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From: Jolly Roger on 18 May 2010 22:31 In article <slrnhv64nd.9es.ianji33(a)zenatode.org.uk>, Ian Gregory <ianji33(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-18, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > In article <slrnhv58i8.938.ianji33(a)zenatode.org.uk>, > > Ian Gregory <ianji33(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 2010-05-18, Mr. Strat <rag(a)nospam.techline.com> wrote: > >> > >> > For the most part, I like it. But I wish they'd make a wired one. I > >> > have to replace batteries about every 2.5 months, > >> > >> You should get rechargeables. I use 2500 mAH NiMH cells and get about > >> 2.5 months between charges. > > > > When I use 2500 mAH NiMH batteries, I find Mac OS X does not accurately > > report how much charge is in them. > > In what way? Does the mouse suddenly stop working when the system only > recently reported that they had plenty of charge, or does the system > report that they are empty even though the mouse is working fine? Or is > it more random than that? I've found if I insert them into my Magic Mouse after a fresh charge, Mac OS X reports the mouse somewhere between 50-60% charge. It also seemed like the OS reported it empty faster than with normal batteries. I haven't used them enough to know much more than that yet. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Jolly Roger on 18 May 2010 22:33 In article <180520101648322801%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-209112.14592018052010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > You should get rechargeables. I use 2500 mAH NiMH cells and get about > > > 2.5 months between charges. > > > > When I use 2500 mAH NiMH batteries, I find Mac OS X does not accurately > > report how much charge is in them. > > did you report it as a bug? Nah. I don't care that much about it. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Ian Gregory on 18 May 2010 22:43 On 2010-05-19, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > I've found if I insert them into my Magic Mouse after a fresh charge, > Mac OS X reports the mouse somewhere between 50-60% charge. I guess that is because NiMH cells have a lower nominal voltage than alkalines. If the mouse only measures the voltage then the system could well think that a fully charged NiMH is actually a partially discharged alkaline. Ian -- Ian Gregory http://www.zenatode.org.uk/
From: Jolly Roger on 18 May 2010 22:52 In article <slrnhv6k35.a02.ianji33(a)zenatode.org.uk>, Ian Gregory <ianji33(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-19, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > I've found if I insert them into my Magic Mouse after a fresh charge, > > Mac OS X reports the mouse somewhere between 50-60% charge. > > I guess that is because NiMH cells have a lower nominal voltage than > alkalines. If the mouse only measures the voltage then the system could > well think that a fully charged NiMH is actually a partially discharged > alkaline. > > Ian Yep. I figured that as well. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Barry Margolin on 19 May 2010 01:04
In article <slrnhv53ea.26m4.g.kreme(a)ibook-g4.local>, Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > In message <4bf24608$0$13643$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com> > JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote: > > Is there a consensus about the Magicmouse ? Does it work well; ? How > > long do batteries last ? Is the precision as good when you move it (for > > instance, when doing graphic work, to presicely position it over a > > pixel) or are the movements coarser because they tend to combine moves > > to reduce number of bluetooth packets to be sent ? > > I have two good friends who own at least one Magic mouse each. They both > love the thing. > > I *hate* the damn thing, but then I pretty much hate mice too. My > trouble with it is that using gestures on the touch surface tends to > physically move the mouse. Maybe you get used to this? I just got one a few weeks ago. I generally like it, but I have the opposite problem to yours. Frequently when I just intend to move the mouse it also detects a swipe on the surface, so whatever window I'm moving over scrolls unexpectedly. My guess is that my palm is resting on the surface and shifting as I move. It would be nice if it automatically disabled swipe recognition while the mouse is moving. -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** |