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Jessica - Mar 28, 2013 4:33:18 am PDT #22249 of 25497
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jesse - Mar 28, 2013 4:50:07 am PDT #22250 of 25497
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The #1 thing I needed when going from PC to Mac is a two-button mouse. And just time for my fingers to learn the different shortcuts. But that depends on how the person normally uses the programs -- if they are used to clicking on File and then Save (for example), they can just keep doing that.
Steph L. - Mar 28, 2013 4:55:01 am PDT #22251 of 25497
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I use a Mac, and I will give up my 2-button mouse when you pry it from my cold, RSI-afflicted fingers.
Jesse - Mar 28, 2013 5:00:10 am PDT #22252 of 25497
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I literally don't understand how people function with the one-button mouse.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 28, 2013 5:20:12 am PDT #22253 of 25497
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I had a hard time switching to the 2 button mouse because I used macs exclusively until my most recent job. I just used control click.
NoiseDesign - Mar 28, 2013 8:13:07 am PDT #22254 of 25497
Our wings are not tired
Mac mice have been two button for around 8 years now. You just have to check a box in the preferences to enable the second button. All kinds of contextual menus and such.
Gris - Mar 28, 2013 9:02:25 am PDT #22255 of 25497
Hey. New board.
Don't pretty much all of the Apple mice currently sold have two buttons? You can configure them to do a right click if pressed on the right side and a left-click if pressed on the left.
Jesse - Mar 28, 2013 9:26:29 am PDT #22256 of 25497
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I don't know how old the mouse was on my desk when I started this job, but no one told me shit about configuring (or, in fact, about making the transition). The one I found in a closet is not made by Apple.
Rob - Mar 28, 2013 9:32:41 am PDT #22257 of 25497
The only tricky thing about the recent Mac multi-button mice is that they don't actually have multiple buttons. The entire top surface is touch sensitive and acts as a switch. I find to do a right-click I have to make sure my index finger isn't resting on the mouse, which it usually does.
I've been using a tiny MacAlly two button mouse for years now and I really like it.
Jessica - Mar 28, 2013 10:08:43 am PDT #22258 of 25497
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have a love-hate relationship with the Magic Mice - I love the multi-touch functionality, but we can't use them at work where we have several Macs close together without annoying pairing issues. And of course they're terrible battery hogs.