My wireless wheelmouse started acting in a rather freaky way at the weekend, it almost seemed to develop a mind of it's own, (aparently a common problem). If you've never witnessed this first hand, let me tell you, it's very alarming.
It has taken me ages to track down a culprit but I think I have finally found one.
Insufficient Memory – Many users have observed how much smoother everything runs after they have just added more RAM to their computer. If you don’t have enough memory, your operating system starts to use more of your virtual (or scratch) memory on the hard drive.
One clue that this is happening is that the LED indicator on the drive will be blinking furiously as the OS shuffles blocks of data in and out of RAM. This is called thrashing.
Another indicator is that sometimes you’ll move the mouse and the mouse pointer won’t respond for a moment, or it will feel like it’s dragging its heels as you push it across the screen with effort.
I have suspected for a long time that I've been running short of RAM and on reading this explanation it is almost identical to what I have experienced.
*Sigh* I don't think it will take any more sticks, as I'm sure I installed the maximum when I upgraded last year.
