Proprietary works better than Bluetooth for sure. It's more likely to have a USB port on your laptop than Bluetooth, too.
Josh Luthman 24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 4:16 PM Mathew Howard <mhoward...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, it really isn't that hard to find Bluetooth mice, but in experience, > it's true that they don't work as well as the proprietary stuff... Which is > probably why those are more common. > > On Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 1:13 PM Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com> wrote: > >> Maybe in-store, but without even going to amazon.com or bestbuy.com, if >> I search staples.com for Bluetooth mouse there are tons for free >> delivery Oct. 13. >> >> >> >> Let’s face it, how many people walk into a store these days looking for a >> mouse, Bluetooth or not? Remember when we used to give out logo >> mousepads? Back when we had AOL signup disks and personal websites were on >> Geocities. Stores are not going to stock something they only sell one of >> per month, not when you can order it online and get it next day. >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Matt Hoppes >> *Sent:* Sunday, October 11, 2020 11:36 AM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: external keyboards and mice >> >> >> >> Yes. BT mice are very hard to find. >> >> >> >> On Oct 11, 2020, at 12:34 PM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> do you ever shop on the internet? >> >> >> >> On Sun, Oct 11, 2020 at 8:56 AM Matt Hoppes < >> mattli...@rivervalleyinternet.net> wrote: >> >> We have this cool protocol built into pretty much every laptop, new >> desktop and mobile devices called BlueTooth. >> >> Why does every keyboard and mouse manufacturer see fit to make their >> device only work with their proprietary wireless dongle? >> >> You used to be able to find Bluetooth mice. Lately in the last few years >> they seem to be like hen’s teeth. >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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