Comments on: Apple’s Magic Mouse — First Impressions

By: Matthew Bibby

Matthew Bibby — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:34:47 +0000

If you are looking to extend the multitouch capabilities of the magic mouse (including show desktop and expose) then check out jitouch: http://www.jitouch.com/

I haven’t used it with a magic mouse but have found it absolutely brilliant with my trackpad.

cheers – matt

By: Ben

Ben — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:48:27 +0000

Sharp Edges ! hahahahah !
OMG what are you talking about. I have just got my new mouse this am and it is awesome.
Ooooops I have just slipped and sliced my palm on the razor sharp edges ! This will never do !

It is a stylish and modern design.
If your mouse is sharp send it back to Apple who will have a good old laugh as I am doing now.

By: Trevor Smith

Trevor Smith — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:17:13 +0000

This mouse has amazing potential but the sharp edges are a disaster. There is just no reason for them and it’s a huge step backward from every mouse built in the past 15 years. I’m at a loss to explain why anyone would put a 90 degree edge on the top of something you hand sits on. I may buy one and take a grinder to it.

By: bj

bj — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:27:47 +0000

The Magic mouse (like most mice) is horribly designed from an ergonomic perspective. Logitech used to make a decent ergonomic mouse and Microsoft currently makes one. For wrist/carpal tunnel issues you want to have your hand rotated “up” on its edge (so that the edge of your palm is touching the desk, and use a mouse pad with a gel pad. Low arch mice that make you rotate your wrist “flat” and arch your fingers up are very bad. Especially if you cock your writs back to use them.

I used to do CAD work 10-12 hours a day and have carpal tunnel in both wrists. Had the right hand operated on and spend almost a year working left handed (much joy there) while I regenerated damaged nerves and regained most of the touch sensation in my right hand.

Proper chair, good ergonomic setup for your desk, a monitor at the right height, and plenty of short rest breaks do wonders. Avoiding long hours of mousing is also key. Some folks have found trackballs helpful as well.

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:16:59 +0000

>multitouch trackpad on an Apple laptop, then you pretty much understand the features.

Except there is no pinch to zoom which is the only feature I feel like a high end mouse does not do better than a trackpad.

By: pete

pete — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:29:17 +0000

watch out for the extensor pollicis longus tendonitis or carpal tunnel syndrome.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:21:52 +0000

I almost bought one of these at Best Buy this past weekend, but when I played with the display model on a new iMac I REALLY didn’t like the sharp edges. I’ll be interested to know if you get used to them or not.

By: derekpress

derekpress — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:21:52 +0000

I use a Logitech TrackMan Wheel as well. Three of them, in fact. I love them. Would rather have a real scroll wheel and some heft to my mouse than a small, flat, bar of soap with gimmicky scrolling that I have to move all over my desk.

By: jkkmobile

jkkmobile — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:45:43 +0000

I used to have neck and arm pains too.. I bought Logitech TrackMan Wheel and it’s all gone..

.. first days were hard but then super… Arms are relaxed as i only need to move my thumb to do stuff.

By: cr0ft

cr0ft — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:44:58 +0000

Using a laptop keyboard and screen for your daily work is a supremely bad idea for just about everybody, so good to hear you’re rectifying that. On the road there is no choice, obviously, but it is absolutely guaranteed to cause repetitive strain injury sooner or later to keep hunching over a cramped laptop keyboard every single day.

We’re all way too design and appearance focused when we are, after all, talking about tools. Nice looks is great but it’s definitely a secondary characteristic of a good workstation.