Powerbook/SlowMouse
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- ArtDirector
I don't get it. I have 1.25ghz of ram, and a 1.5ghz processor so why does my mouse lag? It's a major pain in the ass!
- welded0
Obvious question, but is it wireless?
- ArtDirector0
nope, it's the regular mouse. I also tried a logitech, and couple of other mouses. None of them were wireless. It's really sucking the life out of me when I'm trying to work on some designs, and the mouse is lagging...@#%$#%@#$
- ArtDirector0
BTW, the lag isn't that obvious, but it is there
- welded0
Sorry, I just had the one theory. :\
I can feel your pain, though. 'Cause that'll help.
- ********0
it's because Apple computers suck and are overrated
- ribit0
but what do you mean? Is this a delay before any movement? What tracking speed have you set?
- Engage_London0
have you got peanut butter on your elbow?
only joking... thats weird coz mouse movement is usuaully regulated seperately to software running... you haven't installed any extra software like for your track pad or anything have you?
- NegativeSpace0
Did you just come from pc?
I noticed the same thing. The way the mouse moves in osx is so much different I found. I still have trouble getting used to it on my powerbook. Has nothing to do with the processor.
To help the problem a little bit, go to versiontracker.com there is an app there that you can use to increase the speeds beyond what osx limits you too. It's called speed something, I will get the name for you when I am home if you cant find it.
- ArtDirector0
The biggest frustration is that the mouse doesn't seem to be as accurate. I'm trying to click on a point, and the arrow is a millimeter away which is really annoying.
I've tried several optical mouses. Are the ball mouses more accurate?
- ArtDirector0
Also, my screen resolution is set at 1280 x 854, and each time I go lower, the images become more and more blurry. Any ideas? Thanks
- ArtDirector0
Ribit: The mouse doesn't keep up with my hand movements by about half a second.
Engage_London: I haven't installed any plug-ins on the side as my powerbook is fairly new, but I just installed MouseZoom that Negativespace mentioned before
NegativeSpace: I did own a pc before, and this is my first mac but i've been using macs at work for the past 5 years. I found the program and it's called MouseZoom and it does help some. I've also noticed that OSX made the mouse arrow seem heavier when we upgraded last year.
- ribit0
anything other than the native resolution is going to be blurry... totally normal as there are 1280x854 fixed pixels in your display, and anything less than the native setting is using one-and-a-bit physical pixels to display a pixel...
- Shepstar0
Hi, I don't thing it has to do with osx or switching from a pc, because I use a wireless Logitech MX700 and all pc user who try to use mine get problems because i have a very fast movement.
Does that problem happen in every program and do you have anything else running while working in that problem. I've noticed that happens with some small apps who seam to slow down your mac while working in a other program.
perhaps you just have to install the osx new or compare it to a other mac so you can see if there really is a problemMac mouses are much accurater than windows stuff, thats for sure
- madirish0
System Preferences-> KeyBoard and Mouse->Mouse
Is your tracking speed set really slow?
Increase the tracking speed?
Clean the infared lens on underside of mouse?
- ribit0
what about processor load and free memory? Are any apps using more CPU than you'd expect? (Check in Activity Monitor, view All Processes)
- mongo0
I had the exact same problem with my 12" pb, when i was using an optical logitech mouse, i just went out and bought a new microsoft one and it worked.
- ArtDirector0
was the microsoft mouse an opitical one or the one's the the ballz?
- mongo0
it was the 'basic optical mouse'
- Jaline0
try changing the mouse settings.
other than that, i have nothing else to say. except that i have no idea what i'm saying b/c macs suck.