can tune the weight and balance of the mouse using the provided weights. The most exciting feature of the G502 Proteus Core is its ability to adapt to different surfaces. It will sense the surface and adjust the sensitivity accordingly… @404 TECH SUPPORT

[ANDROID – HOW TO] 4 Ways To Get Data Usage On Your Android Phone Under Control – Roaming on your mobile data plan is rarely cheap but almost always necessary. You can control how much data you use on your device by simply opting for a plan with a data cap and price to match your budget but you can take things a little further and manage your data plan better by limiting how data is used. Here are a few things you can do on any Android device to manage your data plan… @Addictive Tips

[WINDOWS 8] Hands-on with the Windows 8.1 Update (pictures) – @c|net

[TABLET NEWS] Lenovo to roll out more low-priced Android tablets in May – More inexpensive Android tablets with prices from $129 to $249 are coming from Lenovo. The new Tab A-series tablets, which will ship next month, have screen sizes ranging from 7-10 inches and are designed for Web surfing and home entertainment, Lenovo said. Other than screen sizes and weight, the tablets have mostly identical features… @COMPUTERWORLD

[WINDOWS 8.1 UPDATE] Windows 8.1 Update 1 is Now Available -The latest patch to Windows is largely geared at improving the experience for mouse and keyboard users, and also to add new amenities for those who spend most of their time in Desktop Mode… @Daily Tech

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Learn a byte at a time with Geek Squeaks’ — featuring a round-up of tech products, news, software, apps, wallpapers, articles, you name it… I just plain love tech!

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Today’s Geek Squeaks – September 25, 2013

A summary of Today’s Geek Squeaks‘:

Squeak #1 – (A Mini Computer Starting At $45) – CuBox-l is something I am seriously considering to hookup to my TV. The CuBox-l is a mini computer that you can get with different configurations. You can pre-order one now (see below);

Squeak #2 – (Software To Manipulate and Sort Text In Documents) – Have you ever typeD out a lengthy list, then wished you could automatically sort the list in alphabetical order? If so, take a look at the portable app called WinSorter (see below);

Squeak #3 – (How To Use The NEW Evernote Web Clipper): c|net has a nice “how to” article on using the NEW Evernote clipper that was released for Google Chrome. The new clipper is a big change from the original clipper and this article will surely help you break through the change. Personally, I like the new change (see below); AND,

Squeak #4 – (Check Out Logitech’s G700s Gaming Mouse): I am not a gamer, but I know that gamer products are often top notch. One thing I really like about the G700s gaming mouse is that it has programmable buttons (see below)…

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CuBox-I – A Mini Computer Starting At $45

Yokneam, Israel (September 3rd, 2013) With the dream of putting their mini-computer into everyone’s hands, SolidRun has launched its CuBox-i series (http://www.cubox-i.com) with a dazzling $45 price tag on their CuBox-i1 entry level computer. Other members of the series are the CuBox-i2, CuBox-i2ultra and CuBox-i4pro. All are based on Freescale’s i.MX6 SoC series and offer a wide variety of configurations ranging from single, dual and quad ARM processors running up to 1.2GHz… READ MORE

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WinSorter

WinSorter enables you to transform and manipulate selected text segments in documents… GET IT HERE

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How to use Evernote’s new Web Clipper for Chrome

@ c|net

The new Evernote Web Clipper for Google Chrome transforms the clipping experience with a new design and loads of useful features. Here’s a rundown of what you can expect… READ MORE

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Logitech G700s Rechargeable Gaming Mouse

13 programmable buttons will perform complex macros at your command. Full-speed wireless? With the lightning-fast report rate of a wired gaming mouse, you won’t believe it’s not plugged in… CHECK IT OUT HERE

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Today’s Geek Squeaks – August 14, 2013

A summary of Today’s Geek Squeaks‘:

Squeak #1: A huge tip on how to find important emails faster (from one of my favorite sites);

Squeak #2: In Windows XP, Vista and 7, you could invoke the Advanced Boot Options menu by pressing F8 (especially to get to Safe Mode). Did you know this is no longer possible in Windows 8; however, there is a way to bring the F8 control option back to life?

Squeak #3: A neat (portable) utility that will let you know the  Startup Time, Shutdown Time, Duration, Shutdown Reason, Shutdown Type, Shutdown Process, and Shutdown Code of a computer; AND,

Squeak #4: An inexpensive, full-size mouse, with full-size features.

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Find important emails faster

@ Tech-for Everyone

When viewing your emails in Outlook, or the other email clients (Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird, etc.), simply (use the cursor to) “highlight” (turn blue) the unhelpful text the author put there, and type something helpful in its place… LEARN MORE HERE

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How to enable the F8 key to start Safe Mode in Windows 8

@ Bleeping Computer

Windows 8 introduced a new boot loader that decreased the time that it takes Windows 8 to start. Unfortunately, in order to do this Microsoft needed to remove the ability to access the Advanced Boot Options screen when you press the F8 key when Windows starts. This meant that there was no easy and quick way to access Safe Mode anymore by simply pressing the F8 key… LEARN HOW TO HERE

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Determine The Dates/Times
That The Computer Was Turned On

TurnedOnTimesView is a new tool that analyses the event log of Windows operating system, and detects the time ranges that your computer was turned on… GET IT HERE

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A Full-Size Laser Mouse That Does More

Do more, more easily with your mouse. With soft rubber grips and a contoured shape, this full size mouse provides all-day comfort, while Back/Forward buttons, side-to-side scrolling plus zoom and programmable buttons empower you to click, scroll and zoom with the flick of a finger… GET IT HERE

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A Couch Friendly Keyboard By Logitech

Logitech is the best when it comes to the computer keyboard and mouse. One of their keyboard innovations that is quite impressive (in customer reviews) and is couch friendly is the Wireless Touch Keyboard K400 with Built-In Multi-Touch Touchpad.

The reason I call this a couch friendly keyboard is because you can connect your laptop (and some tablets) to your TV and control the laptop from the comfort of your couch. The K400 has a range of approximately 33 feet (10 meters) and the best part is that it has a touchpad built right into the keyboard to control the functions of the mouse.

Long-range wireless control

• Reliable Logitech Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless connection with up to 33 ft range*
• Control your TV-connected laptop from across the room
• Turn up the volume, pause or tweet about the movie you just downloaded—all without leaving the couch

Built-in large touchpad with intuitive Windows 8 gesture support

• No need for a separate mouse
• Large 3.5-inch touchpad with multi-touch navigation for easy horizontal and vertical scrolling
• Convenient left and right click buttons

Plug-and-play simplicity

• No cords, software or hassles
• Plug the Logitech Unifying wireless receiver into your USB port and start navigating
• Tiny receiver can stay in your laptop and connect up to six compatible Unifying wireless devices

12-month battery life**

• Go for a full year without changing batteries
• On-off switch helps you save power when you’re not using the keyboard

Works with:

• Windows 8/Windows 8 RT, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP
• USB port

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