The Mighty Mouse that came with the iMac sucks so it was promptly replaced by the black and gray standard Dell mouse which worked flawlessly. I’ll have to try the Mighty Mouse someday when I’m not too busy at work on the computer. The Dock is a joy to use (or just watch) and the tray icons well-designed. On the Desktop, pressing F10 tiles the windows, letting you choose which one you’d like to display in front. Press F11 and they are all tucked away, revealing only the Desktop. Finally, pressing F12 (on clicking on the wheel of the mouse) brings on the Dashboard with its many widgets (mini-apps for a specific task). You can choose from a number of default widgets to display. On my Desktop, I have the Dictionary, Translation, Weather, Clock, Date, Stickies and Calculator. These are very convenient programs. To access the calculator on my Windows PC, for example, I have to navigate through the succession of folders on the Start menu. On the Mac, a press of a key will do this instantly.
4 Responses to "Migrating to the Mac: Desktop and mouse"
1 | Elber
I’m a PC user, but I have to agree with a lot of the points you made about Macs. I’m probably migrating too - especially now that I also have the option to dual-boot.
Anyway, I got my hands on the Mighty Mouse, and I didn’t have any trouble with it. What problems are you having with it? If it has something to do with right-clicking, I suggest you lift your pointer finger off the mouse when you want to right-click. If it’s something else, or if you don’t want to lift a finger to right-click, then maybe you should stick to other mice on the market.
2 | brb
January 23rd, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Hey, thanks for dropping by. 
I think Apple went overboard and designed the Mighty Mouse to be pleasant on the eyes and not on the hand. Of course, longtime Mac users might disagree. The boring Dell mouse I have here is gentler on the palm. The Microsoft standard mouse is much gentler still. The problem with this particular Mighty Mouse is the scroll wheel; it seems at times to get stuck.
You’re right, dual booting is nice, but I’m more interested in running Windows on Parallels. This article is on Digg right now: Windows on the Mac changes everything.
3 | Elber
I’m wondering how running that Parallels software will affect performance. Having two OS’s running at the same time must be pretty taxing on your system. I do like the idea though.
As for Apple going overboard, they do tend to do that. They have a tendency to sacrifice functionality for aesthetics. Heck, the iMac is a perfect example. Yes, I know the iMac won’t be as pretty when it has several cables snaking away from the back of the monitor, but three measly USB ports?!? I know people who have to use two hubs just for all their peripherals on the iMac.
4 | brb
January 24th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
Personally, I think I’d only be running XP (no interest in Vista at the moment) in very exceptional cases, not everyday. I wouldn’t worry too much about the speed unless I’m doing graphics or serious games.
Yes, two of the three USB ports at the back of the iMac are already used by the printer and the keyboard (and one of the two ports on the keyboard itself is used by the mouse). So that leaves me with only two free ports left. I don’t know, I don’t think I need more although the more the better I guess. The free port at the back of the iMac would probably be connected to an external hard drive (or should I use a Firewire port for that?) and the free port on the keyboard for my dSLR. I’m quickly running out of free ports.
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