Eh, I think can vary...it's like any media; the original version isn't always the best one. It often is, but you get rare exceptions to the rule, like how the 80s remake of Scarface is better than the 50s version. Or in some cases it's like trying to compare mainstream Marvel to Ultimate Marvel...common threads, but completely different audience, so it has a different tone, etc. I think it's more subjective when a show is set in a real place that isn't Japan, though.
Yeah, all your real name really tells people is your physical gender...and not even that sometimes. Easier to just pick an internet alias. Different mode of communication, different set of circumstances, etc.
Do you use a wireless mouse normally? I've always gone with wired compact ones since I got a laptop...I'm not even sure we have any old ones anymore. I can't even remember 2002, haha.