Comments on: We Review the Magic Mouse

By: Wes

Wes — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:11:11 +0000

@Phillip Thanks for the scoop. I passed on the info to all the adventurous Magic Mouse users, but as for me, I am sticking with my old stand by, the Mighty Mouse.

By: Phillip Shipley

Phillip Shipley — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:25:11 +0000

At first I was also a little disappointed with the magic mouse’s lack of gestures, but then I found an app to fix that. The app is called MouseWizard, http://www.samuco.net/web/node/23. Only $2.50 and adds several of the gestures mentioned above. It is still a little buggy, but hopefully if there is enough interest they will continue developing it and fixing the bugs.

By: WazooGuru

WazooGuru — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:23:01 +0000

My initial reaction to the new Magic Mouse was one of pure gadget lust. The overall concept and purity of form are near the pinnacle of industrial design. After spending two full days with mouse in hand, I have become aware of the shortfalls of form over function. The loss of two programmable buttons (side pinch buttons and scroll ball) have disrupted my work flow and my use of Spaces and Widgets. The slim profile and the crisp upper edge had forced me to change the fundamental way I hold the mouse (between thumb and ring finger to a thumb/middle finger grasp). After the first day, the cuticle area of my ring finger was tender and raw from the crisp edge. The other consequence of the thumb/middle finger grip is that the two-finger swipe motion requires a repositioning of my hand each time I want to use it. It also puts my clicking finger at the far edge of the top surface. I find that my clicking finger is making more frequent and unnatural lateral movements that are causing considerable discomfort. So I would agree that the Magic Mouse get high marks for design, but the function will have to get downgraded because I get really concerned when I leave work and my hand aches because of my mouse. My old Mighty Mouse may not get retired to a box in the cupboard just yet. Thanks

By: pjg

pjg — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:46:14 +0000

thank you for your review it’s helping make my decision to keep my mighty mouse or get the new one.