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PinPoint 3 – Never Lose Your Mouse Again

By Ricky Buchanan on May 22, 2010

PinPoint 3 – Never Lose Your Mouse Again

PinPoint 3 is a program which puts a great animated or static graphic around your mouse pointer when you want it, so you can always locate the cursor. Great for people whose eyesight isn’t the best, or who have large or multiple screens.

Posted in Neurologically Impaired, New Software, OS X, Primary Mouse Users, Users, Vision Impaired | Tagged mouse cursor, mouse enhancement, mouse locator | 16 Responses

7 Ways To Stop Your Arms Hurting

By Ricky Buchanan on January 16, 2009

7 Ways To Stop Your Arms Hurting

Are you like many people in this keyboarding age whose arms, wrists, or hands hurt from typing or mousing too much? Even if you don’t have full blown RSI or carpal tunnel, pain after using the computer too much can be disabling, and a signal that you may be in store for worse if you don’t change things. So what can you do?

Posted in Information, OS X, Overuse Injuries, Users | Tagged carpal tunnel syndrome, dvorak, eyestrain, features, headache, keyboard enhancement, keyboard layout, keyboard mapping, mouse, mouse alternative, mouse cursor, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, overuse, overuse injury, qwerty, repeditive strain injury, rsi, speed up typing, strain, tendonitis, tension, touchpad, trackball, trackpad, type faster, typing quicker | 17 Responses

ClickNoMo – Dwell Clicking Saves Wrists

By Ricky Buchanan on October 29, 2008

ClickNoMo – Dwell Clicking Saves Wrists

You probably click your mouse hundreds of times a day, thousands of times a week. ClickNoMo lets you rest your tendons while you continue to work and get things done by automatically clicking the mouse for you when you bring the mouse to a short stop in any one position. You can select left mouse click, right mouse click, double click, or even click-and-drag, as you need to.

Posted in New Software, Overuse Injuries, Primary Keyboard Users, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged carpal tunnel syndrome, mouse, mouse cursor, mouse enhancement, overuse, overuse injury, repeditive strain injury, rsi, strain, tendonitis, tension | 5 Responses

pearPad – iPhone as a trackpad/keyboard for your Mac

By Ricky Buchanan on September 3, 2008

pearPad – iPhone as a trackpad/keyboard for your Mac

pearPad is a two-part application that lets you use your iPhone or iPod Touch as a wireless trackpad or keyboard for your Mac. There is a program you run on the Mac – available for Tiger or Leopard – and a program from the iTunes App Store which is run on the iPhone or iPod Touch.

Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged ipod touch, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, multitouch, Platform: iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, touchpad, trackpad, unsual input devices | 7 Responses

LazyMouse

By Ricky Buchanan on July 31, 2008

LazyMouse

LazyMouse looks like a useful utility for users who have trouble moving the mouse – it jumps the mouse cursor to the default button when a dialog box pops up, and optionally jumps the mouse back to its original position when the dialog is dismissed.

Posted in New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged carpal tunnel syndrome, free trial, mouse enhancement, overuse, overuse injury, repeditive strain injury, rsi, shareware, strain, tendonitis, tension | Leave a response

Right-clicking with a one-button mouse?

By Paul Natsch on July 3, 2008

Right-clicking with a one-button mouse?

One of the numerous obstacles those of us with physical limitations face is how do we perform a right-click with a one-button mouse? Those that are able to use a physical keyboard can simply hold down the control key while clicking and that will emulate a right-click. But what about those of us who can’t use a physical keyboard or have trouble using one?

Posted in Information, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged features, mouse enhancement, right click | 8 Responses

Horizontal Scrolling for Older Mice

By Ricky Buchanan on May 15, 2008

Horizontal Scrolling for Older Mice

MacWorld magazine posted a great hint about horizontal scrolling for older mice and pointing devices which offer vertical scrolling but not horizontal scrolling.

Posted in Information, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged mouse enhancement | Leave a response

MondoMouse

By Ricky Buchanan on May 13, 2008

MondoMouse

MondoMouse lets you resize and move background windows, and have window focus follow your mouse pointer’s movements without clicking on the window.

Posted in New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged commercial, free trial, mouse enhancement | Leave a response

MultiClutch

By Ricky Buchanan on April 17, 2008

MultiClutch

Will Henderson’s MultiClutch [gives you] flexibility by extending multi-touch gestures to all programs.

Posted in New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, minimize typing, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, touchpad, trackpad, unusual input devices | Leave a response

Touchpad Pro

By Ricky Buchanan on March 19, 2008

Touchpad Pro

It’s difficult to find a touchpad/trackpad for a desktop computer like an iMac or Mac Pro. Here’s a solution that lets you use an iPhone or iPod Touch as an external trackpad.

Posted in iPhone/iPod Touch/iTouch, New Software, Primary Mouse Users, Users | Tagged free, free trial, ipod touch, mouse, mouse alternative, mouse enhancement, mouse replacement, multitouch, opensource, shareware, touchpad, trackpad, unsual input devices, unusual input devices | Leave a response

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