What computer/OS are you using?

[Nichi]

May as well show off mine -w-

2k-tan the Desktop: Built by yours truly, in use since April 2011

[Krizonar]

We're posting WEIs? Well, I didn't delete my April fools partition off of Cheetah yet, so I can run and then post my own WEI from there.




It would appear my graphics card is the weakest component  but I already knew that, it's quieter that way.

[Nichi]

Actually, I care not for the WEI and wanted people to see how much RAM 2k has, along with her processor. Her only real weakness is an approx. 10-year-old 80GB hard drive I'm using as my main; since the SSD I bought was a critical failure and I'm too cheap to replace the drive right now ^^;

[Krizonar]

I was wondering about that 5.3, since typical Hard Drives Score 5.9.

[Cockleshell]

that hard drive

[Nichi]

I once read an article about a guy who shoehorned Windows 7 onto a Pentium II desktop, as an experiment. A flat 1.0 on the WEI xD

[Bella]

HEY MAC PEOPLE.

The right button on my Apple Mouse literally just gave out.

I want to get a third party mouse to replace it (something more ergonomic and - I daresay - better quality, especially for gaming and stuff) but literally have no idea where to start. Do they even MAKE gaming mice for Apple machines? Are third-party Mac mice even, like, a thing?

In the meantime, is there any way to have right-click functionality with only the left button working? I looked at the mouse settings and there's no way to, say, program one of the side buttons to perform a right-click. I seriously need help because this is driving me fucking bonkers and I won't be able to finish my final projects without a mouse that can perform right-click functions.

[Krizonar]

First off, control + left click functions as a right click.

Moving onto the problem, all mouses work with Macs, regardless if they say they do or not, including gaming mouses such as Razers, so just buy a mouse you want.

[Bella]

Thank you, for some reason I thought it was command + left click. Enabling the right button on my mouse was literally the first thing I did when I set up this computer 4+ years ago, pardon my recollection being a bit ... off. ^__^

That's good to know, also.

Now i have to consider what mouse to buy...

[Krizonar]

I went through many mouses myself, buying them and returning them, before I found the mouse I use for playing games. I use a Logitech 325 for games, while a simple 3 button mouse, I find its quality high and weight distribution perfect.

[Bella]

Hmm, I may consider that. I was looking at the Logitech G400s (I've read a number of recommendation from Mac users — though I'm not sure which version of OS X they're using, which puts me a little on edge because I'm running an older version [10.6.8]), but the 325 is extremely well-priced ...

[Nichi]

If you want something cheap, go down to Wal-Mart and pick up a Logitech M100; they're $10 and honestly sturdier than any of the $30+ mice I've bought in the past. Plus, the scroll wheel clicks; which is invaluable in games like Half-Life and TF2 (With the previous two mice, the scroll wheels moved freely; great when browsing TV Tropes, but it oh so often got me killed in Half-Life; as I accidentally roll too far and end up with my crowbar out when I needed the shotgun ^^; )

Also, regardless of what the box says, I can 100% confirm it works on Mac OS 9 and Windows 98; OSX Snow Leopard is not an issue -w-

[Bella]

Ooh, thanks for the tip!

....... for some reason my right click is working again though.

>screams

[winduko]

In the meanwhile, by reading this thread, I learned that Macs could use mice with three buttons.

Also, while I'm a bit late, I can also vouch for the Logitech M100. At first, however, mine was a bit touchy in that it sometimes double-clicked when you meant to single-click, but I got used to it after a while.

[Krizonar]

Then you will be pleased and perhaps surprised to know a standard Mac mouse such as Bella's has 4 buttons.

When I had a Razer Ouroboros, it had 11 buttons. Needless to say I did not know what to do with them all.