Um…, April 29, 2011

The book was not what I expected. The only realistic things in the book are the worksheets. I was really hoping this would help me start from scratch. I feel like the chapters are all over the place and I learned most of the advice in “The complete idiot’s guide: How to start a Web Based Business” it’s way better. I just could not relate to the book after the first few pages. Sorry other comments would have loved to keep the 5 star ratings rolling but I had to be honest. I will be purchasing another book to help me out. “/

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Great Resource for New Designers With Little Business Experience, March 28, 2012

Great read for someone just starting in the business…very practical advice and good templates for helping to get yourself organized…even as a seasoned business person in another business area…there were fundamental business pointers that I had either forgotten about or had not thought of when starting this new accessories business from scratch… as I develope my business and progress through the different phases i can easily see myself using this book as a reference to refresh my memory….It is written in simple english and also helped to explain a lot of the “jargon” that is used in this business space…that alone is a reason to buy the book if you are new to the industry, at least you won’t feel like a complete idot at your first business meeting!

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Great Reference Book, June 1, 2011

Being new to sewing, I know absolutely nothing about fabrics. Until I came across this book, I had no idea that there were so many different fabrics and each one needing to be handled a certain way. This book will save me a lot of time and frustration. I like the spiral binding and the book is quite sturdy so it should hold up for a long time. The layout is easy to understand and is organized very well. I would call it a definite must have for beginners.

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Works, December 15, 2009

I actually bought this elsewhere, got a nice price on it. I would never consider a long-receiver USB-type wireless mouse for a laptop. I can just see them getting hooked and broken over and over, so it was important to have a tiny receiver like this. I admit I’ve not tested the range. I have not tested the battery life (only a few days old). However, this thing’s receiver is awesome; I know it will not break due to its small stature.

The mouse itself was found fine on Windows Start 7 and also XP Home edition on two computers. It’s a bit more sensitive than my older USB plug in mouse so I pulled down the pointer speed in control panel.

I generally dislike mouses/mice (?) of this shape as it is stub-nosed and quite tall. That is my main complaint about it but I knew that going in so I cannot ding it a star and it is otherwise a large enough mouse not to frustrate my hands–it is not a tiny, pitiful “laptop”-sized mouse.

It has a button on the bottom to turn it off. If left on the red tracking light underneath is constantly shining, but I intend never to turn it off as I think that light pulls very little power (I hope) and it ensures quick wake ups. Wakeup time is about a second if the mouse has been left for a while–this won’t bother you. Responsively it seems fine. I’ve not tried it with gaming. I hear that USB-based wireless mouses are a touch faster than bluetooth, for what it’s worth.

It takes a single AA battery (comes with a duracell), which means replacements should be most readily available and an AA vs AAA or 2XAAA ensures decent battery life without spending any kind of real money on battery replacements. I imagine it would work with a rechargeable nimh but I have not tried it.

As I will use this mouse every day, if I do not come in to update this review in the future you can rest assured that I either got run over by a truck or the mouse continues to work as stated.

EDIT: Feb 9/10. The battery died on this a couple of days go, so with pretty regular use (3-4 hours/day) and never turning the thing off it got about 6 weeks, which I think is certainly acceptable.

EDIT: Apr 24/2012. Decided to accurately test battery life in this mouse. I just replaced the battery today and it had been installed (Rayovac, new alkaline) on Jan 28/2012, so that’s pretty much right on 90 days in a fairly heavily used laptop in the kitchen.

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INCREDIBLE WIRELESS MOUSE!, March 10, 2010

I own three of the Logitech M305 wireless mouse…One in each laptop…I just leave the very tiny USB transmitter in the USB port of the laptop..It is so small, it will not move around in the port like the longer transmitters..This mouse has an easy off an on switch and if you forget to turn it off it will go into sleep mode….They are available with cool graphics too…..They are compatible with XP, Vista and 7. You can use them on jeans, a blanket, or really any surface with NO sluggish drag and they have a very comfortable feel too…..I love this product***** UPDATE….I JUST BOUGHT THE NEWEST MACBOOK PRO AND AIR…THEY WANTED DOLLARS FOR THEIR MOUSE…I PLUGGED THIS BAD BOY IN AND IT WORKS REALLY WELL FOR .00

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Great so far., December 30, 2009

I have only had this 1 hr., but it’s great so far. I have tested it on three different computers (3 yr. old Dell Insipron w/ Vista, 2 yr. old Dell Inspiron w/ Vista and new Acer netbook w/ XP. Just plug and play with all three. Gotta love the tiny USB receiver (can’t break off). The size is on the smallish side but seems fine for me and the wife. It works on our shiney wood desk and jeans; haven’t tested anything else. It worked from about 4 ft. with the receiver on the the far side of the computer. (If I am any further than that I can’t see the screen anyway; heck who am I kidding, I couldn’t see the screen from there.)

I looked at the Microsoft 4000 which is a little bigger and feels a little nicer to me, but I got the M305 because I’m cheap and it was on sale for less.

Update 3/1/10: Still works great. We took a three week trip with the laptop and it was really convenient to just leave the receiver in place when packing up the laptop.

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