On January 3, 2005, I received a computer mouse from IT to go along with my first company laptop. I call it Microsoft Optical Mouse Version 1.0 because I cannot remember whether there is any other more basic model than this one:
This model was probably one of the first upgrades from the old mechanical mouse ball model in the 90s. It is a no-frills mouse that simply works without fail.
Throughout the last five years, this mouse has been with me through thick and thin. I have regularly lost building badges (in fact, I flushed one down the toilet), keys, umbrellas, gloves, lip balm, and whatever else you can think of (maybe my mind at times), but the one thing that I cannot seem to lose or break is this mouse!
Today, the ‘mighty’ Microsoft mouse lives on. Not that I have intentionally tried to break it, but the thing just will not break from normal usage. I almost secretly want it to break so that I can upgrade to a savvier wireless mouse (we all know that cords are a nightmare! The less, the merrier). Modern optical mice are now compact and just plain cooler. I generally follow the mantra of “if it ain’t broke, why fix it,” but I am slowly moving towards relaxing on it for this matter. While I want to be loyal to the device that has never failed on me, I may compromise by using it only at home, and buying a wireless mouse for travel.
This mouse and entry reminds me of the time I was amazed with Jason’s compact, handy mouse; I recall I made some obscene reference to how huge is hand was in comparison to the tiny little mouse.
Maybe you should get the tiny ones! It’ll go well with your tiny laptop! I need to get one of the smaller laptops
Back problems from the normal size 
I’ve always been fond of this mouse. I had one for years and it was always good. I gave it to my sister after a long time…