I don't ever turn off the switch underneath the mouse and maybe I could as a control experiment but I don't think that is a long term solution. Roger, do you ever turn off your mouse? How can I ascertain if the 'sleep' function is working for the mouse? The Macbook screen certainly goes into Sleep mode and is it therefore implied that the mouse goes to sleep at the same time?
My old Logitech wireless mouse which I use with the old faithful PC, just works every time and so I am lulled into not having to turn off a mouse when its not in use. Kind Regards, Peter Crisp, Associate, BE Mech HATCH *Phone + 61 8 9428 5437 *Fax + 61 8 9428 5555 *Mob 0402 001 019 ?E-mail [email protected] Website <http://www.hatch.com.au/> ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ronda Brown Sent: Thursday, 11 February 2010 9:11 AM To: WAMUG Mailing List Subject: Re: Magic Mouse battery appetite On 11/02/2010, at 8:43 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote: Hi all, my Magic Mouse has been quite uncooperative since I got it a month ago (at the same time as I got a Macbook and Time Capsule - my first foray into the Apple world). I took it back to the supplier and he agreed it was faulty and replaced it with another one. The replacement one it seems is no better and my guess is the first one was probably ok and that something else is going on. It seems that it is very battery hungry and perhaps there is supposed to be a routine which puts the mouse to sleep when not in use hence preserving battery life. I have done all Software updates and even downloaded a specific update for eth Magic Mouse form the Apple site. I have MagicPrefs installed too and maybe that is responsible but I suspect not. Ronni indicated a while back there is a Mac OSX 10.6.3 coming soon and maybe I have to just wait till then, but I need a pair of AA batteries every 4 days currently - SuperDuty ones too! This seems to be the only way to wake up the sleepy mouse. In the interim while I wait for 10.6.3, does anyone have any experiences like this or can you point me to some other updates for this? Hi Peter, The mouse should go to sleep fairly quickly I believe and is certainly sleeping when the computer is sleeping given the few minutes it might take independently to fall asleep. Of course if this isn't functioning properly that might cause the battery to drain as it looks for activity when there's no need. Do you turn off MagicMouse from the little switch at the bottom, or do you turn it off with the computer at night or when you are not going to be using it for awhile? Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / 4GB / 800MHz / 500GB OS X 10.6.2 Snow Leopard Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) ________________________________ -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> ***************************** NOTICE - This message from Hatch is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential or proprietary. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. By communicating with us via e-mail, you accept such risks. When addressed to our clients, any information, drawings, opinions or advice (collectively, "information") contained in this e-mail is subject to the terms and conditions expressed in the governing agreements. Where no such agreement exists, the recipient shall neither rely upon nor disclose to others, such information without our written consent. Unless otherwise agreed, we do not assume any liability with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the information set out in this e-mail. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail and destroy and delete the message from your computer. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
