Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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As a fellow laptop user, allow me to pass on a cool little nugget you may find helpful: if you really use this thing at home a lot, do what I did and consider springing for an external keyboard and some sort of "eye-level" riser solution.
I used my PowerBook "as is" (with only an Apple wireless mouse) for nearly five months before the shoulder, eye and neck pains and kinks finally forced me to get a clue. Bought an Apple keyboard (wired) and a Griffin iCurve and INSTANTLY my whole using experience improved and, honestly, became fun and enjoyable again. I always poo-pooed the whole "ergonomics" talk, but I learned - the hard way - what sitting hunched up, with your shoulders all tight and drawn in and your neck craned down to see the screen and your body lurched forward to reach the PowerBook keyboard can do. Ouch! With my current set-up I get the best of both worlds: desktop comfort while doing "serious" work at my desk, then I unplug 3-4 cables (power, keyboard, speaker, iPod) and BAM...instant portability and go anywhere I want, truly enjoying the whole idea of owning a portable. I leave the keyboard in place, of course, but the mouse goes in my bag with me... And since the above pic was taken, I've drilled a 1.5" hole in my desk, outfitted it with a black cable/wire grommet, put a retainer cap in place and now when I unplug the three cables on the left side (keyboard, power, speaker), they stay put on the desk, instead of falling behind/below the desk and I no longer have to go fishing for them everytime I return with my PowerBook. Try it the way you have it, but I'll bet you'll eventually want to lean back in your chair and type a bit more comfortably... Nice PowerBook. Enjoy! |
Yarp
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Road Warrior
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I've got the most use out of the Backlight when I tilt the screen all the way back and it's dark in the room. I don't even need to lower teh LCD brightness much, having the LCD at that angle prevents the light from the LCD from affecting the Keyboard too much, so it all works.
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Fro Productions(tm)
Join Date: May 2004
Location: London Town
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I want to do the whole erg thing, but its so expensive to get all that stuff. And I want a multi-button scroll-wheel BLUETOOTH mouse - try finding one of them! bouncy bouncy |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Yeah, it was indeed about a $90 outlay, but a) I planned for it and b) I figure $90 is a decent price to pay for salvaging my neck/shoulders/eyes.
Big picture... And I've just always been a one-button mouser. On two or three occasions I've tried the "two-button/scroll wheel" thing, but I always come back to my little pill mouse. I just love that shape and feel of the Apple mouse. MacMice has that new mouse that they modeled after the Apple design, and it has two buttons and a scroll wheel. Maybe I'll give that a shot someday. I e-mailed them and they said a Bluetooth version is slated for June. But that's also the same site/guy (Jack) who reported about the "boxes of G5 PowerBooks spotted" at some trade show last summer, so... |
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Location: Arlington, VA
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Mr. Vieira
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Location: Tennessee
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I can't/won't dare speak for everyone, realizing differences in usage style, hand size, personal preference, budgets, needs, etc. You call something "bunk", then 1-2 sentences later you qualify everything with a "in my opinion, of course" tag. Well, which is it? Exactly...YOUR opinion. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Minnesota
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Remember that "ergonomically superior" doesn't mean anything if you don't use the mouse correctly. The puck mouse was arguably the best mouse as far as ergonomics are concerned, because it forced you to hold the mouse by your fingertips rather than just resting your hand on it. But no one used it right, so it didn't help.
Personally I prefer my Logitech MX700 with its 8 buttons, but I know a lot of people would get freaked out by having so many buttons. Many people even get freaked out by having 3 buttons... or at the least, they prefer the single button. I have to say I can't blame them, especially if they've been using Macs for a long time. |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Minnesota
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I have my buttons set this way:
Left click: Standard click Right click: Right click Scroll click: Command-click Forward button: Command-right Back button: Command-left Scroll button up: F10 Scroll button down: F9 Quick switch button: F11 So I get all my Expose commands, plus left and right click and forward and back for internet browsing. And command-click for opening links in new tabs. Very handy to have all that on a mouse. EDIT: Looks like vB3 doesn't like using an e with accent... look: Ž |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Arlington, VA
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The Microsoft Bluetooth mouse is pretty dang good. Very quiet clicks, smooth wheel, and no drivers needed. I do quite a bit of basic Windows training, and I emphasize right clicking. Once PC users clue into the efficiencies the "right-click" brings to their workflows, they become giddy with glee. We all need to start right-clicking on the Mac, dang it! It's high time we did. There is no argument anyone can make to convince me that a one-button mouse is in some way -- be it esthetic, ergonomic or whatever -- better than a three-button one. |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Probably not. But guess what? I don't really give a damn, either. If I spent all my time trying to convince people here to see/do things my way, well...
I'm completely aware of all the whys and reasons of the one vs. two (or more) button debate. You don't have to sell me on it...I get it. I just don't mind the traditional one-button Apple mouse, and simply like it. Leave it at that, why don't we. Someday, when I grow up, I might get a real mouse. And you'll be the first to know! Last edited by psmith2.0 : 2004-05-21 at 09:22. |
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Join Date: May 2004
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I enjoy my uno botone mouse from Apple, plus, it has no wires and is comfortable to the touch. Dos botones mouses are for photoshop whores and stuff...lol, I dont know.
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Chicago
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I'm a photoshop whore, although I resent the title
I do FCP, photoshop, Illustrator, stuff like that. Guess how many buttons my mouse has? ONE and it will never have more. You can have my one button mouse when you pry it from my cold dead hands. Come waste your time with me |
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Join Date: May 2004
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It is a two button mouse, btw - three if you count the scroll wheel. As implied, the scroll wheel can be assigned to click and I use that to delete items in the Finder. Just select the document or folder and click - off to the trash can it goes! It is also silver with black trim so it matches my TiPB. (I can understand that office worker's reluctance to have a mouse that did not match her office decor. ... I'd hate to have a white mouse with the Pro gear.) Last edited by Mac+ : 2004-06-05 at 09:54. Reason: typo discovered and changed three to two |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Upstate
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I use a $23 Kensington Optical Elite 5 button scroll wheel mouse.
I have arthritis issues with my hands and this wired mouse is real comfortable. I love Mouseworks with its configurable acceleration too. my $.02 n2nrn For every problem there is a simple elegant solution, and it doesn't work. H.L. Mencken |
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