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From: Jolly Roger on 19 May 2010 13:50 In article <85ihk8F5psU1(a)mid.individual.net>, TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-19 09:19:56 -0500, Jolly Roger said: > > [commenting on the "claw" method of gripping the mouse] > > > The user rests the back edge of the palm lightly on the desk surface > > just below the mouse. The fingers are loosely shaped like a claw. The > > thumb, ring, and pinky fingers lightly grip the sides of the mouse. The > > index and middle finger tips rest on the top surface of the mouse. The > > palm does not touch the mouse at all. The user moves the mouse only with > > the fingers, and often without having to move the entire arm. > > That's the way I hold the mouse with the exception that the pinky isn't > touching the mouse at all but is resting on the mouse pad. My index > finger is for both the left button and the scroll wheel and my middle > finter is for the right button. My rememberance is that this is the way > I've held my mouse since my first mouse back in 1984 when I got my 128K > Mac, but then because there was just the single button even though my > middle finger rested on the button the push was using just the index > finger. I'm pretty sure this is how I've always held mice as well, starting with the single-button mouse that came with our first Mac SE. -- 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: thepixelfreak on 19 May 2010 16:12 On 2010-05-18 00:47:17 -0700, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> said: > Anyone with a Macpro using this mouse ? I have found that Bluetooth on > my MacPro has week reception and I have to place my mobile handset in an > ackward position to get proper speeds for data transfers. Am worried the > Magic Mouse won't work well from my Desk. http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20100518121030417 -- thepixelfreak
From: Jim on 19 May 2010 17:21 In article <jollyroger-9F8E03.21524618052010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > 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. New alkalines will typically be at 1.55 to 1.60 volts. That's why the Mac reports 50-60% with NiMHs. -- Jim
From: George Kerby on 19 May 2010 19:12 On 5/19/10 4:21 PM, in article 190520101721566960%noone(a)here.com, "Jim" <noone(a)here.com> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-9F8E03.21524618052010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > >> 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. > > New alkalines will typically be at 1.55 to 1.60 volts. That's why the > Mac reports 50-60% with NiMHs. Update: I got a second Magic Mouse today and the 2100mAh Imedions work on that mouse and rate at 80%, after afew hours use it is down to 76%.
From: Jolly Roger on 19 May 2010 20:27
In article <2010051913122916807-not(a)dotcom>, thepixelfreak <not(a)dot.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-18 00:47:17 -0700, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> said: > > > Anyone with a Macpro using this mouse ? I have found that Bluetooth on > > my MacPro has week reception and I have to place my mobile handset in an > > ackward position to get proper speeds for data transfers. Am worried the > > Magic Mouse won't work well from my Desk. > > http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20100518121030417 I read that today and thought of this post 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 |