Magic Mouse - doesn't work too well
Maurice
The best Apple combo - a broken 27 iMac with a broken Magic Mouse.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10422849-263.html?tag=mncol;txt
A few people have noticed Apple's new multitouch "Magic Mouse" will
disconnect at seemingly random times. When the computer is booted the mice
connect just fine and are usable for a while; however, they will soon become
unresponsive and the "Connection Lost" icon will float at the bottom of the
screen.
When this happens, people have had mixed results with trying to get the mice
reconnected. Some have claimed that just clicking the mice will get them to
connect again, and others have mentioned tapping it on the case of their
desktop computers was how they get it to connect.
This problem appears to be with the mice losing power when movements jar the
batteries slightly. In some cases people have been able to cause the mouse
to disconnect by holding it up from the trackpad and firmly tapping on the
top side of the mouse. This suggests that slight battery movement may cause
the mice to lose power, and as such there are a couple of remedies
available:
I like the: "Wedge paper under the batteries" fix
Edwin
"Maurice" <Mauric...@aol.com> wrote in message
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This is Apple Tradition. It harkens back to the Apple III "fix..." pick
it up and drop it on your desk! LOL
Lloyd Parsons
"Edwin" <thor...@juno.com> wrote:
Note the article says a 'few' with no definition of that.
I know that mine and others that I regularly correspond with, haven't
had any issues with the Magic Mouse at all.
Steve Hix
It doesn't matter what your chosen subject, you just cannot either get
it right, or tell the whole truth, can you?
1 - Apple never suggested "pick[ing] it up and drop[ping] it on your
desk". Although it's a bit more amusing than the truth, which was to
lift the front edge of the keyboard about an inch, then releasing it.
2 - It was not, nor was it ever suggested to be a fix; it was a
workaround until the fix could be pushed out to the field.
3- As usual, you cannot bear to tell the full truth, that Apple
redesigned the motherboard to fix the problem of thermal flexing causing
some socketed chips to "walk" up out of full contact, and at no cost to
the user replaced every customer's Apple/// motherboard. That was the
fix.
No, the cheap shot, the lie for effect is more to your liking than the
truth. Always.
One would think you'd get tired of it, or eventually want to grow up,
but I guess not.
Edwin
"Steve Hix" <se...@NOSPAMmac.comINVALID> wrote in message
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>> In article <kAn0n.14156$DY5....@newsfe08.iad>,
>> "Edwin" <thor...@juno.com> wrote:
>>
>> > This is Apple Tradition. It harkens back to the Apple III "fix..."
>> > pick
>> > it up and drop it on your desk! LOL
>
> It doesn't matter what your chosen subject, you just cannot either get
> it right, or tell the whole truth, can you?
Does projecting your circumstances into me help to soothe your dark soul?
> 1 - Apple never suggested "pick[ing] it up and drop[ping] it on your
> desk". Although it's a bit more amusing than the truth, which was to
> lift the front edge of the keyboard about an inch, then releasing it.
IOW, to all but pedantic individual such as yourself, I was correct. Your
revisions do not make that way of doing things into a professional way of
solving a problem. Apple, like you, is a laughing stock over this.
> 2 - It was not, nor was it ever suggested to be a fix; it was a
> workaround until the fix could be pushed out to the field.
Now you're just making up crap again.
> 3- As usual, you cannot bear to tell the full truth, that Apple
> redesigned the motherboard to fix the problem of thermal flexing causing
> some socketed chips to "walk" up out of full contact, and at no cost to
> the user replaced every customer's Apple/// motherboard. That was the
> fix.
The real truth is the problem was caused by a bad power supply connector.
The engineer who knew the cause of the problem kept it to himself because of
a "lowly engineer" remark made by Steve Jobs.
The boards weren't replaced as you claim either. If Apple had been doing
that there would have been no need to make fools of themselves by telling
customers to drop the their computers on their desks to "fix" them.
Also, any overheating problem was caused by the incompetence of Steve Jobs
insisting on fanless computers.
> No, the cheap shot, the lie for effect is more to your liking than the
> truth. Always.
You have me confused with Steve Hix, who doesn't have the guts to answer me
directly.
> One would think you'd get tired of it, or eventually want to grow up,
> but I guess not.
You never get tired of projecting.
Edwin
"Lloyd Parsons" <lloydp...@mac.com> wrote in message
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Yes, I note that Maccies regularly attempt to dismiss a Mac problem by
claiming it rarely happens, without having any figures at all on how often
it does.
> I know that mine and others that I regularly correspond with, haven't
> had any issues with the Magic Mouse at all.
Yet another Maccie dismissing Mac problems by saying it never happens to
them. I should also be able to make 99.99% of Windows problems disappear
in a puff of smoke, if not for the double standards of this group.
Tim Murray
> Yes, I note that Maccies regularly attempt to dismiss a Mac problem by
> claiming it rarely happens, without having any figures at all on how often
> it does.
And the information you have to counter it is ... where?
Edwin
"Tim Murray" <no-...@thankyou.com> wrote in message
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I'd like to give you directions to the real world, but I have no idea how to
get from where you are to here.
Tim Murray
>
> "Tim Murray" <no-...@thankyou.com> wrote:
>> Edwin wrote:
>>> Yes, I note that Maccies regularly attempt to dismiss a Mac problem by
>>> claiming it rarely happens, without having any figures at all on how
>>> often it does.
>>
>> And the information you have to counter it is ... where?
>
> I'd like to give you directions to the real world, but I have no idea how
> to get from where you are to here.
>
I'd like to see you post some real information.
Lloyd Parsons
Tim Murray <no-...@thankyou.com> wrote:
He doesn't have any
Edwin
Your wish has been granted repeatedly.
Edwin
You have me confused with Lloyd Parsons.
Alan Baker
Lloyd Parsons <lloydp...@mac.com> wrote:
He never does...
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Snit
>>> I'd like to see you post some real information.
>>
>> He doesn't have any
>
> You have me confused with Lloyd Parsons.
I have pointed out, just today, posts where you have failed to make any
point. This does not mean you never post any real information, but you
clearly have a tendency to post without offering any real information or
anything else of value.
--
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Edwin
"Snit" <use...@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote in message
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> Edwin stated in post aEs0n.12549$w21....@newsfe17.iad on 1/4/10 1:58 PM:
>
>>>> I'd like to see you post some real information.
>>>
>>> He doesn't have any
>>
>> You have me confused with Lloyd Parsons.
>
> I have pointed out, just today, posts where you have failed to make any
> point.
You told another lie. Nobody is surprised.
> This does not mean you never post any real information, but you
> clearly have a tendency to post without offering any real information or
> anything else of value.
You have me confused with Snit.
Snit
>
> "Snit" <use...@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote in message
> news:C767A913.5C941%use...@gallopinginsanity.com...
>> Edwin stated in post aEs0n.12549$w21....@newsfe17.iad on 1/4/10 1:58 PM:
>>
>>>>> I'd like to see you post some real information.
>>>>
>>>> He doesn't have any
>>>
>>> You have me confused with Lloyd Parsons.
>>
>> I have pointed out, just today, posts where you have failed to make any
>> point.
>
> You told another lie. Nobody is surprised.
Do you need links to the posts where I have done so today?
>> This does not mean you never post any real information, but you
>> clearly have a tendency to post without offering any real information or
>> anything else of value.
>
> You have me confused with Snit.
See: you post nonsense. You do not even try to make a point.
--
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Edwin
"Alan Baker" <alang...@telus.net> wrote in message
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> In article <lloydparsons-06B7...@port80.individual.net>,
> Lloyd Parsons <lloydp...@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <hhtiho$u0c$2...@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> Tim Murray <no-...@thankyou.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Edwin wrote:
>> > >
>> > > "Tim Murray" <no-...@thankyou.com> wrote:
>> > >> Edwin wrote:
>> > >>> Yes, I note that Maccies regularly attempt to dismiss a Mac problem
>> > >>> by
>> > >>> claiming it rarely happens, without having any figures at all on
>> > >>> how
>> > >>> often it does.
>> > >>
>> > >> And the information you have to counter it is ... where?
>> > >
>> > > I'd like to give you directions to the real world, but I have no idea
>> > > how
>> > > to get from where you are to here.
>> > >
>> >
>> > I'd like to see you post some real information.
>>
>> He doesn't have any
>
> He never does...
Where "he" means "Alan Baker."
Alan Baker
Maurice
"Edwin" <thor...@juno.com> wrote in message
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It's even worse than that. Seems as if Apple's trend is to foist untested
crap on the faithful.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/185796/apples_magic_mouse_draining_bluetooth_keyboard_batteries.html
Apple's Magic Mouse is reportedly draining the batteries of Bluetooth
keyboards, according to the company's own discussion forums.
Forum members are reporting having to change batteries every week with some
debate over Apple's acknowledgement of the issue.
"I went to my local (US) Apple Store and the manager - after talking to the
folks in back - admitted that Apple was 'aware of the problem,'" reports
Stephen Hacker.
However, Michael Thomas O'Halloran based in Sydney, Australia, claims Apple
are ignoring or are unaware of the problem.
Edwin
One day scientists may discover which variety of kiwi fruit you evolved
from.