Sticky cursor

I think I may have found the answer, although I will keep this open for awhile in the hope that someone has a better anwer.

IT'S THE MOUSE! Yes, this morning I was able to use the cursor as intended. The difference today is that I pressed much harder on the mouse than I have ever done. My guess is that for some reason, normal pressure on the mouse no longer makes a firm electrical connection. Wirth greater pressure, It now works, and it's not a problem to press harder than usual, so unless and until the mouse completely gives out, I see no need to replace or repair it.

Well, after reading your message, I tried that. It had no effect; however, as I've already said, just pressing harder on the body of the mouse does the trick.

You might try installing Smart Scroll. I didn't mention it before because it didn't work all the time, so I was still using the scroll bar when Smart Scroll didn't work. However, I just discovered that I had needed to update the version that I had. Now that I have the latest version, it might be everything I need. There is also a possibility that Apple has introduced improvements in Mavericks that do the same thing as Smart Scoll. I don't know that to be true; it's just a possibility, because there are many Apple features that I have not yet discovered.

I strongly suggest that you try Smart Scroll. Basically, you just place your cursor on the screen. When you move the cursor up or down, the screen moves the same way.

I don't know about Mavericks, but I just fixed the problem by buying a new Kensington mouse from Amazon for $8.99. The fact that I had managed by pressing extra hard on the mouse was a tipoff that my mouse wasn't making the proper proper electrical connection. Everything's fine now.