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Apple Keyboard and Mouse Prices Cut
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I agree, just to clarify things a bit though. My TiBook has a few scratches on the metal parts (which is to be expected), however, the only real damage is on the white plastic bezel that surrounds the keyboard. Everything else looks great.
Originally posted by MUrhino
Yeah, but look at all the problems with the Titanium PB. Lets just hope they don't paint the damn thing
Originally posted by MUrhino
Yeah, but look at all the problems with the Titanium PB. Lets just hope they don't paint the damn thing
why the hell would they do that? the tibook is old, the new pbooks are actuall aluminum and don't have that problem
I thought the same until the scroll wheel showed up in a mouse. Then optical mice showed up.
There is always room for a better interface until you get iNeural 2 Apples revolutionary mouse/keyboard brain interface now with iSync X support to upload your calendar into your long term memory. (iNeural 1 only used your short term memory but everyone keep forgetting their todo list.)
Re: negative ratings
I have a passionate dislike for the ratings that appear under these stories. I really don't understand how people rate rumors? I could see if it was on the plausibility of the rumor, or the credibility of the source. That way Arn could come up with a MacRumors Readership consensus. (Which would make an interesting quote in rumor round-ups about how many of us actually thought it would happen. Cause who actually takes those polls anyway?)
But for people to give a story a negative rating that's seen by the whole site simply because they don't like the information it details is useless? Who cares how many people don't like Piles, thinks wireless is useless, or thinks the new displays are fine. That's the kind of pointless trivia that should be relegated to a poll somewhere on Page 2.
-Hertz
I have a passionate dislike for the ratings that appear under these stories. I really don't understand how people rate rumors? I could see if it was on the plausibility of the rumor, or the credibility of the source. That way Arn could come up with a MacRumors Readership consensus. (Which would make an interesting quote in rumor round-ups about how many of us actually thought it would happen. Cause who actually takes those polls anyway?)
But for people to give a story a negative rating that's seen by the whole site simply because they don't like the information it details is useless? Who cares how many people don't like Piles, thinks wireless is useless, or thinks the new displays are fine. That's the kind of pointless trivia that should be relegated to a poll somewhere on Page 2.
-Hertz
The Windows platform has had two mouse buttons for years. Still, my guess is that 95% of the applications use the right mouse buttons only for contextual menus. Ie. they are providing shortcuts for commands that can be done another way also (e.g. through the application's main menu). It is only a couple of special applications (e.g. audio software) that use the right mouse button for special functions. If you can't use a two-button mouse, you could just as well use a one-button mouse for windows no problem.
Yes, people are rather short-sighted on this issue. I wish Apple would make the lowest common denominator the keyboard. Mac OS X basically is unusable without a mouse. If I recall correctly, even Windows 2.03 had keyboard support all over the place already. That was 1987.
Re: stolen mouse balls
Actually that doesn't surprise me. I have seen it for years. I have seen kids steal keys from a keyboard especially off of laptops!
Actually that doesn't surprise me. I have seen it for years. I have seen kids steal keys from a keyboard especially off of laptops!
I am just glad that Apple finally dropped the prices on the mice and keyboards
Finally, Apple dropped the prices on the keyboards and mice. They have always been way overpriced. I remember when an Apple mouse and keyboard cost $89.95 each. At that time, I always went to a kensington mouse in a box which was like $30 or $40 bucks. The keyboard I bought was different brands but I remember getting them for $30 or $40 bucks too. The Apple Pro keyboard used to sell for $69.00 and the mouse was $69 too. I am glad to see that they are now $49 bucks each.
By the way, I rarely have use for two button mice. I have many friends who are mac beginners who think two button mice are too complicated. I think Apple should stick to one button mice and let the 3rd party developers produce the 2+ button mice.....Apple needs to stop squeezing out 3rd party developers anyway.
Finally, Apple dropped the prices on the keyboards and mice. They have always been way overpriced. I remember when an Apple mouse and keyboard cost $89.95 each. At that time, I always went to a kensington mouse in a box which was like $30 or $40 bucks. The keyboard I bought was different brands but I remember getting them for $30 or $40 bucks too. The Apple Pro keyboard used to sell for $69.00 and the mouse was $69 too. I am glad to see that they are now $49 bucks each.
By the way, I rarely have use for two button mice. I have many friends who are mac beginners who think two button mice are too complicated. I think Apple should stick to one button mice and let the 3rd party developers produce the 2+ button mice.....Apple needs to stop squeezing out 3rd party developers anyway.
That dog just dont hunt...
I don't believe this reason for a nanosecond. Maybe I have more faith in the intelligence of the average human but I figure if a person can figure out how to breath on their own they can figure out what a right mouse click does. Its a right mouse click for god sake. We aren't talking about hitting ctrl-space-backspace-backspace-mouse click-mouse click. I still think its simply because Jobs doesnt want to look like hes copying the PC platform in any way. *shrugs* or thats how my conspiracy theory goes.
Also as its been stated here several times its all well and good of possibly providing a option at the time of purchase for a desktop but what of an iBook or Powerbook? I dont fancy dragging a mouse around with me everywhere I go just to get a second mouse button.
I don't believe this reason for a nanosecond. Maybe I have more faith in the intelligence of the average human but I figure if a person can figure out how to breath on their own they can figure out what a right mouse click does. Its a right mouse click for god sake. We aren't talking about hitting ctrl-space-backspace-backspace-mouse click-mouse click. I still think its simply because Jobs doesnt want to look like hes copying the PC platform in any way. *shrugs* or thats how my conspiracy theory goes.
Also as its been stated here several times its all well and good of possibly providing a option at the time of purchase for a desktop but what of an iBook or Powerbook? I dont fancy dragging a mouse around with me everywhere I go just to get a second mouse button.
My TV remote control has 20-something buttons, so I'm sure Mac users, even beginners, can learn to use 2 buttons.
On the subject of complexity, here's something odd/funny. I got a compact flash card for my new digital camera. The CF card has no settings, no buttons, no moving parts. You just push it into the slot on the camera, right? Despite that simplicity, it came with a 13-page instruction booklet!
On the subject of complexity, here's something odd/funny. I got a compact flash card for my new digital camera. The CF card has no settings, no buttons, no moving parts. You just push it into the slot on the camera, right? Despite that simplicity, it came with a 13-page instruction booklet!
Apple HAS to move to a multi-button mouse, especially now that Expose has support for it. I'm really starting to see possibilities for the solid-state touch wheel that has been rumored for the new mouse. Can you imagine how quick and easy it'd be to navigate in Expose with a touch wheel?
gotta do it, Apple
gotta do it, Apple
That might be a good feature when the kids are little, but when they get bigger the parents may be the ones hiding the remote so that junior will do his homework, and then they'll be glad there is no such feature!
Are we going to need our Macs to have a "locate" feature to find Apple's wireless mouse?
Are we going to need our Macs to have a "locate" feature to find Apple's wireless mouse?
My brother's apple mouse that came with his FP imac G4 died the same way. Now he and I both use the same $30 logitech mice that you do, and they're great!
Re: good news people!! pic of new keyboard coming
sorry to burst your bubble, but that keyboard is no different than the keyboard that ships with the eMacs. its the latest revision of the keyboard. i'm not saying the G5 isnt going to ship with it, as it very well may. its just that that keyboard is not new.
sorry to burst your bubble, but that keyboard is no different than the keyboard that ships with the eMacs. its the latest revision of the keyboard. i'm not saying the G5 isnt going to ship with it, as it very well may. its just that that keyboard is not new.