In a move sure to spark tons of heated "toldja so" debates, Apple has released a new mouse, Yahoo reports. Aptly named Mighty Mouse, it got a touch-sensitive top shell which works like left/right buttons, a pair of force-sensing side buttons, and a 360-degree scroll button which doubles as the third button. 
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Member since:"The circular mouse was designed in the way a mouse is supposed to be used anyway. We Americans like to "heavy hand" our mouse and really lean into it, hence all the different "gel filled" wrist support mouse pads on the market. The problem is, the Puck Mouse is designed to force you to do what you are supposed to do, and is why everyone seems to hate it so much."
I think you are right, or at least that is my personal experience. People tend to "grab" their mouse, tighten their hand muscles. The Puck Mouse by Apple was meant to be "held" loosely. Just lay out your hand on top of the mouse with your hand spread out on the table, or use your finger tips. But people tend to cramp their fingers and make their hand small to adapt to the small shape of the Puck Mouse and the button. I've used the Puck mouse for a time using a friend's Mac, and it wasn't a bad experience.
I also threw away my mouse pad and now use the larger table surface.
I like small(er) mice. I don't rest my hand on the mouse, enclosing it. I move my mouse with my finger tips and my hand and wrist stay relatively flat on the table and my fingers in a natural horizontal stretched out position. This is why I use the Apple one-button mouse. There's not much pressure put on the flesh. This new Apple mouse looks like a welcome addition.
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"FYI, the circular mouse didn't hurt my hand at all."
This is a statement in general, and not aimed at the original post directly.
The circular mouse was designed in the way a mouse is supposed to be used anyway. We Americans like to "heavy hand" our mouse and really lean into it, hence all the different "gel filled" wrist support mouse pads on the market. The problem is, the Puck Mouse is designed to force you to do what you are supposed to do, and is why everyone seems to hate it so much.
Lift your arm and use your regular mouse the way you'd be forced to use the Puck for a week. Not only will you find muscles in your wrist and forearm you had forgotten about, but you'll also have less fatigue after using the mouse long periods. (I'm an IT Shift Worker, I sit in front of a computer no less than 12 hours a day). Part of what speeds up the whole carpel process is the way many firmly place the back of the hand on the table then contort the fingers down to grip the mouse and move it with as little arm travel as possible.
Also try taking the mouse off the pad (works best with the laser ones) and use as much of the desk as possible. Again, forcing you to keep from placing your hand on the desk and leaning into the mouse, the wrist and fingers are such that they tend to want to slight angle downward.
Sure your arm is going to hurt for a few days, but once your body readapts and gets used to you using your muscles in that area again, I promise you a lot of pain people associate with mouse use clears up.
At least, that's been my observation.