Macs In Life

I have always been a fan of trackballs for input. So when Apple released the Magic Trackpad I was intrigued. Oddly enough, I have never really warmed up to the trackpad on notebook computers. I think that it’s the small area that gives me issues. A small motion on the pad corresponds to a huge onscreen movement. But the offering from apple isn’t so dainty. Roughly a 5 inch square. This seems to correspond to the same area that I tend to use a mouse in, so the gestures are equitable in my head. The design is sleek, brushed aluminum that matches my iMac. So I bought one. After syncing it to my Mac it still didn’t work. Whoops, download the update. Now it works flawlessly. I coupled it with the ever present Better-Touch-Tool. Amazing!!! It will do everything that I could ever need. Much better for me than a mouse, even my Magic Mouse. Now, this is where I have to say that I don’t do any video, graphic, or sound editing. Although I think that the trackpad would work just fine for a normal user like me, like all devices of this type, I’m not sure if it has a fine enough touch to handle any editing at the pro level. We’ll let Jeff play around with it and see if it will pass his test. I doubt it since his weapon of choice is a Wacom.