Apple Magic Mouse.. - Page 3

Hondamaker · 10-30-2009, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Youngbinks

I was able to get the Magic Mouse today from Apple but I've already run into a few problems. For one, the scrolling doesn't work, at all. It said that until 10.6.2 is released that variable scrolling wouldn't be available, but I have none at all. Nor do I have the other capabilities such as swiping or zooming.

Sounds like you got a bad one. Send it back, let us know when you get a replacement.

Mickeylittle · 10-30-2009, 01:27 PM

Fedex delivered my magic mouse about an hour ago and all I have is the left and right click functions. There is no scrolling whatsoever. I click on settings-mouse and only have the tracking speed and double click speed. It is recognized as an apple wireless mouse. If I plug the wired mouse in then it adds the scrolling speed adjustment as well.

I clicked on software updates and there are 2, one for itunes to 9.0.2 and one for the wireless mouse. But it keeps saying that my user name/password are incorrect. I opened itunes and downloaded an app and it sure took my user name/password for that. I've tried this several times and rebooted 3 times as well. Any ideas?

Youngbinks · 10-30-2009, 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by Hondamaker

Sounds like you got a bad one. Send it back, let us know when you get a replacement.

Originally Posted by Mickeylittle

Fedex delivered my magic mouse about an hour ago and all I have is the left and right click functions. There is no scrolling whatsoever. I click on settings-mouse and only have the tracking speed and double click speed. It is recognized as an apple wireless mouse. If I plug the wired mouse in then it adds the scrolling speed adjustment as well.

I clicked on software updates and there are 2, one for itunes to 9.0.2 and one for the wireless mouse. But it keeps saying that my user name/password are incorrect. I opened itunes and downloaded an app and it sure took my user name/password for that. I've tried this several times and rebooted 3 times as well. Any ideas?

After messing around with the mouse a bit last night I finally got it work after having the same problems you're having. Make sure that you go into the BlueTooth options and that it says Connected to the MagicMouse. Once it is connected, restart the computer and then you should be able to do the software update. I was able to do it on mine after getting a, "You must run OS X 10.6.2 or higher" for about 10 tries.

After another restart upon installing the update I got the scrolling and everything to work just fine.

Mickeylittle · 10-30-2009, 02:39 PM

It was my fault as I was putting in my itunes password and not my imac password.

So I shut the mac down and removed the regular mouse. Then I switched the magic mouse on and turned the mac on. Upon bootup the bluetooth box opened asking about a new device, found it, and paired with it. I clicked on settings and mouse and still no scroll so I clicked on software updates and it found a wireless mouse update. I installed and restarted and now I have scroll.

I had surgery Monday and am pretty tired so it's nap time. I'll try to report back on how I like it later.

Mickeylittle · 10-30-2009, 06:25 PM

I love the one finger flick for scroll, it's very smooth. I haven't figured out the zoom or side to side flicking yet so I'll watch the video again. I can press down anywhere on the left side for a left mouse click but it seems harder to press on the crown or even the back of the mouse where the hand usually rests so I imaging I'll keep clicking where I always have. So far it's a nice wireless mouse, $69 nice, the jury is still out!

Cjvdh · 10-30-2009, 11:37 PM

Yeah I am really loving the new Magic mouse I am still trying to get used to it right now its actually a little heavier than what I had originally thought.

acosmichippo · 11-03-2009, 02:55 AM

just picked one up tonight. My feeling is the tech has great potential, but needs to develop more. I was hoping more for an iphone-like interface with my computer (i.e. pinch zooming in Safari and Finder), as well as the other gestures used on the macbook trackpads (like 4-finger swipes for expose). The scrolling is very nice.

Also, none of the touch gestures work in bootcamp.

So as it is now, there's just no way i can give up my Logitech MX1000 for it, but hopefully with future software updates, they may be able to add more functionality or customizeability.

Mickeylittle · 11-07-2009, 12:21 AM

I haven't tried the MX1000 so I don't know but I do know, I love this mouse! Pretty much all I use it for is scrolling and clicking. I haven't gotten into the zooming or side to side flicking pages stuff so I'm just using it as a basic mouse. It is also the coolest looking mouse on this planet!

Hondamaker · 11-22-2009, 07:38 PM

Just got my Magic Mouse. This thing is sweeeet!