Anybody have any suggestions for a quiet or silent mouse? My wife is not so keen on me coding while watching television because of all the mouse clicks.
A follow up for someone who knows hardware... are the clicks in a mouse really necessary? Or are they supposed to be auditory feedback?
there's myriads of clickless software, some of it freeware. I heard good things about this one. This has the added benefit of allowing you to keep your mouse.
http://www.ergonomictimes.com/gentlemouse.php
To the people above reccomending track pads, it doesn't solve the problem for right clicking. I know because that stops me from playing mine sweeper during meetings (probably a good thing).
I would not be sure that root issue is actually about the sound of the mouse. Is it possible your Significant Other is simply saying put the #=@#$^&* computer down for a little while?
Sounds to me a mentioned by Jim C that the Wife wants you to spend more time with her. There are hidden meanings in everything!
Get your wife a set of wireless noise canceling earphones. The advantage of that is that when she's done using it and she's sleeping, then you can use it to play XBOX.