Comments on: Review: Apple Wireless Bluetooth Mighty Mouse http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/08/19/review-apple-wireless-bluetooth-mighty-mouse/ Writings about more than just Macs, by Kirk McElhearn Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: DB http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/08/19/review-apple-wireless-bluetooth-mighty-mouse/#comment-466 DB Sat, 05 Aug 2006 02:10:57 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=211#comment-466 For me, activating the side button with a thumb is quite easy. Perhaps there's something wrong with your particular unit... For me, activating the side button with a thumb is quite easy. Perhaps there’s
something wrong with your particular unit…

]]> By: Kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/08/19/review-apple-wireless-bluetooth-mighty-mouse/#comment-465 Kirk Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:52:48 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=211#comment-465 They do work - they just require a fair amount of pressure; too much in my opinion. If you can't do it automatically, there's no use, and that's the case here. It requires too much intention. They do work – they just require a fair amount of pressure; too much in my
opinion. If you can’t do it automatically, there’s no use, and that’s the case here.
It requires too much intention.

]]> By: DB http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/08/19/review-apple-wireless-bluetooth-mighty-mouse/#comment-464 DB Fri, 04 Aug 2006 20:32:29 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=211#comment-464 Check the settings in the Keyboard/Mouse panel of System Preferences and be sure that "Off" was not inadvertently selected for the side button(s). Also, each of the two side buttons can be pressed/squezed independently of the other. So for initial testing purposes (i.e., just to see if the side buttons work at all), you can use one hand on the back end of the mouse to hold it flat and then use a finger of the other hand to press one of the side buttons. I just tried it, and it works for me. Check the settings in the Keyboard/Mouse panel of System Preferences and be
sure that "Off" was not inadvertently selected for the side button(s). Also, each
of the two side buttons can be pressed/squezed independently of the other. So
for initial testing purposes (i.e., just to see if the side buttons work at all), you
can use one hand on the back end of the mouse to hold it flat and then use a
finger of the other hand to press one of the side buttons. I just tried it, and it
works for me.

]]> By: Kirk http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/08/19/review-apple-wireless-bluetooth-mighty-mouse/#comment-461 Kirk Fri, 04 Aug 2006 08:24:22 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=211#comment-461 Yeah, it's still not working well for me. They do require pressure. I'm wondering if there's something wrong with miine then... Yeah, it’s still not working well for me. They do require pressure. I’m wondering
if there’s something wrong with miine then…

]]> By: spride http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/08/19/review-apple-wireless-bluetooth-mighty-mouse/#comment-460 spride Fri, 04 Aug 2006 04:17:38 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=211#comment-460 You don't so much press them as squeeze them - they activate with very little pressure and seem to be somewhat linear in terms of force-effect when mapped to a scalar property. You don’t so much press them as squeeze them – they activate with very little
pressure and seem to be somewhat linear in terms of force-effect when mapped
to a scalar property.

]]> By: DB http://www.mcelhearn.com/2006/08/19/review-apple-wireless-bluetooth-mighty-mouse/#comment-459 DB Wed, 02 Aug 2006 20:16:31 +0000 http://www.mcelhearn.com/wordpress/?p=211#comment-459 "However, I can't for the life of me press the side buttons easily. Partly because of the natural position of my hand, and partly because it takes a lot of pressure to activate those buttons, it just doesn't work." Here's what works for me (the key being to treat one of the side buttons as an anchor point and the other as the actual button): Using only the index finger for the primary and secondary buttons, place the next two fingers together on one side button (as your anchor), and let your thumb rest on the other side button. Then simply squeeze with your thumb. For me, this works marvelously, and it's a great way to activate Expose. Try it and let me know what you think! (Remember, you're only trying to squeeze one of the buttons, not both.) "However, I can’t for the life of me press the side buttons easily. Partly because
of the natural position of my hand, and partly because it takes a lot of pressure
to activate those buttons, it just doesn’t work."

Here’s what works for me (the key being to treat one of the side buttons as an
anchor point and the other as the actual button): Using only the index finger for
the primary and secondary buttons, place the next two fingers together on one
side button (as your anchor), and let your thumb rest on the other side button.
Then simply squeeze with your thumb. For me, this works marvelously, and it’s
a great way to activate Expose. Try it and let me know what you think!
(Remember, you’re only trying to squeeze one of the buttons, not both.)

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