I finally figured out what drives me crazy about Macs. Aside from their non-standard keyboards, they have this totally moronic mouse acceleration “feature” that apparently can’t be turned off, as far as I can see. It is the reason that I feel like I’m rolling a boulder up a hill every time I try to get something done. Now that I’m working at a job that requires me to use a Mac, I feel like I’m quickly going crazy. How do I fix this shoddily-designed acceleration feature so I can use my mouse like a Windows mouse? Oh, and I don’t have administrator access, so anything that doesn’t require third-party software installation would be great. thanks!
I found this - not sure if it requires Administrator access (isn’t that only required to modify the “Applications” directory?) but it’s gotta be worth a try.
Can you ask your boss to spring for a Microsoft mouse? They come with driver software that replicates a more Windows-like acceleration curve.
All these years I’ve pities Windows users for being stuck with the way mice behave under Windows only to discover that y’all actually like 'em that way.
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I’m using 10.4.5 on a G5, and my mouse doesn’t accelerate, it just moves linearly. Actually, my complaint is that even at maximum speed, it’s not quite as fast as it was on my old G4.
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I’m using 10.4.5 on a G5, and my mouse doesn’t accelerate, it just moves linearly. Actually, my complaint is that even at maximum speed, it’s not quite as fast as it was on my old G4.
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Really? It moves the same distance onscreen for 1/4" of travel on the mousepad regardless of whether you do it N I C E and S L O W or reallyfast?