Microsoft updates Remote Desktop Mobile with iPadOS mouse and trackpad support
You can now use a mouse or trackpad to control your Windows PC remotely using Microsoft’s refreshed Remote Desktop app for iPhone and iPad.
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How to adjust how quickly the pointer moves when you use a trackpad or mouse with iPad
Learn how to adjust your iPad mouse and trackpad settings if you’d like to increase or decrease the speed with which the pointer moves across the screen.
Apple seeks import tariff exemption on Mac Pro parts
The United States government has threatened to slap Chinese imports with an additional $300 billion in tariffs, which would affect Apple. In a pre-emptive move, Apple has now asked the Trump administration to exclude the new Mac Pro parts and select accessories like Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad from a 25 percent tariff on Chinese imports.
New to Mac? How to right-click on your Mac
For those who are just using a Mac for the first time, even the smallest gestures take some getting used to. Here’s how to right-click on a Mac.
How to automatically disable the trackpad when a mouse is connected on Mac
If you keep hitting your MacBook’s trackpad by mistake, here’s how to automatically disable the trackpad when a mouse is connected on Mac.
How to check the battery levels of connected Bluetooth devices on Mac
Keep an eye on your batteries. Here’s how to check the Bluetooth device battery level for your mouse and keyboard on Mac.
You’ll have to buy the $5,000 iMac Pro to get Magic accessories in stunning Space Gray
Apple’s new Space Gray keyboard, mouse and trackpad are gorgeous and unavailable to purchase standalone.
How to disable natural scrolling on your Mac’s multitouch trackpad
Windows users are accustomed to content scrolling in the same direction as their fingers. On the Mac it’s opposite. We show you how to change that.
References to Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Trackpad 2 discovered in OS X code
References to unreleased Apple-branded mouse, keyboard and trackpad accessories have been discovered in OS X code by French blog Consomac. Code strings discovered in the latest OS X 10.11.1 beta 3 point to the Magic Mouse 2 and Magic Trackpad 2, which are likely next-generation versions of Apple-branded mouse and trackpad. In addition, the strings hint at a brand new keyboard, dubbed the Magic Keyboard.
How to fix a slow, unresponsive and laggy mouse on Mac
Have you experienced a slow and jumpy cursor while using a Magic Mouse or other Bluetooth input device on your Mac? Admittedly, this may not apply to all of you, but if you’re like me and use a Magic Mouse with a MacBook Pro, you may have encountered this maddening issue.
The problem has to do with choppy, laggy, jumpy, and overall slow mouse performance while using a Bluetooth mouse. There are some things that you can do to troubleshoot, but I took all of the obvious steps, and still could not alleviate the issue. That is, until I realized that an unlikely culprit was causing my problems.
Touch ID and Apple Pay could be coming to Apple notebooks and the desktop
Apple’s revisions to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks, as well as next-generation versions of the wireless $69 Magic Mouse and the multi-touch enabled $69 Magic Trackpad, could soon gain an embedded Touch ID sensor for fingerprint identification, if a rumor posted Tuesday by Taiwanese blog Apple.club.tw is anything to go by. The site is alleging that Apple wants to bring its payment service from the confines of iOS-powered mobile devices to your desktop.
