Which Wireless Mouse To Use With Tiger?

I recently bought and installed Microsofts wireless notebook mouse 4000. Never again! I had to rebuild my system as it went screwy. Basically I had a mouse the size of an elephant on the screen which rendered it impossible to do anything. PCWorld claimed it was the operating system - definately not if it were then the re-install of tiger would have been enough it was defo the mouse software.

I am using the Microsoft Laser 6000 and like it very well. I have the Intel iMac and when I first purchased the 6000 it worked only with the system features. Since then, however, Microsoft issued new 6000 software for the Mactel and now it works with all the features, including back/forward and magnify. I would also note that it allows you set global and application specific features. For example, when in Safari I use the large and small side buttons to go back and forward, when in Finder (or other app) the same buttons call up Expose' and Dashboard. Finally, if you have a larger monitor, the pointer speed is excellent. I assume the 6000 would work similarily on a Power PC iMac. Good luck!

iMac Intel Core Duo Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Keith,

I really like the Kensington products. I have long had a Kensington USB "Studio" mouse that doesn't have the thumb buttons, but it has everything else. Kensington's Mouseworks software (comes in the form of an OS X preference pane) is fantastic for customizing the buttons on an application by application basis.

Kensington make this same mouse in a wireless configuration. It doesn't have a scroll wheel, but rather a touch sensitive strip. To either side are the left and right mouse buttons, plus a smaller third button behind the "scroll pad." The Mouseworks software supports toggling between vertical and horizontal scrolling, custom "contextual" button configuration, and "chording" of the left and right buttons (gives you one extra click). There really is no better software than Mouseworks.

For my Powerbook, I have a Kensington Bluetooth PilotMouse Mini. I had to wait for the latest release of the Mouseworks software for this mouse to be supported (it worked, but I couldn't custom-configure it). I like this mouse because it is nicely textured, it is smaller than a "normal" mouse (portable), yet large enough to hold in the hand comfortably. It has a weight and feel that I really like. It isn't rechargeable, and it would require an additional Bluetooth "dongle" to work with your machine, but it is a very nice peice of equipment. With Bluetooth turned on, I only need to flip the little switch on the bottom of the mouse, then hold down the mouse button for a few seconds. It pairs up via bluetooth, and the Mouseworks software recognizes it and becomes active.

Needless to say, all of this works flawlessly in Tiger, especially with the latest version of Mouseworks. I would recommend that you give the Kensington products a good look before purchasing anything. They are somewhat more difficult to find, but they are worth the hunt.

Scott

Keith, I use the Logitech LX7 Cordless mouse (even though I have bluetooth on board). Nice construction, love the rubber side grips, quality all round. Have a look here: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/GB/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=109 18

You can either download the Logitech Control Centre for OSX which is alright. Personally I use USB Overdrive which allows more control over button functions etc. Highly recommended.

I'm just waiting for a wireless might mouse. The standard apple mouse I have just now is ok, but I miss scroll wheels, and more than one mouse button!

Let me state that I am not a fan of wireless mice of any kind. They are all problematic, in all OS's, at least more than any other hardware. That said, the one thing I am sure of is that Logitech software "plays" the best of all of them, with OS X.

Problematic ??? I don't understand,I use them on both Mac's I have without any problems (original Apple 2x and 1 Logitech as a buckup) 🙂

Adj. 1. problematic - open to doubt or debate;