To work atMacworldis to live with the recognition that even the most innocent conversation about technology can breed an argument that redact the Lincoln - Douglas debates seem like a pocket-size difference of opinion over semantics . That happened to me Tuesday when we were discussing the news that Apple expel a wireless version of its multi - button Mighty Mouse . The topic of this conflict for the long time ? What ’s good : a barrage - powered Bluetooth mouse or one with a tying up station ? Discretion prevents me from uncover the names of which colleague , but several editor program seemed to argue that docking stations were more effective than battery - tycoon .
To which I react : As if .
Their argument centered around the battery usage , and I will acknowledge that old Bluetooth mice were a tad rough on batteries . But that ’s not the case anymore . I go a farseeing meter between assault and battery modification and I use my mouse all day long .
Besides , what happens when your docking mouse dies ? Are you just supposed to stop working until it recharges ? Even if I do have to change the battery in my Bluetooth mouse , I can just keep on go after switch in new batteries .
Yes , I eff there is the problem of having a invariant supply of batteries , but with two kids in the house having enough batteries around is n’t much of a business .
And the raw Bluetooth Mighty Mouse induce this even more of a debatable point , thanks to a clever approach to power consumption . If you search at Apple’sMighty Mouse Sir Frederick Handley Page , you might acknowledge that the companionship says the input equipment run “ world power from one or two AA barrage . ” I called Apple to find out out the reason for that inexact figure . It turn out the Mighty Mouse will run just fine with only one battery . However , if you put two batteries in , the computer mouse will habituate one until it drop below the power level of the 2nd battery ; then , the mouse switches over to the second battery and will continue to run until both batteries are dead .
I presently habituate Apple ’s single - push button Bluetooth computer mouse with a Mac miniskirt associate to my television . I do n’t often need a mouse , but every once in a while I need to set up an update , download some euphony , or mount a drive — trivial material that nevertheless necessitate the consumption of a mouse .
I have my Bluetooth computer mouse and keyboard gather away beside my favorite chair and get out them out when ask — it ’s very commodious . Since I am more probable to just throw the mouse beside my chair than put it aside , I ca n’t imagine I would think of — or care to — get up and park it in my docking station . ( Not to mention how worthless that would calculate in my home theater adjust up ) .
uncollectible yet , even if I do remember to put it in the docking facility , I undertake you there is no way my kids would ever remember to do it — you could bear there and turn red in the aspect and theystillwouldn’t do it .
I ’m really look forward to develop my Bluetooth Mighty Mouse . I plan to apply it in my livelihood elbow room with my Mac miniskirt for now , but I suspect it will be hooked up to my computer in no prison term — having the multiple buttons will be too much for me to stand .
