Just putting it out there. I ironed something on my desk because I was too lazy to get the ironing board out of the closet, and when I went to use my mouse on the still-hot desk, it wouldn't work properly. Just thought I'd put that out there in case it's useful to someone in the future. 

You have enough empty desk space to iron something?

BobF
You have enough empty desk space to iron something?

I just swish it all out of the way with a broad sweep of the arm. Kind of like how they clear desks to have sex in TV shows, only with ironing instead of sex. 

Are you using an infrared mouse? That might explain your issue as the background heat coming from the surface could act as noise drowning out the signal.
 
Note that my mice, although sensing in the visible spectrum,  stopped working completely after heat exposure:

 

sharke
only with ironing instead of sex. 

Yep I think it's infrared. It's one of those Logitech jobs with the little USB dongle. 

sharke
Just putting it out there. I ironed something on my desk because I was too lazy to get the ironing board out of the closet, and when I went to use my mouse on the still-hot desk, it wouldn't work properly. Just thought I'd put that out there in case it's useful to someone in the future. 

 
 
Fascinating.
 
 
Posting this in here was definitely Facebook's loss.

SteveStrummerUK

sharke
Just putting it out there. I ironed something on my desk because I was too lazy to get the ironing board out of the closet, and when I went to use my mouse on the still-hot desk, it wouldn't work properly. Just thought I'd put that out there in case it's useful to someone in the future. 

 
 
Fascinating.
 
 
Posting this in here was definitely Facebook's loss.

Oh I posted it on Facebook as well. The Tweets are scheduled for tomorrow. 

sharke
Yep I think it's infrared. It's one of those Logitech jobs with the little USB dongle. 

 
A dongle?
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XSC_UG5_kU

That guy cracks me up every time I see him.