Apple bumps PowerBooks to 1.67GHz, geekbot buys one

[Sarien]

I'm not quite sure about "absolutely nothing", I seem to get by pretty well with my Mac. There's a few more pages in the application list, there.

[DoTheFandango]

lies.

The Mouse Apple Should Have Built

Design Goal: To build a state of the art USB mouse, especially for Apple computer owners who want the gorgeous Apple-like look, but who also want the functionality of multiple buttons and a scroll wheel. Make it have a familiar clear over white, high-quality appearance. Add a model with a silvered inner shell, to match nicely with Apple's Aluminum Powerbook and G5 look. Make it work and hold up really well.

We asked a simple question: With dozens upon dozens of Mac compatible mice on the market, why hasn't someone actually built the one that everyone has been asking for? With dozens or hundreds of elegantly crafted Mac accessory products on the market, sporting a bright white with a clear cover design theme, why hasn't someone built a nice multi-button scrollwheel optical mouse that is bright white with a clear cover?

We still don't know the answer to those questions, but we stopped asking, and just spent the last year designing the nicest white and clear mouse we could create. And, finally, after many months of work, here is the result of our labor: The Mouse.

More Than Good Looks

First, let's make something clear: The Mouse is a premium, state of the art USB mouse. With carefully engineered balance and weight; 800cpi tracking resolution; a fast, responsive optical tracking mechanism; and its clever split-shell upper housing, this is one serious rodent. There is nothing cheap about The Mouse.

It was certain from the start of this project that the perfect Mac-compatible mouse would have to have a seamless, one-piece upper shell. And, after experimenting with many possibilities, we landed on what we believe to be the best solution on the market: a one-piece clear shell with its front half split. Each front half surface acts as a separate mousing button, giving the solid feel and responsiveness users demand, but with the complete freedom afforded by two separate mousing buttons. The nicely muted semi-clear scrollwheel sits between the two split surface areas and also includes a third button switch underneath.

The Mouse For The Rest Of Us

While some Mac users will always prefer the OEM 1-button mouse, many of us have become fans of the multi-button mouse species. Until now, though, it hasn't been possible to gain the functional advantages of a multi-button mouse without abandoning the clean, pure design theme of Apple's OEM accessories. Now, there is such an option.

What About Driver Software?

If you use Mac OS X Panther 10.3, we have the world's best mouse and trackball driver ready for you to enjoy. MouseCommand v11.0 (public beta) is now available as a free download from the right hand column of nearly every page on this web site. Click it. Install it. Set it up any way you want. Enjoy. It works in OS X 10.3 with any of our USB or Bluetooth wireless input devices. And, it gives you the flexibility to set up your MacMice mouse or trackball any way you want.

The Mouse That Roars

Are we excited about this product? You bet... it's the culmination of our entire extended team's efforts, going back into 2002, to create the ultimate Mac compatible USB scroll mouse. We believe we've hit that mark, and we invite you to drive The Mouse yourself, and see if you don't agree with us. This really is the mouse you've always wanted. And, it's only available from MacMice.

So there you see, is the mouse of the century.

RHYMEME!

[geekbot]

Still playing around with it...haven't had as much time as I would have liked. Things that wow me so far:

* 2 finger scroll- scroll wheel functionality built into the trackpad
* keyboard automatically lights up and the LCD dims in low light situations...a crowd pleaser
* Expose and all the graphics intensive "animations" that I turn off for speed/processing power on a win box run smoothly and quickly in OS X
* no anti-virus software
* no "IE or whatever has encountered an error...would you like to send a report to Microsoft?"
* I can run old mac programs (Bolo) with Classic 9
* I opened the Chess program, spoke a move and the piece moved. It moved a piece and spoke the move back to me.
* ssh and sftp built in (OS X is unix...yay!)
* X without all the cygwin (cygwin is great, but OS X is unix...yay!)

I haven't touched iLife except iTunes yet...I can't wait to see those.

The powerbook is a laptop, not a desktop, so I'm stuck with the 1-button mouse in some situations- but you do things differently in mac os...you don't need the other buttons as much. So far, the occasional times I need a right-click, Ctrl-click isn't a big deal.

[Sarien]

Get yourself a USB Mouse and Apple Keyboard with the built in hub, and the external VGA connector, to hook to a fullsize display. Tadaa.. it's a desktop now too. Feel free to IM me if you've got any questions or need anything. Click the little thingy by my name and it'll ask you if you want to add me to your iChat buddy list.

[suxxor]

... mission to convert Windows users ...

yknow, the other day I saw this thing in my campus bookstore. picked it up and flipped through a few pages, and it seemed pretty interesting. they've got sections like "what happened to ctrl/alt/winkey" and stuff. might be a good gift for anyone you're trying to convert (mac mini + this book is most likely cheaper than a new PC)