December 2, 2011
In its most basic form, the mouse is a rather simple piece of equipment. It has a sensor for determining position, and two or three buttons. Your typical Windows desktop PC doesn’t ship with a mouse more complex than this. Is all of this stuff useful, or just a way to charge you more? Let’s find out.
November 28, 2011
Part of becoming a true power user is minimizing the number of long and exhausting reaches you go for between your keyboard and mouse. We’ve shared all sorts of keyboard tricks with you before, but Fingertips is a Windows software that can really shift your stance on productive application launching. I didn’t know what I was missing until I downloaded and tried it.
October 14, 2011
There are two types of computer users – those who navigate their machine primarily using keyboard shortcuts, and those of us who rarely move our hand off our mouse or trackpad. Pros and cons for can be made for both methods, but if you’re a mouse user, you get to pick from several powerful utilities designed to make clicking and hand gestures go way beyond Apple’s default settings and features.
October 10, 2011
The world is divided into two: keyboard lovers and mouse lovers. If you’re a mouse lover and always wished you could do everything with it (on your computer, anyway), it might be time to try some gestures tools. Take your pick from the list below and enjoy a new way to move your body even less while using the computer.
August 5, 2011
Have you noticed sometimes that your Mac cursor jumps around all over the place? One minute you’re typing away and the next minute it’s highlighting random text or typing from somewhere completely unexpected. If you have this problem, you’ll know it’s a huge pain.
July 27, 2011
If you work at your Mac throughout the day, you no doubt perform countless clicks with your mouse or trackpad. Unless you’re a heavy keyboard shortcut user, you probably spend lots of time clicking to open applications, close windows, download webpages, and more. This week, we’ve got 25 copies of DwellClick to give away.
July 20, 2011
When it comes to using the computer, there are essentially two groups of people: those that always have their hands on the keyboard and are obsessed with keyboard shortcuts and those that do everything technically possible with the mouse. If you belong to the latter group, this article is for you.
July 6, 2011
Apple‘s upcoming OS Lion trackpad and mouse gestures don’t compare to what BetterTouchTool and another similar application, MagicPrefs, have to offer. These applications are for Mac users who find Apple‘s default click, tap, and two-finger scrolling gestures too limiting for their needs. MagicPrefs is a free offering that you might want to try.
March 29, 2011
Keyboard shortcuts are a well known strategy to cut a few corners and avoid navigating menus while working on the computer. Often, however, your hands are not on the keyboard and it would be much more practical if you could do similar tricks with your mouse.
February 23, 2011
If you’re a new or intermediate user of a Mac, you may not have discovered all the hidden features and other controls you can perform by using the Control key on your keyboard, or the Secondary Click button on a multi-button mouse. Control-clicking brings up various contextual menus of items, depending on if you click [...]
