Rouge input devices (trackpad & Magic mouse)

I've been banging my head for days. I can't seem to find out why my wireless magic mouse & the new trackpad, seem to select any thing that would take a click to open, when I just pass over. I rarely have to click on anything, as they select it anyway, without me clicking. I have to be VERY careful as I often find my self on pages I DID NOT want. Even worse... I've unknowingly DELETEED items, as I may have passed over a delete command and the mouse or trackpack selects. It it like at rouge MOUSEOVER, or HOVER CLICK. Can't fix it. anyone know about this or can fix. It's got to be a setting, but I can't find it.
thanks...Don

Thanks for the info, howerver may consider, but it seems to be a setting of some type as both the magic mouse & trackpad continue to accept as you pass over a link of some sort. lost a couple emails, today as the tackpad cursor passed over couple line as I clicked delete for something else. I've been into Mac for only about a year, so don't dare touch "Terminal" or anything of that sork, as I don't know what I' doing. (I'd had similar problems like this with PC,s over the years, but wasable to fix glitches, corruptions, etc. Mac....well Idon't know. Service call might be expensive.
Still looking for an answer about my "runaway rouge, mouse & trackpad
Thanks.....Don

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