A wireless keyboard and mouse can be a big source of convenience to work on a laptop or computer. However, installing wireless devices to your PC or laptop is not a straightforward task as it needs certain software configuration on your system.

Unlike wired mouse and keyboard, wireless keyboard and mouse will not receive power from the computer. They work on batteries in order to operate. So the very first thing to do is to know the location where these batteries need to be placed. Turn your wireless keyboard and mouse and you will find one compartment box. Upon removing the cover, you will find + and – points where you can place the batteries and can start using your wireless mouse and keyboard.

Once you are done with placing the batteries, next thing to do is find a comfortable place where you can place both wireless mouse and keyboard. Make sure that the place that you select for mouse and keyboard should be close to the wireless receiver that you will attach to your computer system.

After finding an appropriate place for wireless keyboard and mouse, install the software using CD that you will get with wireless keyboard and mouse. Important point to note is that if you are having Windows XP installed on your PC then there is no need of installing any additional software. Simply plug-in the wireless receiver and it will recognize the new hardware attached to the computer that is the wireless mouse and keyboard. However if you are using an older version of Windows Operating System, you have to install the software that can be done by inserting the CD in the CD ROM and following the simple instructions.

Once you complete installation, next step is to connect the wireless receiver to your computer system, but in this case too you have to check for the Windows operating system. If you have latest version of Windows operating system you can plug in the receiver in your computer and it will start sending and receiving signals from keyboard and mouse but if you are using old version of Windows, then you have to you need to connect wireless mouse and keyboard to receiver via USB cable. Once the receiver configures the mouse and keyboard, you will see one message on the screen like “The new hardware is installed and ready to use”. This message indicates that you can start using your wireless mouse and keyboard. Make sure that wireless receiver is away from devices like telephone, TV and radio etc. Also the distance between wireless mouse and keyboard from the receiver should not be more than 6 feet.

It is always advisable to test the latest hardware that you have installed on your computer system. Testing is necessary in order to make sure that both wireless mouse and keyboard are working properly or not. Start using the mouse by clicking on any particular file or folder. In the same way open any text document like Word Pad or MS Word and start typing in there to check whether all the keys are responding or not. Check all the keys of the keyboard as in case of any fault, you can directly replace the device.

Installing wireless mouse and keyboard does not require any prior knowledge of computer. Only make sure that you follow all the steps in sequence while installing wireless mouse and keyboard.

Are you tired of using that same old white arrow cursor since long? Don’t worry as you are not the only one who wants to change that boring default mouse cursor. Few years back, when having a desktop meant everything to us, it was the best present of that decade for everyone but now all we want is modification in everything. From big screen desktop to TFT screen computer system and then laptop. But one thing is common in all these and that is default white cursor.

Cursor can be defined as a pointing symbol on the screen which is controlled by the mouse. It means that the movement of the mouse controls the movement of cursor. If you search on the internet, you can find Free Mouse Cursors that contain set of different glittering eye catching mouse cursors. You can use them or change them according to your work or mood. Now the very next question that comes in mind is from where you can download such mouse cursors? If you search on the Google, you would find many sites that offer mouse cursors free of cost. So, you can rejoice as you are getting your favorite mouse cursors for free.

You can use any of the cursors of your choice. If you want, you can download mouse cursors with amazing animations and glittering effects. These cursors consist of so many vibrant colors that you would find very attractive with just a glimpse of them. With such amazing mouse cursors, you can do your work with fun and your accuracy of doing work would be increased as well. Finding good collection of cursors is not a big deal but the main work is to find the correct website from where you can download them. Most of the users download mouse cursors from the site where they could find good collection of cursors, but this is not the correct way to download them as software for glittering cursors comes in executable file format which may contain virus that can corrupt your Operating System or can hang your computer.

You can find a lot of websites that provide free cursors to its users without downloading them. This is one of the safest ways to get mouse cursors of your choice. You might be thinking how cursor gets change automatically. The reason behind this feature is quite simple. There are some websites where the design of cursor changes automatically and the best thing is that it is not a desktop application. So, there is no need of downloading software. In order to use these free cursors, you have to copy the code of those cursors and insert them on your website. After that you can see the new cursor on the website and is visible to other users too.

This concept of using free cursors without downloading them has been added by the developers to make sure that website does not get affected by any bug, virus, threats etc. This code copying option for getting some cool mouse cursors is easy to use.

So, you need not wait anymore; if you have paid or licensed antivirus you can download cursor software or else you can copy the code and can use cursor of your choice.

There could be a lot of reason for why computer mouse stops working all of a sudden. There is no specific reason for such faults as it is an electronic gadget and problem could be technical or lack of compatibility.

Mouse, an important part of your computer system or laptop is an input device without which most of your work would remain undone. Just like every other accessories of computer, mouse also plays an important role and anyone’s work would get to halt if it stops working. Now since it is a technical device, most of the times, the problem is technical. Mouse may stop working all of a sudden when your computer is working for a while or your system could not detect this external device due to configuration, virus, malwares etc. Some time even new mouse does not respond and the old mouse goes from bad to worse kind of situation.

When your system completes booting process and main window appears on your computer screen, you would find that mouse is stuck in the middle of the screen. In such situations make sure that your mouse is properly attached to the CPU or the cable cord is not broken. Try to use new mouse in order to check whether the problem is with your old mouse or PS/2 connector. If your mouse and keyboard both are not working then the cause is simple, you might have inserted port into wrong jacks. So correct the connection, you are done and don’t forget to reboot your computer system again. Sometimes mouse stops working due to conflict with software installed on your system, so begin the search from the software that you have installed just before your mouse stopped working. If you are unable to find the reason for the fault in your mouse, install the operating system again. If your mouse still does not respond after reinstallation of operating system, go to Control Panel > System Hardware> Device Manager and double click one mice and other pointing device as there you can see very easily whether your mouse conflict with other installed devices or not.

Another reason could be too much Icons, folder on the desktop window as it will slow down booting process and can cause the freezing up of mouse pointer. Sometime due to multiple things running on your system increases load on CPU results into freezing or hanging of your computer system which shows that your system gets crashed or is affected by some virus. Best option to solve such problem is to restart your system at once. Today you can find mouse that comes with their own CD that is a must to install in order to make your mouse work properly. Even after successful installation of software if your mouse doesn’t work properly, contact the seller and ask for a change.

And if all the above discussed methods can not solve your problem, then you should try driver tools such as Driver Checker in order to install suitable driver for your mouse or if you completely want to get rid of problem related to wired mouse, go for wireless mouse as chances of failure is less in it as compared to wired optical mouse.

Working with computers is sometimes easy and other times harder according to different situations in which we might decide to involve their use and according to our knowledge in computer as well as well as to our skills in working with them. There are numerous aspects related to computers which need to be learnt. In fact there is always something new to be learnt about them because there are always changes being made and innovative models of computers being presented to us and in this way there is always something that we have not heard about or that we are not at least very well informed about.

There are also all sorts of basic notions related to our computer which need to be familiar to all of those using such electronic devices as without being familiar to such aspects we will not be able to actually work properly with them and we will surely not benefit as much as we could have benefited from their use if we had the necessary knowledge and skills in working with them.  Such basic notions could refer to all of the hardware components being included within our computers as well as to its software part which is also important to be analyzed. In relation to the hardware part of our computer it can be considered as a basic notion to become familiar to us the way in which we can clean the computer mouse, which is also an important hardware component to be considered.



When analyzing how to clean the computer mouse that we might be using it is important to be taken into account first of all the materials which we will need to use in order to do this. Such materials are all sorts of tweezers that we might decide to use, cotton swab and certainly the rubbing alcohol that will enable us to take off all the stains from our computer mouse.

Second of all, there are certain important steps to be considered when we might analyze how to clean the computer mouse. The first two important steps to be taken into when doing this are those of unplugging the mouse from the computer and of turning it upside down before actually starting to clean it. The third step is related to finding the plastic type of ring that might be holding the mouse ball in order to switch it until it might not switch anymore. This is made in order to take it out so that it might be cleaned the place in which she is found. The ball can also be cleaned by using water. The ball needs to be let aside to dry itself afterwards as it is not recommended to be put back in place before it is properly dried on.



Afterwards the tweezers will be used in order to remove any type of libris from the mouse. The rubbing alcohol will be used on the cotton swab but it is important for us to be aware of the fact that the swab does not have to be saturated as this might not lead to any good result. With the swab the roller and the internal compartment will be cleaned. The mouse has to be let to dry freely as well before everything might be put back in place. In the end, the mouse will be reconnected to the computer and it should be working much better than it used to before being cleaned.

Even though it seems hard to believe, there are lots of people who never used a computer and a computer mouse and start doing that every day for the first time in their lives. Of course if I ask you now it will seem very easy to you, now that you are an experienced computer user for so many years. But if you could turn back the time, try to remember the first time you put your hand on a computer mouse.



You are incredibly clumsy and don't know what to do and you are afraid to even do something for fear not to damage or break anything. If you were lucky enough to have somebody initiate you in this field, then it was easier for you, but unfortunately not everybody is that lucky. That is why it is a good idea to be able to find some tutorials for computer mouse on the internet so that you can be guided and shown exactly what to do , step by step, when you are using the computer mouse for the first time.

You can find this kind of tutorials for computer mouse, but to find them already means that you can use a computer mouse, so you's better get them for your grandma or friend who is a newby , open the document for them and tell them just to press "enter" once they have read all the instructions on a page. Here are some useful links, all of them presenting step by step tutorials about how to use the mouse for the first time: tutorial no.1, tutorial no.2, tutorial no.3, tutorial no.4. Or maybe it would be a good idea for you to print one of these tutorials, so that the beginner can use them without having to make all kinds of maneuvers on the computer, using only the keyboard.

But let's start with the basics . First of all, make you your computer mouse is connected to your computer, that is plugged into the USB or PS/2 port available. Then make sure the computer is started and running. Place your hand like shown in picture no. 1 , with your index and middle finger on the two buttons of the mouse and the palm resting comfortably on the mouse's body.

Now move the mousearound on the mouse pad. You will see a little arrow appear on the computer screen: that's the cursor. It will move in parallel with your moves, as it reflects the exact movements of the mouse and this way you can place it anywhere you want on the screen or inside a document you want to edit.

Then press the left button of the mouse once - there's the left click. It places the cursor in thexact place you want it to be. Pres the same button twice, without a pause between the clicks - that's the double click and it is used to open documents. If you can't do this when you first try it, just click the document in the folder once and then press:"enter".

Now let's do the same with the right button of the mouse. When you click it, it will open a list with possible commands to choose from - this is the select button. Just browse the list and choose the command you want to give at the moment.

One more step of the tutorial for computer mouse and we're done: open a document or a web page, place the cursor in like I told you and then gently use the index to rotate the scroll wheel between the two mouse buttons. You will see that this way you navigate faster through the document pages. These are the basic functions of a computer mouse. But the best way of learning how to use one is to practice, so you'd better start doing it.