Categories: Technology

3 Ways To Fix Your “Mighty” Mouse Scroll Ball

They are the ace when it comes to tracking your mouse cursor. However, they only last for so long and what I mean about that is the ever so annoying scroll ball on the top. I have had 2 of these mouses by now and both of those scroll ball’s have stopped working.

I dug up a couple of ways to actually fix these sons of ball’s and they seem to work quite well. However, the second is a hazard and you need to know your tools before getting in to that one. You can easily break the mouse and the warranty expires as soon as you get your dirty fingers inside the shell.

So remember, be careful!

Strategy One

Dab a cloth in alcohol or water, do not over saturate the cloth. Run the mouse upside down over the cloth.

Strategy Two

Cleaning the Mighty Mouse Scroll Ball from Julian Schrader on Vimeo.

Strategy Three

OK, when all strategies fail their is only one thing left to do. Throw it as hard as you can into the wall. Walk to the store and buy a new one. (BUT: Check if your warranty is still valid, in that case carefully package your non working Apple Mighty Mouse in the box it came with and take a brisk walk to the store and get a new one.)

Richard Darell

Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek. Today this media entity welcomes more than 3.5 million unique visitors per month and is considered the go-to place for people in constant motion. As an Internet entrepreneur, he is dedicated to constantly trying to develop new ways to bring content faster and closer to the end user in a more streamlined way. His excitement for statistics has allowed him to further develop systems that continuously produce accurate and fast-paced analytics to better optimize the approach by which Bit Rebels presents news and content. His graphic design background has proven to be an important tool when designing new systems and features for Bit Rebels since the development of solid and stable code depends entirely on their structure and implemented procedures. Richard currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden and directs the Bit Rebels offices in both Stockholm and Atlanta. You can reach Richard at richard@bitrebels.com