Something you might want to consider is picking up an inexpensive UZB-7 that you can pair as a secondary controller.
That sounds like a good idea. I'll have to give it a try.
If you own a Mac not a PC check out this post..
Cool ... Although, I'm in the PC camp.
I'm "platform fluid" having both a Mac and a PC... sometimes I identify with one sometimes the other.. 
(with apologies to anyone going through gender identity issues, do not mean to make light of that potentially difficult situation)