Well, seeing as the classic model is on it's way out and the retina macbooks have the power button where the eject used to be (as in, part of the keyboard)....no i don't think it's obvious (but it is a nice idea).
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Sketchy Rumor Claims MacBooks, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad to Gain Touch ID
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Well, seeing as the classic model is on it's way out and the retina macbooks have the power button where the eject used to be (as in, part of the keyboard)....no i don't think it's obvious (but it is a nice idea).
First of all, I liked the old power button. It was really important, therefore it should be set out.
Next, my keyboard doesn't even have a right alt /option key. What are you talking about! Wait, hold on a minute, well I'll be a son of a gun. There is one of those suckers down there. Never even noticed before. I stand corrected. Carry on.
Before these, can they at least make the trackpad NOT wireless?
It is very annoying that I have to keep getting the work disrupted because the battery ran out on the thing...
With the confined space, the mouse cannot cover the entire 27" screen area without lifting it up and move it again...
It is very annoying that I have to keep getting the work disrupted because the battery ran out on the thing...
With the confined space, the mouse cannot cover the entire 27" screen area without lifting it up and move it again...
i'd buy the mouse in a heartbeat as long as it doesn't make the already ****** battery life worse lol
Hopefully, this will stay a Sketchy rumor. We are already in Touch ID heaven... (Edits: MR needs to add a smiley face with a halo emote)
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I can see all sorts of bag of tricks we can do with this one.. (Remotely wake up your Mac over iCloud) then it gets stolen.
http://previews.123rf.com/images/ya...l-emoticon-Stock-Vector-smiley-angel-face.jpg
I can see all sorts of bag of tricks we can do with this one.. (Remotely wake up your Mac over iCloud) then it gets stolen.
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and secure login to you apps and websites. I see a future where I rarely have to enter a password and it looks great.
Everytime my iMac wants my password to move a file I can just use TouchID. That would be very good indeed. Also it'll be a very good way to open files from unverified developers, instead of just right clicking and pressing open. A great way to restrict other users to only safe apps.
Also log in would be just one TouchID swipe for each person. A great way to manage accounts use the Mac App store and other things. Just one finger swipe.
And finally it'd make Macs used in businesses more secure as you could log when they log in and log out and you'd be sure no one else was getting access to the data because you need the finger to access it. Also the employee could also be restricted to only the parts of their Mac for work purposes on their work account on the business Mac.
TouchID on Mac? A brilliant idea.
Also log in would be just one TouchID swipe for each person. A great way to manage accounts use the Mac App store and other things. Just one finger swipe.
And finally it'd make Macs used in businesses more secure as you could log when they log in and log out and you'd be sure no one else was getting access to the data because you need the finger to access it. Also the employee could also be restricted to only the parts of their Mac for work purposes on their work account on the business Mac.
TouchID on Mac? A brilliant idea.
As an example, I recently set up Mail on a new Mac, and I needed my email password. Did you know there is an email password? I knew (because my email at work stops working every three months), but it was a major problem finding my email password for my Mac at home. I think it will be restored from Time Machine if you use that to setup a new machine. So you might not have seen your email password for ten years.
I disagree, it would allow you to substitute using your finger for passwords instead of having very complex passwords, especially when the top passwords tend to be 1234567890. It makes a lot of sense. I think they have to really tackle how to integrate is nicely in the design though. What apps are you referencing please?
Of course. Being spoilt with the added security in iphones, I was hoping along those lines.
I'd be really surprised if TouchID makes it to a wireless mouse or keyboard. A large part of the pitch around TouchID is the SECURITY. The TouchID home button is stuck to the iPhone, it processes using a chip on the iPhone, the entire process never leaves your phone.
So now they are going to integrate it into a bluetooth mouse or keyboard, that would have to encrypt your fingerprint and beam it over to your Mac ? No Way.
On the Macbook obviously the fix is easy, its all attached. On the iMac they can include it on the chin subtly, say on the lower right corner. Mac Mini and Mac Pro I have no idea.
So now they are going to integrate it into a bluetooth mouse or keyboard, that would have to encrypt your fingerprint and beam it over to your Mac ? No Way.
On the Macbook obviously the fix is easy, its all attached. On the iMac they can include it on the chin subtly, say on the lower right corner. Mac Mini and Mac Pro I have no idea.
Nice... but you'd want it on the inside... bad UI to have to close it to 'open' it, as it were.
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Yes... This too of course. and all the function keys are very handy to assign things in the preferences. I use F19 for everything to do with Exporting... Create PDFs out of pages, Export from premiere, after effects etc.
why wireless?
So, the objections to adding touch ID to the mouse and the separate objections to adding it to the macbook are valid, but for the life of me, I fail to understand why the magic trackpad is wireless at all.
While there are a minority of magic trackpads that are used for Apple TVs or iPads or HTPC mac minis (in fact, I have one), I would posit that the vast majority of magic trackpads are sitting less than 6 inches away from a wired Apple keyboard. In fact, I sell a little something that makes that configuration suck less.
A wired version of the magic trackpad (it could even be configured to "snap" onto the end of the keyboard magic wand style) could quite easily include touch ID, and would make a lot more sense than the wireless equivalent.
So, the objections to adding touch ID to the mouse and the separate objections to adding it to the macbook are valid, but for the life of me, I fail to understand why the magic trackpad is wireless at all.
While there are a minority of magic trackpads that are used for Apple TVs or iPads or HTPC mac minis (in fact, I have one), I would posit that the vast majority of magic trackpads are sitting less than 6 inches away from a wired Apple keyboard. In fact, I sell a little something that makes that configuration suck less.
A wired version of the magic trackpad (it could even be configured to "snap" onto the end of the keyboard magic wand style) could quite easily include touch ID, and would make a lot more sense than the wireless equivalent.
Then it's sitting slightly further away from the USB port of the machine it's sitting under.