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"I’m sold. Media pundits love Apple’s Mighty Mouse [image above] by 2 to 1," wrote Bambi Hambi at Mac 360: 360° of Mac Reviews & Opinion back in August of 2005. We discovered her review today in a Google search designed on our part to lend weight to our latest marketing "decision."
We'd been dragging our feet about Apple's programmable, tailless Mus -- despite the tedious dysfunctionability of the original one-button mouse that came with our shiny new iMac G5 (just before they put Intel inside) a couple of years back -- because of lingering doubts based upon the WSJs Walter Mossberg's tepid review at the time the Mighty Mouse came out in August of 2005. Today at the mall, we ventured, trancelike as always, into the Apple Store and tried out the Mighty Mouse, fell for it big time and told Tuck that's what we wanted for our birthday, nearly two months away. Seeing as our wish is his command -- especially when it means he can get us something he knows we really want and have it waiting in the wings for the big day -- he purchased it then and there. By the time we got home, after a delicious lunch, we were able to convince the Tuckman that we had to open the present at once in order to assure that our computer contained the necessary Bluetooth wireless technology enabled to make the thing operable. Once it proved operable, there was no turning back. Now we're thinking wireless keyboard for Christmas.
Did you say mouse? Baby Cakes goes all pensive in the countdown to supper this afternoon.
In case you think we've dropped the ball on the mid-term elections that dare not speak their name, we took part in Instapundit's online poll that asks the question "Whom do you wish might win the 2006 Congressional elections?:
Okay, with about 6800 votes so far, we've got 74% in favor of Republicans keeping both houses, 17% in favor of the Dems taking one house, and 9% in favor of Dems taking both houses.
We felt reassured that we were among the 74% that preferred not to take any prisoners.
With my 87th birthday just three weeks away I have to admit that old age has caught up with me. In 1980 with an Apple II we were a front runner doing spread sheets with Visicalc. In the early 90's we transferred the data to Windows Microsoft works. But now, no more new systems, PLEASE. The old brain can't learn the new. I am stuck in the early 90's. I am, however mighty pleased to have a daughter who can carry on.
Posted by: goomp | October 23, 2006 at 06:57 PM
Energizer bunnies run in families.
Posted by: Sissy Willis | October 23, 2006 at 06:59 PM
Musing Minds voted earlier in Instapundit's poll and we were in about the same time with the same vote. We also have a wonderful cordless mouse that recharges (logitech) but we are running Windows, not MacOS
Posted by: kimsch | October 23, 2006 at 07:18 PM
Wow
SISU is so cutting edge...
something about Apple designs in the last few decades, that seems worthy of a Museum Exhibition.
almost so nice, you don't want to use it...
something tells me, a pure voice activating operating interface, will not be as fun as having the many toys.
Posted by: hnav | October 23, 2006 at 08:11 PM
Goomp - I well remember the Apple IIC with no hard drive. I used Visicalc and WordPerfect 1.0 on that baby and it never let me down.
Sissy - is Baby capable of an unattractive pose because I have yet to see one! Baby is, of course, gracing my office computer as we speak as a lovely background!
Posted by: Gayle Miller | October 24, 2006 at 09:46 AM
Wireless eh? I have one word for you... batteries. Corner the market because you will need them. Especially if you get a wireless keyboard too.
Also - DO NOT throw out your wired mouse. Keep it - put it somewhere. When something breaks (and something always does) it often means that the bluetooth connection won't work properly and the only way you can get to stuff and figure it out is to reconnect with your wired accessories.
For me - I'll stick with wired. I've had to troubleshoot wireless stuff. My boss went wireless at the office... not only that - but he tossed all but one wired mouse (I think he overlooked it - heh). It was nothing but screaming frustration for several hours. If I hadn't found the one wired mouse - I would have had to go buy one just to fix the computer.
When they work, they are lovely. When they don't - have your wired stuff available.
I'm just sayin'...
Posted by: Teresa | October 24, 2006 at 01:18 PM
Teresa: You're scary! :-)
Posted by: Sissy Willis | October 24, 2006 at 07:07 PM
Goomp,
Come on in, my good man - the water's fine. The new generation of Intel-based Macs running OS X are the finest personal computers I have ever used, and like you I started using them back in the 80s.
Sissy:
You are *so* right... the wireless Mighty Mouse rocks. With the MacBook's long battery life and WiFi, I can sit in any public network space in NYC and work for hours.
Look, ma - no cords!
Posted by: enrevanche | October 26, 2006 at 05:08 AM