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Apple’s Magic Trackpad Is Not the First Desktop Trackpad It Made

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The new multitouch capable Magic Trackpad by Apple has a lot of people going head over heels, with sites like TechCrunch going as far as saying that it signals the end of the Mouse Era. I don’t buy that. As long as there is a cursor on the screen, the mouse is the best and most accurate tool to interact with a computer, be it Mac or Windows. The Magic Trackpad isn’t the best choice of input device for gamers, designers, coders and the likes. Heck, I even know loads of people who hate to use the trackpads on their notebooks.

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Now, your iPhone can be transformed into a wireless multi-touch trackpad/keyboard for free using Touch Mouse

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It certainly isn’t the first company to do so, but Logitech’s iPhone app is the easiest to use. It’s also completely free, YES, FREE!

This app transforms your iPhone into a wireless keyboard or multi-touch track pad, and it’s done without the need of additional equipment to get it running, thanks to WiFi. It works great on both Mac and PC, and it’s a great tool actually, instead of taking your big bulky keyboard with you, you could just take your iPhone, and use it as you normally do.

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How to enable multi-touch in Firefox 3.5

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Firefox 3.5 multi-touch gestures macbook pro

Firefox 3.5 had experimental support for multi-touch gestures through out beta, but in the final version the support has been hidden by default. The gestures were compatible with Macbooks and Macbook Pros that have multi-touch enabled track-pads. These multi-touch gestures for tab switching can be enabled by the following instructions:

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