I had not thought much about the computer mouse and its slow moving extinction until I read this article from The Atlantic. The emergence of the real personal computing has diminished how much a mouse is needed or used for a great number of people. While I work at a desk with a mouse during work hours, my personal computing continues on for hours more without the need for a mouse, but still the tactile nature of the mouse that makes computing more personal endures whenever one touches a screen on a tablet or smartphone.