Do i need a magic mouse ?

hi all, i have a few quid burning a hole in my pocket LOL.
I continue to be amazed at all the clever stuff that is built into my Mac Book Pro, particularly the Track Pad, until i looked in the Apple Shop and saw a Bluetooth Mouse which looks to be MAGIC, can it do more than my Track Pad does already ?, a mouse is probably much easier to HANDLE than the track pad and if it is as good as Apple say it is, is it worth £46 ?
tim

You don't need a Magic Mouse. Your trackpad will do everything the mouse will do, or at least it will do more things than you're likely to use it for. If you love the trackpad and you're planning to use your MBP with an external keyboard, then you'll also want an external cursor control device, and Apple's external Magic Trackpad is a natural for someone who's used to the MBP's trackpad.
I recently bought a 27" Apple Cinema Display, an Apple cordless keyboard and the Magic Trackpad. I wouldn't dream of ever using a mouse again.

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If you are running 10.6 like your profile says, you need the Magic Mouse Software Update for Snow Leopard.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL950
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You can update your machine to 10.6.2 and change your profile also.
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL959

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Hi all!
could someone please confirm that I don´t need the magic mouse update 1.0 since i´ve just upgraded to SL 10.6.2. I get the mouse later this week.
thanking you.

far.see wrote:
Hi all!
could someone please confirm that I don´t need the magic mouse update 1.0 since i´ve just upgraded to SL 10.6.2. I get the mouse later this week.
It appears to. See this Web page:
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/os-x-10-6-2-update-is-live-squashes-150-bugs- 20091110/
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Message was edited by: FranciscoCarlao

A few hours later…
I just found Mouse Wizard:
http://www.samuco.net/web/node/23
I will say that when I downloaded the demo the center button didn't work, but a very quick & courteous reply from their tech support suggested:
In terminal, can you try entering this command: "rm ~/Library/Preferences/.MagicalWizard.plist". Then, relaunch MouseWizard.
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I cannot see why you should have to click the magic mouse in order for it to be detected ... unless you have changed the batteries. See my notes which cover the points made in your other recent post.
Batteries. Here are a few notes I've put together.
Whether you use regular or rechargeable batteries you should buy the best. Discounted or unbranded batteries are more likely to give a depleted performance and may be of irregular size, often leading to connection problems.
Apple’s own brand, Eneloop and Energiser appear to be the best. Rechargeable batteries for the standard Magic mouse are unlikely to exceed eighteen days before needing a recharge although the mouse itself can be a limiting factor. I have seen reports that some Logitech mice vastly exceed this. Apple may suggest more in their sales blurb but this is a realistic expectation. The benefit (if you are organised) is that you can always have charged batteries available. Regular batteries will give you between 25 and 35 days before they need to be replaced. Note.
Never mix old and new batteries or rechargeable and regular.
The notes above are based on my personal experience, not shutting down my machine and using it for around four hours per day. Note. Monitors do not always faithfully report battery strength, particularly the rechargeable ones.
When checking your mouse or keyboard batteries ... Turn off the device. Remove the batteries, Clean the terminals both inside the battery compartment and the batteries themselves. Replace or renew both batteries. Turn on the device. You should get a blinking green light if the device is paired. Click the mouse to activate it. The green light becomes steady.

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Michael

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If your coffee had cream and/or sugar in it, after removing the batteries it would not hurt to slosh it a bit in warm (not hot) sterile water to rinse out the residues of the cream and/or sugar. Then let it dry thoroughly - might take a couple of days, even with a fan blowing on it. Do not use supplemental heat, such as a hair dryer or even direct sunlight, to speed up the drying - things with plastic parts can be damaged by excessive heat.
You can get sterile water at most grocery stores - the stuff for steam irons is perfect. Sterile water does not contain the usual lime and/or calcium that can deposit out when the water evaporates.

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Hey guys!
I recently purchased a Magic Mouse, and my oh my is it AWESOME! Problem is that it hadn't occured to me there was no middle button and I DESPERATELY need a middle button to use Solidworks under Bootcamp. Anyone know of any drivers/programs/hacks that'll enable middle button for me? Else I've effectively wasted $70, and being a student, that hurts.
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I am pretty sure that this is not possible, try finding a version of the software you use that is compatible with Mac OS X?

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You could always contact the manufacturer.

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My Magic Mouse has been having issues today: about 20% of the time, the computer doesn't respond when I click, but if I click again right after that, it works. Changed the batteries, but that didn't help. Anyone else notice this, or have any ideas on how to fix it?

Hi captfred:
I wasn't - honest!!!! I have not posted a new thread in awhile. You used to be able to mark a thread "solved" without awarding points - I have more than I need!
Barry

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Replacement magic mouse would not pair; need

This problem is solved; am starting this discussion to maybe save someone time and trouble. Problem began when I dropped my magic mouse and ended its life. I was surprised it was that fragile but that is another story; I use is too much to give it up. Bought a new magic mouse and tried to install while the old mouse was still recognized by the computer. I don't really know if this was the problem but the new mouse would not pair, and then my Mac Pro would not even recognize or find it through system preferences. So I clicked the Apple and went to "about this mac" / "more info" / "system report" and it was listed under bluetooth as connected but not paired. Went to bluetooth in sys preferences and tried to delete without success. Went back and forth trying to delete and then decided to try a restart. Voila! Checked system report and was not listed. Went to sys preferences to set up bluetooth mouse and was set up and paired in seconds. I do not understand what happened; can't explain either but it seems that I cleared a cache in the restart that allowed me to start fresh. Once that was done was good. I wasted an hour or more being very frustrated because before the set up had been so easy for the first magic mouse and my magic track pad. Hope this helps someone.

DUDE! YOU ROCK!
I had the same issue. I've just spent an hour trying to pair and repair, restarting, etc. Then i found your post about the replacement Magic Mouse. Mine started dropping signals after a year so I decided to buy a new one, but I thought the old one might be interefering because I could not get the new one to pair. I did what you did in system preferences to set up a new mouse and it worked like a charm!
Grateful for your post.

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