http://nathanbowers.com/design/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/ Demystifying design and technology Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:57:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://nathanbowers.com/design/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/#comment-14 David Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:44:36 +0000 http://nathanbowers.com/2007/05/31/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/#comment-14 Oh, it's awesome. For gaming, I preferred my Logitech G7, but this is a laser mouse with probably 800-1000 DPI... It's great enough for normal computer work (and much better than the opticals), but I wouldn't completely trust it on heavy FPS gaming. I use it on some RPG and RTS games and it works just fine. I only wish it were bluetooth, but it is nice being able to use it on my Mac at home and PC at work with little problem (the dongle storage simply is genius). Oh, it’s awesome. For gaming, I preferred my Logitech G7, but this is a laser mouse with probably 800-1000 DPI… It’s great enough for normal computer work (and much better than the opticals), but I wouldn’t completely trust it on heavy FPS gaming. I use it on some RPG and RTS games and it works just fine. I only wish it were bluetooth, but it is nice being able to use it on my Mac at home and PC at work with little problem (the dongle storage simply is genius).

]]> http://nathanbowers.com/design/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/#comment-10 Nathan Bowers Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:40:40 +0000 http://nathanbowers.com/2007/05/31/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/#comment-10 Thanks for the info David. How do you like the VX's sample rate and accuracy? Thanks for the info David. How do you like the VX’s sample rate and accuracy?

]]> http://nathanbowers.com/design/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/#comment-9 David Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:11:38 +0000 http://nathanbowers.com/2007/05/31/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/#comment-9 I was in the same Mac Mouse predicament several months ago, and found a solution I don't regret in the least: the Logitech VX Revolution. I didn't want a mouse dongle, but seriously, the way they did it is brilliant. The dongle stores inside the mouse when transporting, and removing the dongle from the mouse activates the "connect" mode so you don't have to fool with connecting the mouse. It runs about 30-40 days on a single AA battery (at about 12 hours/day). It has a configurable flywheel for the scroll wheel, and a useless "zoom" feature that I reconfigured to activate Dashboard and Expose. Plus, side-side scrolling, back/forward buttons, etc. Seriously, it's the best mouse I've had for my Mac. The only thing lacking is the Logitech software which seems rather bungled for mac, but it seems to accomplish the job well enough to not make me angry. Not to mention, I also take the mouse to work every day for my PC, and it works great there too. Best $50 on a mouse I've ever spent. I was in the same Mac Mouse predicament several months ago, and found a solution I don’t regret in the least: the Logitech VX Revolution. I didn’t want a mouse dongle, but seriously, the way they did it is brilliant. The dongle stores inside the mouse when transporting, and removing the dongle from the mouse activates the “connect” mode so you don’t have to fool with connecting the mouse. It runs about 30-40 days on a single AA battery (at about 12 hours/day). It has a configurable flywheel for the scroll wheel, and a useless “zoom” feature that I reconfigured to activate Dashboard and Expose. Plus, side-side scrolling, back/forward buttons, etc. Seriously, it’s the best mouse I’ve had for my Mac. The only thing lacking is the Logitech software which seems rather bungled for mac, but it seems to accomplish the job well enough to not make me angry. Not to mention, I also take the mouse to work every day for my PC, and it works great there too. Best $50 on a mouse I’ve ever spent.

]]> http://nathanbowers.com/design/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/#comment-2 Doug Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:42:36 +0000 http://nathanbowers.com/2007/05/31/mighty-mouse-doesnt-save-the-day-diagram-of-my-budget-kvm-solution/#comment-2 Great review! "Precise mousing" is my new favorite phrase of the day Great review!
“Precise mousing” is my new favorite phrase of the day

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