Reviewer Mark A. Kellner (washingtontimes.com) calls the new Magic Mouse “transformative,†“supereasy and very fast,†and “really, really worth it.†Kellner concludes: “After decades of using computer input devices, I think this is the finest mouse ever.â€
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OpenOffice Mouse Offers 18 Programmable Buttons
November 9th, 2009 |
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A mouse from OpenOffice.org and WarMouse, retailing for $75, offers 18 programmable buttons and default profiles for the five core OpenOffice.org applications.
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A computer mouse designed by WarMouse, in collaboration with
OpenOffice.org, will feature 18 programmable buttons and is designed for a variety
of software applications, including Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD,
Microsoft Office, and OpenOffice. In addition the mouse, called th…
OpenOffice Mouse Offers 18 Programmable Buttons
November 9th, 2009 |
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A mouse from OpenOffice.org and WarMouse, retailing for $75, offers 18 programmable buttons and default profiles for the five core OpenOffice.org applications.
– A computer mouse designed by WarMouse, in collaboration with OpenOffice.org,
will feature 18 programmable buttons and is designed for a variety of software
applications, including Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and
OpenOffice. In addition the mouse, called the OOMouse, includ…
Apple Polishes Mac Line, Conjures Up Multitouch Magic Mouse
October 21st, 2009 |
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Apple refreshed three of its popular computers #151the all-in-one iMac, the 13.3-inch MacBook and the sans-screen, 2.9-pound Mac mini #151as well as introduced a brand new way of thinking about the mouse. The streamlined, white Magic Mouse is the worlds first with multitouch technology. It will ship with the iMac and can be purchased separately for $69. All three Macs are now faster, offer more storage and an improved user experience, are Energy Star 5.0 compliant and come with the “Snow Leopard” operating system.
The introductions came a day after Apple, amidst a PC market only gently getting back on its feet, blew away analyst expectations by announcing quarterly profits of $1.67 billion #151a number that reflected the 3.05 million Macs that Apple sold in the quarter.By Michelle Maisto
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Apple Updates MacBook, iMac, Mac Mini and Introduces Magic Mouse
October 20th, 2009 |
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Apple, already on top of the world after announcing revenues that blew past analyst predictions, further encourages a successful holiday shopping season with updates to its MacBook, iMac and Mac Mini and the debut of the super Magic Mouse.
– A day after Apple
posted quarterly profits of $1.67 billion on Oct. 19, amid an otherwise
still faltering PC market, the computer maker announced updates to several of
its products, offering consumers seemingly unneeded purchasing motivation
heading into the holiday shopping season.
Apple’s…
Apple Introduces Magic Mouse
October 20th, 2009 |
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Today Apple introduced the new wireless Magic Mouse, the first mouse to use Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch technology. Pioneered on iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads, Multi-Touch allows customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures. Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface. Magic Mouse comes standard with the new iMac and will be available as a Mac accessory at just $69.
Walt Disney buys Marvel Entertainment: Of mouse and X-Men
September 3rd, 2009 |
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Will Disney’s latest acquisition prove as Marvellous as it appears?
NOT even the combined powers of Spiderman, Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, Captain America and the X-Men could keep The Mouse at bay. On August 31st Walt Disney announced it was buying Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, just days after the comic-book publisher had celebrated 70 glorious years of independence, during which it had created many of the most famous cartoon characters not invented by Disney itself.
In fact, Marvel did not put up much of a fight, accepting what most analysts think was a generous price. Disney will get access both to Marvel’s creative minds and—potentially far more valuable in an age when familiar stories rule the box office—an archive containing around 5,000 established characters, only a fraction of which have yet made the move from paper to the silver screen. …
Spider-Man joins Mickey Mouse as Disney buys Marvel
September 1st, 2009 |
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Move over Mickey Mouse, the X-Men are moving in. The Walt Disney Co. announced on Monday it had agreed to add the X-Men, Iron Man and Spider-Man to its vast cast of characters with a surprise agreement to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. for some $4bn. The deal, Disney’s biggest since its
Sony launches Vaio W series: netbook @ Rs.29,990 in India
August 7th, 2009 |
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Coming out with its first ‘netbook’, Sony has released the Vaio W series in India.
The series sports an isolated keyboard with responsive and handy keys that make it very comfortable to use. Further, the cautiously designed touchpad and mouse keys make it functional and mouse movements all the more easy to control.
The W series comes [...]
Scientists move closer to making replacement bones using stem cell technology
July 27th, 2009 |
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Imperial College London scientists claim that they have moved a step closer to making replacement bones for patients with damaged or fractured bones using stem cell technology.
The researchers say that they compared “bone-like†materials grown from three different commonly used clinically relevant cell types, and found significant differences between the quality of bone-like material that [...]
Modest Mouse New EP
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Modest Mouse To Release No One’s First, And You’re Next EP On August 4
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Modest Mouse has announced they will release No One’s
First, And You’re Next on August 4. This new EP contains eight songs,
six of which were recently released as limited edition 7″ vinyl singles.
Also included on the EP is “King Rat” which was a limited promo-only 7″
single free with the purchase of We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
in 2007 and “I’ve Got It All (Most)” which was the b-side to the “Float
On” single in 2004 and is currently out of print. The vinyl version of
No One’s First, And You’re Next will be available on August 18.
No One’s First, And You’re Next track listing:
1. Satellite Skin
2. Guilty Cocker Spaniels
3. Autumn Beds
4. The Whale Song
5. Perpetual Motion Machine
6. History Sticks To Your Feet
7. King Rat
8. I’ve Got It All (Most)
Modest Mouse Tour Dates:
08/17/09 Mon Halifax Forum Halifax, NS
08/19/09 Wed Metropolis Montreal, QC
08/20/09 Thu The Ale House Kingston, ON
08/21/09 Fri The Sound Academy Toronto, ON
08/22/09 Sat The Sound Academy Toronto, ON
08/24/09 Mon Lifestyle Communities Pavilion Columbus, OH
08/25/09 Tue Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
08/28/09 Fri San Diego Street Scene San Diego, CA
08/29/09 Sat The Grove Of Anaheim Anaheim, CA
08/30/09 Sun Outside Lands Festival San Francisco, CA
09/01/09 Tue In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
09/02/09 Wed The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
09/03/09 Thu Alberta Bair Theatre Billings, MT
09/04/09 Fri The Wilma Theatre Missoula, MT
09/05/09 Sat Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA
09/07/09 Mon Bumbershoot Festival Seattle, WA
09/09/09 Wed Pipeline Cafe Honolulu, HI
12/11/09 Fri Butlins Holiday Centre Minehead, GB
Mac OS X Tip: Keep applications in the Dock
July 20th, 2009 |
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If you use an application all the time, there’s no need to navigate to the Applications folder whenever you want to use it. Mac OS X Leopard lets you keep frequently used applications in the Dock, where you can launch them with a mouse click. And in today’s Quick Tip, you’ll find out how easy it is to add aliases of your favorite applications to the Dock. Take a look.