CRU WiebeTech Programmable Mouse Jiggler MJ-3 (Single Unit)

Works Great!!!

Nice small design. I had the USB port where it was installed 100% of the time fail (doesnt work anymore) but I cant say it was due to this device. Im adding this to the review in case it happens to others then we may have something. For now 5 stars.

That’s why I don’t let them snoop on my machine… doesn’t have the same ring to it. Device works as intended. Moves the mouse 1 pixel every few seconds and prevents machine from sleeping. IT sees it as a periphery mouse and you remain active all day while doing nothing. If your productivity is crap, you’ll still lose your job but that’s on you!

Works as expected when working from home. It keeps the computer from going into sleep mode and maintains your online status as Active.

Best thing I could have purchased.

Just what I wanted

This is a life saver!! I can actually walk away and not be worried about being “away”. So simple to use. Just plug it in. That’s all!!

this works great for keeping your computer from going idle. however, the craftsmanship of the product itself is pretty shoddy. the edge of the plastic cover chipped at first; now, the entire thing has come off so it makes it pretty hard to get out of the computers usb port once its inside. frustrating. for reference i ordered this in march 2018, so about a year ago. i feel like it should last longer than this.

This device, which could be called a “programmable mouse and keyboard emulator” or programmable keyboard/mouse playback device, has enhanced productivity significantly without loss of corporate security, due to judicious use of it in the context of the workplace. I offer below some supplemental information about this great product. First, many reviews have asked what is wrong with a downloadable software solution instead of this, in order to save money? Well if corporate policy allows that, theres nothing wrong with a software solution. This device happens to masquerade as a standard, HID-compliant USB mouse (and can function as a keyboard as well, see below for details.) It acts as and is seen as, and in fact is, an additional real mouse, nudging the mouse cursor every few seconds to every few minutes, depending on how you program it. I think the default makes it move 8 pixels to the left and then 8 pixels to the right every 60 seconds but you can program the MJ-3 model to vary those actions. So when corporate policy is poorly designed and out of touch with the needs of the corporate workers, a scenario that is unfortunately not uncommon in the least, one can use ones free will to exercise judicious use of workplace time, while not forgetting the security concerns that invoked that corporate policy in the first place - for instance, always log off when leaving the workstation (in Windows that can be quickly done with a windows key-L command.) Even if this pseudo mouse is connected and running for convenience reasons. A little about programming the device (this only applies to the MJ-3, of course. The MJ-1, with a larger handle, easier to grasp, is not programmable and is a great product as well. I will explain my preference on this below as well.) To download the programming application for the MJ-3 (programmable version of the Mouse Jiggler) go to www.cru-inc.com/mj3 (which is listed on the package when it arrives) and this requires admin privileges to install. However, you can install this at home and program the mouse at home and then take the newly programmed mouse to work and it works as instructed. The program gives you the ability to enter any instruction in programming mode, such as to flash the device’s LED any number of times upon first plugging it in (to demonstrate that it’s active), and then to move the mouse a specified number of pixels (up, down, left or right) and then wait (delay) a certain number of seconds, up to 255 seconds per instruction. Or you can do other things like enter any keyboard character you want and then delay. At any point you can flash the LED a certain (any one of 3) colors a given number of times (solid, flashing or once), the purpose of which is to signal to the user that the mouse is active and jiggling. You can save the programs you created on your hard drive and reload them to program other MJ-3s youve bought, and upload those instructions to the new mouse jigglers. Works like a charm! I like the MJ-3 better than the MJ-1 because its smaller, doesnt protrude where it can be knocked off or bent if your knee bumps it (of course one could put that into the back of the computer without that risk.) Others who need to pull the thing out at the end of the workday may prefer the MJ-1 because it has a larger handle, easier to grasp when removing. (Another idea to solve that problem is to buy a USB hub with individual on/off switches for its attached devices, such as the

This little device is a boon! My work laptop will lock itself after just 5 minutes of inactivity, which is a real hassle since I do most of my work on another computer. Keeps the computer from locking right out of the box. The default setting is to just move the cursor 9 pixels to the left one minute, then 9 pixels to the right the next. You hardly even notice when it does and it doesnt interfere with the normal operation of my real mouse. Worth the money!