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Howard Brazee wrote:

> My wife won't replace her Mighty Mouse because she hates futzing with
> batteries going bad.
>
> Her question is - how do we use a Mighty Mouse to switch between full
> screen windows?
>
> (Does she need to tab them, or is there a gesture equivalent we
> haven't figured out?)


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Howard Brazee wrote:

> My wife won't replace her Mighty Mouse because she hates futzing with
> batteries going bad.
>
> Her question is - how do we use a Mighty Mouse to switch between full
> screen windows?
>
> (Does she need to tab them, or is there a gesture equivalent we
> haven't figured out?)

The latest rumour is that Apple is phasing out the Magic Mouse (possibly
all mice) in favour of the Magic Trackpad ... hopefully a rumour that is
completely wrong.
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On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:07:13 +1200, yourname RemoveThis @yourisp.com (Your Name)
wrote:

>Howard Brazee wrote:
>
>> My wife won't replace her Mighty Mouse because she hates futzing with
>> batteries going bad.
>>
>> Her question is - how do we use a Mighty Mouse to switch between full
>> screen windows?
>>
>> (Does she need to tab them, or is there a gesture equivalent we
>> haven't figured out?)
>
>The latest rumour is that Apple is phasing out the Magic Mouse (possibly
>all mice) in favour of the Magic Trackpad ... hopefully a rumour that is
>completely wrong.

The Trackpad makes my fingertips dry. And my wife won't get a Magic
Mouse because it requires batteries. She'd rather use her Mighty
Mouse and not have to worry about dead batteries.

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Howard Brazee wrote:

> On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:07:13 +1200, yourname.RemoveThis@yourisp.com (Your Name)
> wrote:
>
> >Howard Brazee wrote:
> >
> >> My wife won't replace her Mighty Mouse because she hates futzing with
> >> batteries going bad.
> >>
> >> Her question is - how do we use a Mighty Mouse to switch between full
> >> screen windows?
> >>
> >> (Does she need to tab them, or is there a gesture equivalent we
> >> haven't figured out?)
> >
> >The latest rumour is that Apple is phasing out the Magic Mouse (possibly
> >all mice) in favour of the Magic Trackpad ... hopefully a rumour that is
> >completely wrong.
>
> The Trackpad makes my fingertips dry. And my wife won't get a Magic
> Mouse because it requires batteries. She'd rather use her Mighty
> Mouse and not have to worry about dead batteries.

Apple has a very nice package available with four rechargeable batteries
and a recharger. I use it all the time for the batteries in my keyboard,
magic mouse, and trackpad. I've purchased extra rechargeable batteries
so that all my devices are handled and there are always two batteries in
the charger.
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In article , Howard Brazee
wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:07:13 +1200, yourname.TakeThisOut@yourisp.com (Your Name)
> wrote:
> >Howard Brazee wrote:
> >
> >> My wife won't replace her Mighty Mouse because she hates futzing with
> >> batteries going bad.
> >>
> >> Her question is - how do we use a Mighty Mouse to switch between full
> >> screen windows?
> >>
> >> (Does she need to tab them, or is there a gesture equivalent we
> >> haven't figured out?)
> >
> >The latest rumour is that Apple is phasing out the Magic Mouse (possibly
> >all mice) in favour of the Magic Trackpad ... hopefully a rumour that is
> >completely wrong.
>
> The Trackpad makes my fingertips dry. And my wife won't get a Magic
> Mouse because it requires batteries. She'd rather use her Mighty
> Mouse and not have to worry about dead batteries.

The latest update to that rumour is that Apple is NOT discontinuing the
Magic Mouse, but replacing it with a newer version that allows for more
Lion gestures.

The Magic Trackpad also requires batteries. The problem with trackpads is
that they are less accurate than a mouse due to human beings having "fat
fingers" compared to a laser light's greater accuracy. For most people
it's not a big enough difference to worry about - you can still position
the arrow on the screen well enough to click on icons, etc., but for
designers a mouse (and often a graphics tablet with a stylus) are a much
better choice.


The other problem with wireless mice is that the batteries add extra
weight, often making them feel slugish and heavy (I haven't use a Magic
Mouse long enough to know for sure, but the Wireless Mighty Mouse was
horrible).

You can get a charging pad for the Magic Mouse. You replace the standard
batteries with an induction pack, and the mouse is charged by simply
placing it on top of the small induction pad (which is plugged into a wall
socket or USB port) ... as long as you remember to put the mouse back
there of course.

Apparently Apple and others are looking at using magnetic resonance to
charge wireless devices, so the mouse / trackpad would be charged simply
by being within the 1m (for example) range from the computer. Supposedly
such a techinique is "safe", but then nobody actually uses it yet, so they
don't really know that.
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Gerry wrote:

> In article ,
> Howard Brazee wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:07:13 +1200, yourname RemoveThis @yourisp.com (Your Name)
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Howard Brazee wrote:
> > >
> > >> My wife won't replace her Mighty Mouse because she hates futzing with
> > >> batteries going bad.
> > >>
> > >> Her question is - how do we use a Mighty Mouse to switch between full
> > >> screen windows?
> > >>
> > >> (Does she need to tab them, or is there a gesture equivalent we
> > >> haven't figured out?)
> > >
> > >The latest rumour is that Apple is phasing out the Magic Mouse (possibly
> > >all mice) in favour of the Magic Trackpad ... hopefully a rumour that is
> > >completely wrong.
> >
> > The Trackpad makes my fingertips dry. And my wife won't get a Magic
> > Mouse because it requires batteries. She'd rather use her Mighty
> > Mouse and not have to worry about dead batteries.
>
> Apple has a very nice package available with four rechargeable batteries
> and a recharger.

Six batteries, actually (two come in the charger, two pairs of spares).

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC500LL/A

> I use it all the time for the batteries in my keyboard, magic mouse, and
> trackpad. I've purchased extra rechargeable batteries so that all my
> devices are handled and there are always two batteries in the charger.

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