Section 33. Mighty Mouse

33. Mighty Mouse

I right-click up a storm; I'm a contextual menu kind of guy. When I switched to the Mac, the thing I missed most was the two-button mouse.

Enter the Mighty Mouse (see Figure 12). It's as smooth and light as a hard-boiled egg. Responding to the lightest of touches, the tiny trackball on top effortlessly scrolls up, down, left, and right. Best of allhidden beneath that smooth plastic shell are left and right mouse buttons. (Want more? You can click the trackball or squeeze the mouse, too.) When I'm making presentations, my Bluetooth-enabled model even doubles as a remote control.

Figure 12. Apple's Mighty Mouse incorporates multibutton mouse functionality, making it the perfect companion for former PC users. (Image courtesy of Apple.)

The Mighty Mouse will change the way you think about devices you've probably never thought about much. For the switcher, it's a perfect companion.