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Homemade mouse mover?

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Susannahmoody · 28/05/2021 15:49

Does anyone have any ideas for homemade mouse movers?

I have a new job and the screen timeout function cannot be changed at all.

Thanks

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TaraR2020 · 28/05/2021 15:54

This is not the post I thought it was going be 😂

No ideas op, but will let you know if any come to me!

LemonMuffins · 28/05/2021 15:58

😂 I was all ready to provide tips on making your own mouse catching devices Grin

Moondust001 · 28/05/2021 16:03

Your hand?

I seriously hope that since this is a new job you don't want it for the reason most people do - to pretend that you are working from home when you aren't even there!

But try Google - I just found enough YouTube videos to keep you busy reading them.

Moondust001 · 28/05/2021 16:05

Also type mouse jiggler into eBay. At the prices, probably not worth screwing around with DIY

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Susannahmoody · 28/05/2021 17:25

Oh sorry, you thought I meant an actual mouse?!

No, a computer one Grin

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theneverendinglaundry · 28/05/2021 17:34

An apple on the space bar has worked well for DH for the last 5 or so years. Open excel or word pad and let it do its magic....

Mochudubh · 28/05/2021 17:45

Tie it to the cat.

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Susannahmoody · 28/05/2021 19:50
Grin
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FelicityBeedle · 28/05/2021 19:57

Got a small desk fan? DH suggests attaching mouse to rotating desk fan

JorisBonson · 28/05/2021 19:59

Open a PowerPoint, write any old gibberish and press the little book icon at the very bottom on the right hand side. Keeps your screen on.

I've been really busy wfh honest

FelicityBeedle · 28/05/2021 20:00

Alternatively my suggestion is you get button genies on Amazon, to turn non WiFi appliances to remote control, one of those might work on space bar

EarringsandLipstick · 28/05/2021 21:25

Does anyone have any ideas for homemade mouse movers?

Why? If you're working, it's not going to time out? 🧐

Craftycorvid · 28/05/2021 21:30

Was about to suggest my step-daughter’s cat - he moves plenty of mice! 😸

Mykittensmittens · 28/05/2021 21:48

I genuinely have never done this intentionally but have noticed that if I’m working at my desk upstairs, with my mouse which has a light in it (like an LED coloured light) the laptop ‘sleeps’ as it should.

If I take the laptop downstairs and put it and the mouse on the worktop (shiny composite) the LED mouse keeps flickering and doesn’t ‘sleep’ I guess it’s the light reflecting or something?

No one monitors me anyway and fat chance I’d have a chance to pretend to be busy and not be, but I do have a tendency to need to walk and pace when on endless calls so it does mean I don’t look ‘sleeping’ when I’m not.

FuriousFemale · 28/05/2021 21:48

all you need is a watch (not digital)

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Susannahmoody · 29/05/2021 00:16

Thanks so much for all these Cake

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