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Trackballs

I'm getting old, and too much regular mousing leaves my hand in a lot of pain, especially if I'm working on something fiddly and precise (like an SVG project, or editing video). I'm currently using a Kensington Orbit Fusion wireless trackball. So far, it's working out pretty well…but not with Kensington's software.

My trackball was right-clicking on its own constantly until I uninstalled KensingtonWorks and installed X-Mouse Button Control instead. You can also read more about XMBC here.

For whatever reason, KensingtonWorks seems to be very flaky in Windows 10. I have no problems using either XMBC, or using a different OS. 10.14 sees the trackball as a regular input device, and I've had no problems with ghost clicking.