Love my new Mac except for the mouse

[DonnaNJ]

Does anyone else find the Mac mouse cumbersome?

First I find it has a very hard click. It also seems to require a good deal of area to move around the entire screen. and it seems like I have to be dead center on something to click on it.. like the red dot to close the screen..

I went to the mouse panel and the only adjustments I could make were speed and something about momentum which I didn't quite get so I left it alone.

Just wondering if it's just me??? It may just be that I use a logitech mouse all day but I'm disappointed that I can't have a tail on the mouse to make it easier to see, etc. If anyone has found a way to make other adjustments could you please share. Thank you

[mugsbigsis]

I'm afraid the mighty mouse was one of my favorite accessories when I got my mac. Now, I use a pen tablet so ANY mouse is cumbersome. lol I hope people have some suggestions for you and things get better, because I know you are going to love your mac. :O)

[hendon]

Mine came with the new Magic Mouse which I love ... is that what you mean?

[katrinak]

I use my logitech mouse with my mac All is well!

[DonnaNJ]

Thank you everyone... yes it's the new Magic Mouse... don't get me wrong I'm really really loving this Mac except for that mouse :-( Katrina thanks so much, don't know why that didn't occur to me.. I'll have to stop on the way home and get one :-)

[jazzmatazz]

Donna,

I hear you. The Mac Magic Mouse stinks ... and it pains me to say that. I have had it replaced twice because the trackball broke due to loose plastic pieces. Like Katrina, I'm using a Logitech MX Revolution mouse with my Mac, and have had not problems since.

[kb7496]

I've actually read poor reviews of the magic mouse. My iMac just has the standard apple mouse, which I really don't care for, but I haven't been unhappy enough to replace it!

[DonnaNJ]

Well ladies you've really made me feel better.. I thought I was just weird :-) OK well maybe I still am just weird but at least I have some company regarding my opinion on this particular matter :-)

[jk703]

I like my mouse... except when I use PSE, lol! I have to turn off the zoom with the mouse function -- or I inadvertently zoom in when I don't want to!

Mine doesn't have a trackball or anything, but seems to work well enough...and the battery lasts pretty long.

I like that I can scroll sideways with the magic mouse....


Good Luck!

[jazzmatazz]

Oops, Donna! Sorry ... blasting the wrong Mac mouse! Mine is the wireless mouse that came with my iMac two years ago. Really stinks! I didn't have the Magic Mouse.

But ... if you use a Logitech mouse elsewhere, I think you'd be happier with one at home as well. I really enjoy mine!

[maureenreynolds]

I had a hard time adjusting to the SIZE of my screen re the mouse. Visually, it's great but moving with a mouse is a lot of moving. I have had my arm on the desk/table for years so I have a lot of mouse space but still there are times I really have to m.o.v.e.

I have a magic mouse but messed it up in trying to use it with both the iMac and the Macbook. It's another Apple question that I haven't gotroun2it.

[digigrandma]

I haven't used a mouse for a couple years, ever since I started using the pen with my Wacom tablet for all computing. I even bought a spare because I would be so lost without the pen if I ever lost it or misplaced it.

[echogirl]

Another Wacom convert here. I just love it and my wrist never bugs me anymore.
Hope you love you mac as much as I do!

[HeatherPrins]

I like the magic mouse but i haven't tried a pen & tablet yet.

[FlowerGirl]

Yep, Tracy -- the Mighty Mouse was the one before. I hated that one -- track ball always got stuck. I have the magic mouse now and I do like it, but I switch between that and a pen. I love how the magic mouse scrolls anywhere on the mouse.

It sounds like maybe your mouse isn't set to the right size monitor or something??

[DonnaNJ]

Oh Stacy I never thought of that.. maybe a call to the Apple genius is in order tomorrow thanks so much

[anke]

Pen tablet for me, there is nothing like it, I can't stand the mouse anymore

[DonnaNJ]

Thank you everyone for the ideas.. I'm definitely going to get a tablet eventually but right now it's enough of a challenge switching to Mac, trying to fix everyone in my families PCs (at least that's what it feels like) and learning digital scrapbooking.. I figured when I actually start producing pages then I'll consider that purchase.. in the meantime I stopped on the way home last night and bought the same Logitech mouse I use all day so I am one happy camper now :-)

[LauraBean]

I switched from the Mighty Mouse to the pen tablet, which I used for a year or more, but when I got my new iMac in November with the Magic Mouse, I thought I'd give it a try--and I haven't looked back at the tablet since. LOVE the Magic Mouse!

[readstoomuch]

I found that the mouse that came with my new mac was difficult too, so I've switched ot my old microsoft mouse from my PC and it works great.

[champsarahjoy]

Originally Posted by LauraBean

I switched from the Mighty Mouse to the pen tablet, which I used for a year or more, but when I got my new iMac in November with the Magic Mouse, I thought I'd give it a try--and I haven't looked back at the tablet since. LOVE the Magic Mouse!

I am with you here Laura...it is so handy and intuitive to me...loving the Magic Mouse. I use the pen for writing or drawing, but everything else is that amazing little mouse.

[DonnaNJ]

I think that my biggest problem is I use one mouse all day long and then try to switch at night so I never had time to get used to it.. I gave it to my son and he loves it.