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Friday September 2, 2005 1:22 pm
Apple iMac and Mighty Mouse Are Upsetting Me
What the heck, yo? I picked up a Mac mini and a PowerBook over the past few months, and both worked so well that I decided to drop $2,000 on a new iMac G5 to use as my main work computer. Not even a couple of weeks out of the box, and it is already giving me strife. Hooked up to it is my Mighty Mouse, which when connected to the PowerBook, worked flawlessly. Now I use it with the iMac, and the cursor jumps to the corners of the screen at random, even if I am in the middle of clicking or dragging something. I just finished running all sorts of utilities to get the iMac back into the stable world, as all programs just stopped functioning - and the Finder couldn’t be restarted. So I repaired permissions, and repaired the volume, and finally the iMac is back up to snuff…I think. The annoying-as-hell Mighty Mouse problem still remains. I have tried using the thing with two different mousepads, as well as without one. Still, no dice. If I could get this mouse working correctly, that would so solve a bunch of my troubles.
Anyone out there with a similar Mighty Mouse experience?
EDIT: Wow - it looks like the culprit of the iMac crash was the BlogAds.com order page. Everything works fine until I go there. In fact, right after I wrote the original post, I went there again, and as soon as I did, my monitor went a bit dim, and OS X told me that I needed to hold down my power button to reboot in about five different languages. Come on, Henry, let’s get that fixed. In other news, my mouse is still acting ridiculously stupid.
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Man, and I thought people bitched alot about Windows.
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what browser? i’m using firefox (deerpark) and nothing happened on my powerbook.
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Actually, I am in Safari 2.0.1 (412.5).
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still nothing. maybe you should consider reformatting. or maybe it is a problem with safari on the g5. also might wanna try another browser.
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i got the same whit some logitech mouse
on mac and pc
it feels to me it is more mouse related
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oh yeah i forgot about the mouse problem. sometimes that happens to me too, but only on my powerbook’s mouse. i haven’t had it happen on my mini. usually it happens after waking my powerbook from sleep mode. but if i just give it a few minutes (don’t touch the mouse at all) the problem disappears. i have a 1.3ghz powerbook so it doesn’t have that fancy scroll feature.
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I had this same problem with an iMac optical mouse. I solved it by using a solid color mousepad. A woodgrain surface or multicolored mousepad can have these kinds of problems.
Anyways, that’s what did it for me.
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All I can say is, any time I have ever had any problem (which is really rare) with my 12” PowerBook G4, or my 17” iMac G5, all i did was go online and sign in to the genius bar with my complaint. By the time I drive to the apple store, its my turn and a genius solves the problem. I have never left the apple store without a problem solved. I dont care about asking someone else for help, and those guys KNOW EVERYTHING. If they dont, then they call you back with the answer after they research it. But I would say you have a faulty mouse because my mighty mouse has worked perfectly since purchase date. Hope that helps. Apple has great customer service, dont be afraid to use it…
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Just Listen To The 95% Of Windows User And Make The Switch Back. It Sounds Like You Were Going Though A Emotional Break Down Just Because Of A Damn Mouse.
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Quote “Just Listen To The 95% Of Windows User And Make The Switch Back. It Sounds Like You Were Going Though A Emotional Break Down Just Because Of A Damn Mouse.”
The reason he sounded like he was breaking down because of a mouse is because that’s like a major thing that happens.
A major thing that happens with Windows is a full system failure because SP2 isn’t compatible with WinOS programs.
I would rather breakdown because of a jumpy mouse than breakdown because my computer is broken.
Anywho, the jumpy mouse problem most likely is your mousepad. I have a Pro Wireless and a Mighty Mouse and both seem to have trouble with woodgrained surfaces and other multicolored surfaces. The best results come from a straight colored non-gel surface.
My G5 has never given me a problem that five minutes of finagling didn’t fix. My PC gave me nothing but grief.
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Also make sure there’s no hair in your mouse’s lens.
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