I do turn it off, when I remember to, and the MacBook sleeps in its
bag. That certainly might be a factor. My wife likes to use it so
perhaps I could get her to trial it with her iMac for a week ;-)
Reg
On 20/04/2010, at 7:37 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote:
Ok, that sounds good Reg. do you turn the mouse off when not in use
for
those twice a week events? I think if it were to remain on, and in
range
of the paired Macbook Pro, then it would continue to hunt and remain
connected which seems to in turn drain the batteries. Having never
been
in the mindset to turn off a mouse when I step away from the
computer, I
find it a poor workaround to continually having to turn it on/off as
the
need to use it arises.
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Reg Whitely
Sent: Monday, 19 April 2010 5:16 PM
To: WAMUG Mailing List
Subject: Re: Mouse battery level indicator stays on 61%
Hi Peter
I have a Magic Mouse which I use in my classroom with my MacBook Pro
hooked up to the data projector. All the kids can see the screen and
pass the mouse around to select various items and highlight text for
editing. A bluetooth keyboard would also be useful in this way. Today
I had to smile as we had a lady doing a presentation at school to
staff, using her little Acer or asus or whatever mini comp connected
to her own data projector. She needed a DVD shown so I hooked up my
MacBook to our school data projector and took my Magic Mouse to the
table I was sitting at to control the movie. She didn't know I had the
mouse and thought I'd forgotten to start the DVD so went to the Mac
and used the trackpad. She couldn't understand what was happening ;-)
I have 2 rechargeable batteries in it and they are yet to need
recharging, but I admit I use it only once or twice a week in class.
Regards
Reg
On 19/04/2010, at 8:51 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
On 18/04/2010, at 9:00 AM, Crisp, Peter wrote:
Since retiring the MM, I got myself a Logitech Nano VX mouse and it
is
still on the FIRST set of batteries from then! It is a great
wireless
mouse despite not having the features of the MM - but it was
getting a
bit tiring replacing batteries less than every week. The MM despite
its
great features, if they don't work reliably and consistently, it's a
dud.
I agree. I have to say that as much as I like the design and
philosophy of the Magic Mouse, I'm still not sure that I'm the
market for an off-the-shelf purchase of one. I'm still waiting to be
convinced of the need for wireless mice and keyboards on desktop
computers in general use (if I'm that far away from the computer
that wireless devices become necessary, I can't see the screen
anyway!), the Logitech Bluetooth mouse I bought over three years ago
for use with my Macbook Pro is still on its second change of
batteries. It just never stops.
Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948
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