Yeah, that’s slightly more negative than my usual hook, but I just can’t help myself. While I didn’t mind the Mighty Mouse so much, enjoying the click and the scroll-ball on top, this new attempt to re-vitalize the mouse misses the mark on concepts that ought to be a given considering we’ve used a mouse for a few decades now. Namely, Apple completely overlooks ergonomics, usability, and customization. The low-profile aesthetic may look nice, but it feels awful after using it for a while. While the touch gestures seemed neat on paper, two-finger swiping left and right for forward and back in browsers is painful as you contort your hand into a freakish little gremlin claw to perform the action. Finally, with a full-touch surface, so much more could’ve been done in the settings to allow user-defined actions in different apps. It could be that a forthcoming patch rectifies some of this, but as it stands the shiny Apple design doesn’t do much to offset the steep price and questionable feature set. If you absolutely need a nice wireless mouse and can get over not having the shiny Apple logo resting beneath your palm, check out the Logitech Performance Mouse MX. It’s still pretty pricey, but more configurable and it doesn’t leave you feeling like you’ve contracted carapal tunnel after five minutes of use.
Hands On: The Magic Mouse Sucks
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So the reason for the Apple store suspiciously going down the other day has finally been revealed- a whole slew of updates to Macintosh hardware and some snazzy new products! Granted, analysts had predicted for a while that there would be some new products forthcoming this October, but it’s nice to see them finally come out. Because 
That’s right boys and girls, with 
Okay, so this might not be as helpful and informative as how to delete files, shortcuts or how to right-click, but it’s a novel trick that will astonish your friends (hopefully) and keep you entertained. If using a Mac, by holding option-shift-K you’ll create a cute little apple symbol. I know it’s probably lame but I wanted to contribute to the Mac Noob series and this is the best I’ve got. 
Well boys and girls, the hour is getting ever nearer for Apple to finally release OS X Snow Leopard next month and Amazon is confident enough that they’ve gone ahead and allowed us all to preorder it. Remember, if you’re an existing Leopard user, 
Why yes, that is a Jinx reference, thank you for noticing! A couple of weeks ago I started this series that is aimed only at noobs unfamiliar with the Mac. I was going to post my first impressions of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel, but since I’m working on a few other posts right now I figured I’d save that for later this week after I’ve spent more time with it. Now, down to business for this quasi-instructional post.