Magic Mouse piar with other devices

Question

I'm assuming there is little I can do about this but we have 3 iMac's with Magic Mice and two of the mice are occasionally pairing with one of the computers rather than the two machines they were set up with. Is there a way of stopping this from occurring as it can be very frustrating?
The iMac in question has been formatted since it was first paired with the mouse and keyboard, and the problem tends to occur once the machines have been locked and the mice have been switched off and required to re pair with a device.

Answer 1

I would love to come to Apple and design a mouse for them, What's up with Apple and their mice? Industrial design or product design needs to more than making something that looks really cool, nice, attractive, etc. It needs to work well for the intended purpose. There are three problems with this mouse, 1) the touch area is the entire surface therefore accidental scrolling happens all the time. Most annoying in a video game where for example the weapon you are using keeps changing or on a web page when you you move the mouse and the window jumps. Or in Google street view where the scene will jump back to a position while trying to move the view, or especially in Cinema4D where zooming in and out is totally whacked, Photoshop as well. Basically anywhere where scrolling is used. A possible solution might be to limit the area of the touch sensitive surface to just the middle front area rather than the entire surface, a software solution where the user can define the area that is touch sensitive.
Secondly, I am wondering if I can take a file and round of the sharp edge around the top, is it plastic? Will I destroy it? A basic design principle especially for a mouse should be to make it comfortable to use over extended periods of time. The sharp edge makes it very uncomfortable after a short while of use.
Next we have the overall shape which pushes the baby finger out enough to cause it some strain, most mice have this feature.
It is also a bit on the heavy side. Needs to be a little lighter.
So wrap it up, my three suggestions: 1)make it lighter 2) round off the edge for gods sake and 3) limit the touch sensitive area to an area that is user defined.