Programmable, Optical Mouse!, now i understand pc users'... Options

[damann]

firstly, sorry for this nerdy thread!
i've used macs' for almost 15 years, i never, before today, bought a 3rd party mouse!
i just bought a macally optical mouse with three programmable buttons and a scroll wheel(that can open my browser etc by depressing it).
now i truly understand pc users' scorn re the apple mouse!
i've had 2 apple pro mice die on me within a 12 month period due to bad design, this time i chose a 3rd party mouse.
consequently, i spend about 50% less time clicking on my screen, scrolling, launching apps etc.
i depress the scroll wheel to open my browser, scroll pages/windows with the wheel, have assigned my most laboriously repetitive keyboard commands to button presses. it's a whole new world!
this is a boring post, but nowhere near as boring as using an apple mouse!
make your next mouse purchace an intelligent mouse, seems like nothing but is effectively substantial advice ...