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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Use Apple Mighty Mouse on Windows PC
After my amazing experience with Apple Mac keyboard, I also tried the Apple Mighty Mouse on my Windows PC and was equally delighted with the mouse in terms of quality and compatibility.
Apple Mighty Mouse and Windows PC Compatibility
Mighty Mouse is available as a wireless and wired version. So I checked the site for Mighty Mouse specifications for Windows compatibility, and I found Wireless mouse required Mac OS X v10.4.8 or later while the wired version could work with Mac OS X 10.4.8 or Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Though I use Windows Vista, I guessed it should work (but Apple would have good reasons not to add it there). Though I preferred the wireless mouse, the published compatibility encouraged me to buy the wired mouse.
I realized that though both wired and wireless mouse appear to be similar, there are some key differences - Wireless mouse is a laser mouse, but wired is an optical mouse only.
Mighty Mouse Installation
As I opened the Mighty Mouse box, the packaging was amazing as usual. I held the fine white smooth mouse in my hands, and plugged in the USB cord to my computers USB port. As I moved the mouse, it worked instantly. No software needed.
The left and right keys are not visible and the entire mouse is encased in a nice and smooth white body. But the moment you click the touch sensitive keys, both the left click and right click work just as they should. Though the keys are not as easily clicked as my Microsoft mouse, yet they do a fine job.
Next I test the Scroll Wheel. It is not a bidirectional wheel, but a small pea-sized roller with which you can scroll 360 degrees in any direction! And it works really well once you set the mouse settings on your computer. Press the scroll wheel and the whole front of the mouse depresses to act as a middle click button. May seem a little awkward at first, but now I am used to it.
Then there are 2 force sensing side buttons, which were really hard to press (but maybe that’s why they are called force-sensing) - they worked as the back button by default in our browser.
Try Apple Mighty Mouse
So basically all the mouse buttons and scroll wheel were working as they should by default and was fully compatible with my Windows PC without any software. Now I have been using the Mighty Mouse for a few weeks, and it is working really nice. My major concern is the difficult usability of the hard side buttons. The best feature was the amazing 360 degree scroll wheel, which takes care of all your scrolling needs in every direction (try scrolling diagonally!). The product is of superb quality, like all Apple products are.
Now I have an Apple keyboard and Apple Mighty Mouse running on my Dual Monitor Dell Windows Computer and its just great. Well there are other better computer mouse out there which are cheaper, with more buttons, easier clicking, more ergonomic - but for Windows users looking to try the Apple experience, you can try this mouse as it is well compatible. And the cost is $49 only! You can buy it online from the Official Apple Store.
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How did Google clear weeds from their Mountain View headquarters? They hired Goats to do it, and it seems they did a better job than a lawn mover and was a greener option too.
Adopting the low carbon approach this year, Google decided to drop noisy lawn mowers powered by polluting gasoline and decided to rent goats from California Grazing for the job, where a herder brings about 200 goats, which spend a week eating the grass!
“Managed goat grazing service is exceptionally cost effective, particularly for large acreages and difficult terrain. It also has been proven to efficiently handle areas that are inaccessible or difficult to manage with mowers, areas where burns are inadvisable and areas where application of herbicides is not appropriate”
So was it cheaper? Actually it costs them about the same as mowing!
Techcrunch guys pinged PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) who responded with “concerns about how the goats may be transported, whether they are provided with access to shelter during storms and shade as well as water during hot weather, where they are housed when they aren’t working…”
and Google also responded to their concerns that “lawn-mowing goats are not, of course, full-time Google employees - but we would certainly respond directly to any concerns about their treatment. I can confirm that during their time in Mountain View, like other Google employees, each goat is entitled to a free organic lunch.”
Then Techcrunch guys actually visited the site and found a few hundred goats there, busy munching away.
Google has always been concerned for a greener earth and has been part of several initiatives like generating solar electricity at Googleplex, turning off lights and saving energy at data centers.
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