Even if you aren’t very tech savvy, there’s nothing hard about plugging in a keyboard or mouse. But if you have a wireless keyboard or mouse, it takes a few steps to get set up. Here’s how to do it.
Dear Lifehacker, I’m in the process of clearing up my workspaces both at home and in the office using a heap of your previous tips. One thing I’m looking at for a cleaner desk is wireless keyboard and mouse. Can you recommend what your picks would be? Rechargeable docks/cables would be nice, but not required. Cheers, Uncluttered Desk
Windows only: Mice and touchpads really are two different beasts, yet Windows forces you to use the same sensitivity level for both. If you find you’d rather have a different sensitivity for each input, free app AutoSensitivity will let you do so.
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Chrome: Scrollbar Anywhere is a lightweight extension that adds customisable scrolling to Google Chrome, sans using a scrollwheel or the browser scrollbar, via mouse click.