I really love Apple's Magic Trackpad -- wireless, nice big glass surface, inertial scrolling in both directions, multi-touch gesture support, and *much* less wrist strain since I only need to move my fingers (instead of pushing a lump of plastic around all day). When I have to go back to a traditional mouse I hate it. I always liked the idea of trackballs (for similar reasons) but in practice never found one that worked for me. The Magic Trackpad turned out to be the perfect solution, for my own needs at least.
Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On 7 Apr 2011, at 4:31 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: > > (currently using a macbook pro) > > my devices seem to be both kacking out on me at the same time, so it looks > like i will soon be in the market for new ones. am quite happy wth what i > have at present, but am up for hearing about different setups as well. > > > i am currently packing a: > > 1) macally iKey USB extended keyboard (was about 80 bucks i think) with 5' > cable and numpad - big and loud but love the tactile quality of this baby and > the larger layout, which i find nicer and easier to use than smaller models > http://lowendmac.com/usb/ikey.shtml > - sometimes seems to intermittently hold keys (actually i only notice this in > finale when using metatools...) and now randomly stops working entirely, but > waiting or rebooting solves this prob > > 2) logitech M-BA47 ergonomic mouse (also cost something above 50 bucks as i > recall) with individually programmable L/R buttons, scroll wheel (3rd button) > and thumb button > http://www.tcocd.de/Pictures/Peripheral/Logitech/mba47.shtml > - i have to press and hold the L button hard for it to work now (serious PITA > when dragging items, they get released too soon) and seems to have a prob > either with the cabling or plug, as it freezes sometimes (i clean the rollers > and mousepad regularly, this is not the prob), and shaking the cable usually > makes it work again... > > > i really don't mind *not* having wireless, i unplug everything from the > dumbputer when i need to be mobile and recently travelled a month without > really needing it (well, no finale work in that time :-) ). and i generally > don't like apple's external devices... > > any suggestions appreciated. > > PS as i finish this message they are working again properly... > grrrrrrrrrrrrrr. > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
