Adoption of the computer mouse took time, but pioneering Silicon Valley figures helped spur it forward.

A very rare piece of computer history is up for grabs at RR Auctions. The early three-button "X-Y" mouse, designed by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, is the direct ancestor of today's ubiquitous ...

Most computer users do most of their clicking on the left side of the mouse. Many (though not all) make good use of the right button as well. And a handful leverage the middle button. Middle button? I ...

No matter how long you’ve been using computers, it feels great to discover a new shortcut that makes life easier. The Windows key is a relative newcomer to keyboards, where many standard keys date ...

Discover the art of woodworking and tech DIY as we build a custom wooden computer mouse to match a unique wooden keyboard.

If it had been up to Douglas Engelbart, his invention would have been called the "X-Y position indicator for a display system.” That's how the man who designed the mouse described what he'd made in ...

Most computer users do most of their clicking on the left side of the mouse. Many make good use of the right button as well. And a handful leverage the middle button. X-Mouse Button Control gives you ...

45 years ago today, an engineer named Douglas Engelbart unveiled to the world, for the first time, the very first computer mouse. The unveiling came in the form of a 90 minute demo at the Fall Joint ...

Sometimes, your computer mouse could suddenly stop clicking, and you might not know the real reason why it's happening. There are instances when you cannot click its button no matter how hard you ...

Forty years ago today — as Sheena Easton’s song 9 to 5 (Morning Train) dominated the music charts, California dealt with the immediate aftermath of the Westmorland earthquakes, and the world’s first ...

If you are using a dedicated mouse with your laptop or desktop computer, but the mouse left-click button is not working on Windows 11/10 for some reason, here are some suggestions that may help you to ...