{"id":281,"date":"2010-09-27T22:03:36","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T04:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/?p=281"},"modified":"2017-05-28T11:58:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T17:58:05","slug":"apple-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrguitar.net\/?p=281","title":{"rendered":"Apple Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"

I really like Apple hardware. ….most of the time. I have an Apple keyboard and it’s amazing. I also have two mighty mouse and they’re pretty good (until the scroll ball gets dirty and stops working). Anyway, I’ve been annoyed by mice in general lately and figured I’d give the new Apple Magic Trackpad a shot. Apart from the incredibly stupid name, I really like the form factor.\u00a0 Right now I have two main grips with it:<\/p>\n

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  1. I wish there was a wired, USB version. I don’t like messing with batteries.<\/li>\n
  2. No Linux support. I know they’re never really “support” Linux, but it would be nice if they would throw us a bone every once in a while. Especially considering how much they “borrow” from the open-source community, they need to give back a little more.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    So after screwing with this for three hours it only sort-of works in Fedora 13. Basic mouse functionality worked out of the box, but I need things like scrolling and tap-to-click. Things that are typical for touchpads. I’m a bit disappointed at this point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    I really like Apple hardware. ….most of the time. I have an Apple keyboard and it’s amazing. I also have two mighty mouse and they’re pretty good (until the scroll ball gets dirty and stops working). Anyway, I’ve been annoyed by mice in general lately and figured I’d give the new Apple Magic Trackpad a … <\/p>\n

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