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    Mouse Fix Needed in OSX

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by polarlinks, Aug 19, 2007.

  1. polarlinks

    polarlinks Notebook Consultant

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    Hey all,

    From what I have read it looks like mac osx has some mouse acceleration going on and has no way to change it or adjust it. So while I move my mouse using a logitech g7 mouse it is either super slow or very fast as I move my hand faster.

    The touchpad however works well..

    Can anyone recommend a free utility to fix this? Thanks..So far from what I am seeing OSX has room for a lot of improvement. Hopefully Leopard is the answer.
     
    polarlinks, Aug 19, 2007
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  2. zepharus

    zepharus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Grab a program called steermouse

    btw.... OS X vs windows is a preference, but if you honestly look at each and what they bring to the table, you will see that Tiger is better than XP or vista. Leopard will simply distance apple even more.

    I was a recent convert (2 mos), and im blow away at how much more easily and logically can get around in Tiger. I cannot even stomach Vista anymore at this point.
     
    zepharus, Aug 19, 2007
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  3. polarlinks

    polarlinks Notebook Consultant

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    thx for the tip. Installing it right now. To bad it's not free. At this point I have spent alot of money..maybe I can wait it out till Leopard.
     
    polarlinks, Aug 19, 2007
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  4. Nicholie

    Nicholie Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Try this ::

    System Preferences > Keyboard & Mouse > Mouse (tab) > Tracking Speed


    Adjust that accordingly.
     
    Nicholie, Aug 19, 2007
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  5. polarlinks

    polarlinks Notebook Consultant

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    I played around with that. I couldn't get acceleration off. So far this tool is working alot better.
     
    polarlinks, Aug 19, 2007
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  6. KelchM

    KelchM Notebook Evangelist

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    heh, I have the speed maxed out for my mighty mouse and its still not fast enough. Kind of odd.
     
    KelchM, Aug 20, 2007
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  7. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    There is a freeware application called iMouseFix that you can try. Its not perfect, but its better. Google for it.
     
    dbam987, Aug 20, 2007
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