A rodent-shaped device used to move a pointer on the screen
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How do I clean the apple mouse so that it can scroll down?
My current apple mouse works fine for moving, clicking and scrolling down. The scrolling functionality with the tiny ball on top is not working while going down. I had the same issue back in 2008 at ...
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How can I switch to Space 1 with the mouse?
What can I do to be able to switch to space 1 easily with my mouse only ? I touch about an Exposé corner but there is a limited list of actions possible... I though about the 3rd mouse button but ...
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Looking for a program that jumps a mouse cursor from the middle of one monitor to another
I'm looking for a program that will let you make the mouse pointer jump from one monitor to the center of the other monitor with a keyboard shortcut or a gesture. Does this exist? Moving the pointer ...
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Cursor selection behavior
When clicking something on the Mac screen, the cursor will
a) take up residence as directed,
If I click again, it will
b) select the whole word,
If I click again, it will
c) select the whole ...
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How to use external mouse and keyboard normally in bootcamp with windows 7?
I just installed windows 7 using bootcamp.
I then connected an external keyboard and mouse. I understand that I need to change settings in order to use right click on the trackpad. My problem is that ...
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Internal Bluetooth Failed in Mac Pro
I have a dual quad-core Mac Pro bought in July 2008 (2.8GHz Xeon processors, 16GB RAM). Not the latest model. But the internal Bluetooth never worked very well and finally quit completely (after the ...
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Mac Mini won't boot. Is it the monitor or the Mac?
I just bought an old Mac Mini to start developing for iOS. The Mac Mini has a DVI port, so I connected it to my Dell 24" display which has a DVI connection. But it appears that my Mac wont boot. I ...
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How to jump to a location using mouse on iTerm/terminal?
I work on a terminal most of the time.
Is there an application / plugin over iTerm or any other terminal like application using which I can control the cursor location of my terminal using a mouse ?
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Striped Macbook mouse pointer
For a few months my Macbook (white, 1.83Ghz Core Duo, OS 10.6.recent) has been showing the mouse pointer in a strange way. It's as if alternating vertical rows of the pixels making up the pointer are ...
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Raise/lower/move/resize windows with mouse + modifier keys
I'm a longtime FVWM user over on the Linux side and have developed some keyboard + mouse shortcuts that I find very helpful in managing windows. Specifically:
left click + command + shift = send to ...
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How can I select buttons with just the keyboard?
Many user interface (UI) elements or dialog boxes have buttons. I would like to be able to select a button with just the keyboard, without the mouse. How can I do this?
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Disable mouse acceleration
Is there any way to disable mouse acceleration on a mac?
Mouse acceleration is what causes the mouse to move slowly when moving it a tiny bit, and a farther distance when moved fast. In other words, ...
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How does HTML mouseover work on apple multitouch devices?
I asked about this in connection with this network of websites, but it brings up a more general question that I don't know the answer to.
Is it a problem that mouse over events are not able to be ...
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How can you change the mouse cursor in OSX?
I can't find many solutions for changing the mouse cursor on OSX 10.6
I've seen http://unsanity.com/haxies/mightymouse but it does not support 10.6 at the moment.
Any hints or tricks to change the ...
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Can I have multiple mice & keyboards for one Mac?
I would like to control two cursors with two mice in the same time, as well as have two keyboards for separate control and text input.
My goal is to have two users on one computer, so I can let my ...
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Mac OS Desktop coordinate problem
I'm having a hard time working with Mac OS screen coordinates. I can use ⌘+⇧+4 to get them, but each of my monitors does not have a unique coordinate system??!?
I have a desktop of 4 screens ...
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adjust battery-warning-level of magic mouse
How can I adjust the level at which Mac OS warns me about the battery of my magic mouse?
I always have a lack of batteries, so I would prefer if the battery warning comes up at 15 or 20%, so I could ...
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How can I increase the mouse sensitivity of Magic Mouse?
I have a MacBook Pro, running Snow Leopard and I'm using a Magic Mouse which connects through Bluetooth.
While I like the mouse, it's way too slow for my taste. Moving the mouse cursor takes ages. On ...
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Has anyone experienced ergonomic problems with the Magic Mouse?
I used a Magic Mouse for the past few months. Very soon after I started using it I developed some aching in my hand. Over time this has grown to be more or less constant, even when not using the mouse ...
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How can I map a middle click to control click?
Just started to use a Mac for my new job and not being able to use the middle button to open links in a new tab is killing me. I know I can press control and do a regular click but it's not the same. ...
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iHome Mouse drivers for OS X
I have an iHome wireless 5 button laser mouse model iH-M130ZR and I can't find any drivers to be able to program the buttons. By default, left/right/scroll clicks work, but I can't get any response ...
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Mouse recommendation for iMac
I have a 20' aluminum iMac (the one that came with a Mighty Mouse).
The not-so-mighty mouse started to fail, and I'm tired of trying to clean its wheel.
What's the best mouse that looks good with an ...
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How can I make focus follow the mouse cursor?
I will often click on a button expecting it to be clicked but instead all that happens is the application it is in becomes active, and I have to click again to actually click the button. It would be ...
