Several years ago, Apple finished deploying a “solid-state” trackpad in place of the mechanical kind it had used starting in 1995. This new kind of trackpad first appeared as part of the short-lived ...

Power down the laptop and use a microfiber cloth lightly dampened with water. If it’s really greasy, use a tiny amount of isopropyl alcohol on the cloth (not directly on the laptop). Wipe the pad and ...

It only makes sense that the company who brought us the first mouse would try to re-invent the way desktop computers are used. Apple is attempting to bring multi-touch to the masses with its new Magic ...

Apple’s Magic Trackpad looks like an optional peripheral for now, but it’s much more than that. It’s several nails in the mouse’s coffin. It may even be a stake through its heart. Apple’s intent for ...

The laptop trackpad has come a long way since Apple Inc. pioneered it 14 years ago on the PowerBook 500 series as a replacement for the trackball found on earlier models. While almost anyone who has ...

MacOS is constantly iterating, often leading to several features that may or may not be helpful individually, depending on personal preference and usage requirements. This also extends to your MacBook ...

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Apple has been granted a patent for an “enhanced virtual touchpad.” It would work with gaze and gesture input systems for a Mac. Obviously, many different types of user interface devices and methods ...