Mice Without Tails and Bluetooth Refreshed
I received Apple's wireless Bluetooth mouse today. I'd ordered it last week and expected it wouldn't be in til October, based on reports, but it appeared with a CD-ROM containing the updated Bluetooth software and firmware.
The Bluetooth updates should be included with the Mac OS X 10.2.8 upgrade released today as well via Software Update. (It's not yet on the Apple download site.)
Configuring the mouse was a piece of cake. We put in the batteries, installed the software and firmware updates, and then turned on the mouse. You can select the Bluetooth tab from the Keyboard & Mouse system preference, and then click Setup New Device. Choose Mouse from the kind of device, and then follow directions; it automatically configures it.
The Bluetooth tab shows the battery life left in your wireless keyboard and mouse. I'd wondered how you would otherwise know that the life was ebbing away before they went dead.
Comments
The laptop tells you that it's running low. It puts a graphic on the screen.
Posted by: Bill George | October 4, 2003 01:51 PM