[wireless] USB Keyboards & Mice - watch out

I started having problems with Sonar stability early yesterday.  Audio would crackle and fizzle out.  Changing app focus would bring it back.  A few minutes later it would futz out again.
 
Then I noticed my shift key acted like a control key ...
 
I checked the battery status on the keyboard and it was too low for the app to read the level.  Changed the batteries and everything is back to normal.
 
This particular keyboard/mouse (Logitech) has the little USB receiver.  Apparently when the keyboard gets low on juice it reaks havoc on the USB subsystem.
 
Check your batteries once in a while!!  :)
 
EDITed to include 'wireless' in the subject

denverdrummer
Very true.  One other warning on mice, for DAW's it is best to get a generic mouse.  I have found that for those that like gaming mice, or high DPI laser mice, can often interfere with any USB Audio interface and your DAW's performance as they tend to have very high bus interrupt rates.  If you have a FW or PCI based sound card, you may not see these issues.

Interestingly, I have a Logitech G600 (wireless/wired) USB mouse which also has a decent DPI which I use for gaming/DAW.
Fortunately, it's been behaving very well and not caused any issues (that I've noticed) when I'm on my DAW. However, I've noticed that it does need to be charged (via included USB wire) somewhat regularly......especially when gaming.   
Now, I'm going to be on the lookout for those high bus interruptions.
 

Logitech mice tend to be well behaved and have good drivers. Also the high polling rate isn't really an issue. You can turn it down, if needed, but in general systems these days can service interrupts like that very quickly, they don't hamper performance much.

I've never liked using wireless mice. The battery adds significant weight and I prefer a lightweight mouse. In my previous job, I used to have to spend long continuous periods of time doing fine detailed editing work. Avoiding wrist strain was essential.
 

I have a Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard. 
They've both been spot on...great products!

I have a couple of wireless mice, but the battery going was just too annoying. Two reasons I like them , is that I can't stand pointless lengths of cable tangling up, I use laptops so the cable only needs to be 8 inches longs. Also I use laptops USBs so I don't like having the 2 inches of Usb and start of the cable projecting towards my mouse hand (especially with limited desk top space).
 
I have a mouse I shortened the cable on, and its a cheap one with a much smaller USB connector, this seem the best for me so far.
 
I've also contemplated these.
 
http://www.amazon.com/Generic-Vertical-Female-Adapter-Angle/dp/B00EBAS1OW/ref=pd_sim_e_6?ie=UTF8&refRID=18CECD7EBR2Q3CKQC96S