tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post1053837623980669058..comments2024-02-08T11:00:53.069-06:00Comments on Gordon's Tech: The loathesome Apple Magic Mouse and the MagicPrefs salveJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-379740864048316642015-04-18T17:48:03.337-05:002015-04-18T17:48:03.337-05:00MagicPrefs is brilliant.
I can restrict the scroll...MagicPrefs is brilliant.<br />I can restrict the scroll area to middle where the scroll wheel is on other mice.<br />I am no longer scrolling when I'm trying to click.Fermionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076853217185522894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-67143990373960986782011-01-05T15:40:08.875-06:002011-01-05T15:40:08.875-06:00A couple suggestions for using Magic Prefs:
1. Y...A couple suggestions for using Magic Prefs:<br /><br />1. You could set the one finger scrolling to horizontal only. This is enough to disable one-finger zooming in Google Maps (my most frequent source of Magic Mouse frustration), while NOT disabling momentum scrolling.<br /><br />2. Alternately, narrowing the area on the mouse which is sensitive to scrolling can at least keep you from triggering Google Map zooms by merely touching the side edges of the mouse.<br /><br />I used Magic Driver for a few months when I first got my MM. I think I was pretty happy with it, though something was glitchy. I'm pretty sure that it interfered with OS X being able to detect the mouse's battery charge. I may or may not have had more frequent connect/disconnect spasms. I just started using MagicPrefs now after a few months of nothing. Still, all I really want is for Apple to give us the option of requiring two fingers for scrolling. Why not have the option to use the same gesture as on a trackpad?Alexander Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752701465853969600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-26319531114028206122010-12-02T16:10:35.302-06:002010-12-02T16:10:35.302-06:00Best driver to use is Magic Driver, still in beta ...Best driver to use is Magic Driver, still in beta buut I have had no problems at all.<br /><br />http://plentycom.jp/en/magicdriver/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-25867107025023958312010-11-14T15:57:06.517-06:002010-11-14T15:57:06.517-06:00Absolutely agree - I HATED the Magic Mouse when I ...Absolutely agree - I HATED the Magic Mouse when I first got it, but Magic Prefs has made it quite usable. <br /><br />Occasionally it has a hissy fit and goes slow for a few moments like someone has dropped molasses over it, but after I bash it a few time on my mouse mat it comes good! I've even got two dents in the battery cover from where the batteries hit the cover in one of my more frenetic bashing moments. Sort of like a duelling scar of old!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04859656020412475851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-79154338683073055982010-11-14T10:36:30.272-06:002010-11-14T10:36:30.272-06:00I like the Magic Mouse. I think its the first dece...I like the Magic Mouse. I think its the first decent mouse Apple has made in a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-26420526390579414452010-11-14T09:52:33.939-06:002010-11-14T09:52:33.939-06:00Mice are wretched things.
The fact that you'r...Mice are wretched things.<br /><br />The fact that you're using a mouse at all is the real problem. <br /><br />Get a trackball (Kensington Expert is the best), which faster, more accurate and ergonomically superior to any and every mouse on the planet. OR just get a Wacom tablet. Stylus input is natural and also stress-free.<br /><br />BTW: The best Apple mouse was the ADB mouse, circa 1990.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-52821553487265373792010-11-14T09:24:01.708-06:002010-11-14T09:24:01.708-06:00Apple has made decent mice but its been a long tim...Apple has made decent mice but its been a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-44340416370752285022010-11-14T06:21:42.578-06:002010-11-14T06:21:42.578-06:00Make sure you have no other Bluetooth devices near...Make sure you have no other Bluetooth devices nearby. I am sharing my office now with my wife who's Magic Mouse interferes with mine. The solution is to turn off her machine which clears up the problem. Apple's support web site mentions the same solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-62193721517897659032010-11-13T23:40:37.345-06:002010-11-13T23:40:37.345-06:00Thanks for the double encouragement about 10.6.5 a...Thanks for the double encouragement about 10.6.5 and BTT/MagicPrefs. I haven't upgraded yet, figure I'll give it another week.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-16912937083918512302010-11-13T21:57:44.885-06:002010-11-13T21:57:44.885-06:00Also have no problem with it... Picnic issue perha...Also have no problem with it... Picnic issue perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-73428012766698137282010-11-13T20:52:19.623-06:002010-11-13T20:52:19.623-06:00I have absolutely no problem with Magic Mouse whil...I have absolutely no problem with Magic Mouse while using 10.6.5. However, instead of MagicPrefs I use Better Touch Tool which gives an enormous range of variables. I didn't like MM without BTT. With BTT, Magic Mouse is fantastic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com