Tag Archives: Magic Mouse

BetterTouchTool

by thomasfitzgerald on 11. Dec, 2009 in Apple, Mac, Software

Following up my earlier review of the magic mouse, and thanks to Don in the comments for pointing it out, BetterTouchTool is a small application for OS X that gives you a third mouse click with the Magic Mouse. It does more than that though. It allows you to do all sorts of custom gestures. For example, now If I put my whole hand on the mouse for a second it brings up the application switcher, and swiping down with two fingers is the equivalent of hitting the end key. It’s pretty cool and worth checking out if you have a magic mouse.

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Some Random Thoughts on Apple’s Fall Product Launch

by thomasfitzgerald on 21. Oct, 2009 in Apple, Mac, Technology

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I’m really impressed with Apple’s product launches yesterday. I don’t ever recall Apple launching so many products in one day before. Even when they used to launch stuff during Macworld Expo. They’ve really out done themselves with this one. Here’s everything that they brought out yesterday:

  1. New iMacs
  2. New Mac Mini
  3. Mac Mini Server
  4. New Magic Mouse
  5. New MacBook
  6. New Remote
  7. Updated Airport Express
  8. Updated Time Capsule
  9. Updated Wireless Keyboard  

I think that’s everything. That’s a pretty impressive amount of products to reveal in one go for Apple. Then there’s the way in which they launched everything. No fan fare, no media event, just a store update and some press releases. Considering far less was launched at the september “music event” this seems odd, but then in a way it was better. I like the way they did this. It seems like a stronger, more grown up, and more confident way to launch products than having to do everything with a big gala event. What I really liked too was the numerous videos explaining the new products. In many ways these filled in what would have been said at a launch event, and undoubtedly saved the company a lot of money

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