The Complete Handbook of Mice & Trackballs
A Professional Guide to Selection, Setup, Maintenance, and Business Opportunity
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
The only reference handbook that covers pointing devices from physics through business models—for professionals who need facts, not marketing.
About this book
Mice and trackballs are fundamental to computer work, yet most people choose and maintain them by accident rather than by design. This handbook treats them as the precision instruments they are.
You'll learn how optical and laser sensors actually work, why ergonomics matter in ways manufacturers often obscure, what specifications correlate with real-world reliability, and how to troubleshoot failures systematically. Whether you're provisioning workstations, solving accessibility needs, managing device lifecycles, or building a business around pointing devices, this book provides the technical depth and practical frameworks that product reviews and manufacturer documentation do not.
Drawn from IT operations, ergonomic research, product engineering, and field experience, The Complete Handbook of Mice & Trackballs covers selection, installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, supplier landscape, emerging trends, and the business models (reselling, servicing, consulting) that exist around this category. This is the reference you'll return to.
Reader Reviews
Brian Garcia
★★★★★Finally a technical reference that treats mice and trackballs as engineering rather than commodity accessories. Chapter 1 alone clarified why our company was having so many double-click failures and why DPI mattered less than we thought. The troubleshooting section in Chapter 5 paid for the book when we diagnosed a $3,000 productivity issue that vendor support had missed. This is the handbook we'll keep on the shelf.
Melissa Martin
★★★★★The book delivers solid technical depth on sensors, specs, and maintenance—and I appreciated the no-nonsense tone. My main frustration is that Chapter 6 on business opportunities feels thin; I was hoping for more concrete numbers on reselling margins or service pricing models. Still, for someone specifying devices across an organization or trying to understand what goes wrong, this is genuinely useful and hard to find elsewhere.
Jessica Clark
★★★★★Good reference material, especially the troubleshooting flowcharts and the explanation of what DPI actually does. But I found Chapter 1's dive into sensor physics a bit heavy for what I needed—I just wanted to know which mouse to buy for my design work. If you're an IT manager or serious troubleshooter, absolutely buy this. If you just want a straightforward buying guide, you might find it overly technical in places.