I disagree. I use my tablet, (Wacom Graphite) all the time with both Carrara, and Vectorworks, (a 3D CAD program,) as well as Photoshop. I do find that some operations work better with a mouse vs. a tablet. But, then again, my mouse is still plugged in, so I just use it at those times. Sometime I use both together. By hovering the tablet over what I want to select, I then click with the mouse button, and that way I chose the item I wanted, without having to bring the pen down on the wrong spot. Whenever I'm doing any work on the computer, I find myself using keyboard commands, mouse and/or tablet all the time. Whatever works at the moment. :>