what are good substitutes for mouse pads?

[pstokely]

[Ariana Celeste]

1. I've used:

A clean spiral notebook.
A book with a smooth cover.
A phonebook.

[SofaKingLiberal]

2. An optical mouse, then you don't need anything. n/t

[Xithras]

7. Only if you don't like your furniture

Optical mice may not need a mousepad to operate right, but if you have a nice desk it's still needed to protect the surface. My dad still has a beautiful 100 year old mohogany desk in his office and he had to have the top refinished after switching to an optical mouse a couple of years ago. It took two years, but eventually the constant movement of the mouse in such a small area began wearing through the finish. A $10 mousepad would have saved him a small fortune in refinishing costs.

[pstokely]

8. optical mice won't work on glass desks

[Omphaloskepsis]

3. My Kensington optical mouse...

works perfectly on my carpet and on the sheets on my bed. I haven't used a mouse pad for years.

[patcox2]

4. Mouse tampons?

nt

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. ...

:spray: God that hit me just the right way. :hi:

[Deja Q]

16. Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!

I wanted to say that!

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Good job in beating me to it! :rofl:

[Left Is Write]

17. Too bad....

I'm not original! You beat me. :silly:

[elehhhhna]

5. ouija board

[WeRQ4U]

6. Beaver / Rabbit pelt.

Actually, with optical, you can use whatever you want.

[never cry wolf]

9. I like a trackball

I do CAD on my puter and got so sick of reaching the edge of the mouse pad (before opticals were invented) I tried out a trackball and never went back. Poniting device never moves unless you want it to, thumb does all the work and you can spin that sucker really quick.

[fight4my3sons]

10. thick vinyl placemats

I use one for my kids' computer.

[crispini]

12. Mouse Rug!

They're badass! and they work better than mouse pads, too!

[BrotherBuzz]

13. I use a pot holder...

one walked in from the kitchen a couple of years ago and never left.

[Deja Q]

14. I dunno, but I bet Playtex will have the market cornered on it...

:rofl:

[Left Is Write]

15. LOL! Mouse tampons was going to be my answer!