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MagicPrefs: don't use a Magic Mouse without it!
If you're using Apple's latest and greatest little peripheral, the Magic Mouse, you don't want to be without MagicPrefs. Our good friends over at TUAW stumbled on this free and extremely useful utility that gives you control over every aspect of your mouse experience. From adjusting your tracking speed to assigning functions to buttons and gestures, MagicPrefs has you covered.Because the Magic Mouse's main selling point is its versatility, MagicPrefs covers a lot of ground in terms of clicks, taps, swipes, pinches and drags. You can assign functions to practically anything, even three and four-finger clicks and taps. On top of assigning standard keyboard commands, you can also make your mouse activate hot corner functions like Exposé, so you never have to drag your cursor to a corner again.
Apple should build something like MagicPrefs into the Finder, because you're really not getting the most out of your Magic Mouse without it.
[via TUAW]
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Subscribe to commentsluckyrajaJan 2nd 2010 12:45PM
Also, try BetterTouchTool. I found Magicprefs had some quirks going back and forth between the magic mouse and the touchpad that BTT avoids.
Bob BalinorJan 2nd 2010 2:10PM
I second the recommendation of BetterTouchTool.
Myst ExodusJan 2nd 2010 5:36PM
Agreed. I too prefer BetterTouchTool.
gaborJan 3rd 2010 8:35AM
I would use a Magic Mouse under windows. What is your experience?
Paul RyanJan 2nd 2010 6:39PM
Hmm. It seems the middle and right click cease to work when you're resting more than one finger on the mouse. You have to lift up your other finger (or two, in my case) every time you right or middle click. That's a problem.
KeegdnaBJan 3rd 2010 10:12PM
I think the better title would be "don't use a Magic Mouse"
Seriously, who thought that was a good idea from an ergonomics point