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Alternative OS X Mouse
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I remember
I remember before the now used pro mouse came out there were rumors that Apple is working on a tilting mouse just like this one.
Strange to see this.
As cool at it might be i think that it will end up hurting/damaging your wrist.
I love that glowing scroll wheel !
I remember before the now used pro mouse came out there were rumors that Apple is working on a tilting mouse just like this one.
Strange to see this.
As cool at it might be i think that it will end up hurting/damaging your wrist.
I love that glowing scroll wheel !
USB Overdrive for X makes that little problem go away nicely. Best $20 piece of shareware out there... Apple needs to pay that guy a nice lucrative license and include that with OS X.
Can't program all buttons - as I want
I tried it with my MS(yuck!) Intellimouse Explorer and I wasn't able to program the side buttons to Minimize, Maximize, Close App, Close Window or anything else like that.
I uninstalled it/removed it (USB Overdrive) and my MS(yuck!) Intellimouse Explorer works great, other than the two buttons on the side.
The scroll wheel works fine, the scroll button works fine, the left and right mouse buttons work as expected.
Not sure why the USB Overdrive is supposed to be so great, but then again, I am new to Macs, so maybe there is alot that I just haven't figured out yet... didn't think this should be the case though...
Quark
I tried it with my MS(yuck!) Intellimouse Explorer and I wasn't able to program the side buttons to Minimize, Maximize, Close App, Close Window or anything else like that.
I uninstalled it/removed it (USB Overdrive) and my MS(yuck!) Intellimouse Explorer works great, other than the two buttons on the side.
The scroll wheel works fine, the scroll button works fine, the left and right mouse buttons work as expected.
Not sure why the USB Overdrive is supposed to be so great, but then again, I am new to Macs, so maybe there is alot that I just haven't figured out yet... didn't think this should be the case though...
Quark
Kensington T-Ball Rocks!
i'm sorry to hear that Indy Gopher can't enjoy his ExpertMouse Pro. i love mine. i never really used the auto load homepage buttons, but to have a fully programmable set of four buttons plus the scroll wheel and the ultra smooth trackball glide right at your fingertips, now i curse having to use the one button snooze-mice in the computer lab.
One day i shall ride the trackballs of fortune back to glory!!!
Or something like that.
PS. The Justy looks like it kicks ass. Apple should make it standard to have 2 buttons. Alternatively we could do away with the mouse altogether and just have a 60 button key-mouse with optical retinal positioning. Oh and it would read your mind too.
i'm sorry to hear that Indy Gopher can't enjoy his ExpertMouse Pro. i love mine. i never really used the auto load homepage buttons, but to have a fully programmable set of four buttons plus the scroll wheel and the ultra smooth trackball glide right at your fingertips, now i curse having to use the one button snooze-mice in the computer lab.
One day i shall ride the trackballs of fortune back to glory!!!
Or something like that.
PS. The Justy looks like it kicks ass. Apple should make it standard to have 2 buttons. Alternatively we could do away with the mouse altogether and just have a 60 button key-mouse with optical retinal positioning. Oh and it would read your mind too.
Apple Care
Apple has been good with their service to me. I had a broken G3 Pismo Firewire Laptop, and it was just a week left of warrenty. They overnighted a box to me, and I sent in my machine. They put a new screen, new motherboard, new hard drive, new EVERYTHING but shell, and sent it back, and it still didnt work. I sent it back, and they put in a 512MB chip of RAM, replacing my 256, and that fixed it! My 256 was bad, and they never knew it, it was pretty cool.
Apple has been good with their service to me. I had a broken G3 Pismo Firewire Laptop, and it was just a week left of warrenty. They overnighted a box to me, and I sent in my machine. They put a new screen, new motherboard, new hard drive, new EVERYTHING but shell, and sent it back, and it still didnt work. I sent it back, and they put in a 512MB chip of RAM, replacing my 256, and that fixed it! My 256 was bad, and they never knew it, it was pretty cool.
I Want one
The mouse looks real nice, even better then then white pro mouse...
Does it work as good/better then the pro mouse ?
The mouse looks real nice, even better then then white pro mouse...
Does it work as good/better then the pro mouse ?
USB overdrive worked like crap for me.
i've a macally optinet: left and right bottons and a clickable scroll wheel
when i plugged it in for the first time, the scroll wheel worked most of the time (save dialoges and a few other places just don't work) and the right click (and left) worked.
i installed USB overdrive and it added absolutely no functionality. also, every once in a while, the bottons would stop working altogether.
i found the extension and deleted it. also, macally's beta driver didn't work.
now my mouse works fine with no drivers
i've a macally optinet: left and right bottons and a clickable scroll wheel
when i plugged it in for the first time, the scroll wheel worked most of the time (save dialoges and a few other places just don't work) and the right click (and left) worked.
i installed USB overdrive and it added absolutely no functionality. also, every once in a while, the bottons would stop working altogether.
i found the extension and deleted it. also, macally's beta driver didn't work.
now my mouse works fine with no drivers
Where to get one of these mouse's
If anyone is interested, I finally found a place to get a white "Crystal Optical Mouse". Mine just arrived today.
http://www.tryandbyte.com.au
Its a place in Austrailia, only cost about $34US. I just got mine, I dont know if I like it or not. It's pretty squirley, and really light weight. Looks very cool, though.
If anyone is interested, I finally found a place to get a white "Crystal Optical Mouse". Mine just arrived today.
http://www.tryandbyte.com.au
Its a place in Austrailia, only cost about $34US. I just got mine, I dont know if I like it or not. It's pretty squirley, and really light weight. Looks very cool, though.