There are buttons for Volume Up, Volume Down, and Mute, a Forward and Back button for web surfing, the standard Right and Left clicks, and finally the scroll wheel also serves as a button.I knew from recent events that I wanted a wireless solution, as that seemed less likely to be swung on.
Logitech S 530 Cordless Desktop Mac Version AIve been a fan of Logitechs offerings in the past, and a co-worker had a PC version of one of their cordless desktops, so I figured (despite the horrible name) I would give their Mac version a chance. Logitech S 530 Cordless Desktop Software That InstallsThe S530 ships with software that installs Logitechs Control Center System Preference pane, which allows you to customize the majority of the S530s keyboard and mouse functions. Both the S530s keyboard and mouse are wireless, requiring the use of an included USB mini receiver (so you must have an available USB port). Each device is battery powered (2 AAs for the mouse, 2 AAAs for the keyboard, included) and each unit has a battery indicator that will begin to flash when you are down to about 10 days of battery life left. Logitech claims with normal use you can go as much as 6 months before replacing. The keyboard rests almost completely flat, rising less than 34 of an inch off the desktop. This, combined with a generously wide palm rest, make typing on the keyboard for extended periods of time almost enjoyable. As I approach the ancient age of 30 years old, it seems years of computer geekery have taken their toll on my wrist ligaments, so I appreciate a comfortable keyboard when I find one. The keys themselves are a bit shallower than the stock Apple keyboard, and a little quieter too. The keyboard is white, like Apples offerings, but about 2 inches wider, and about 3 inches deeper. The palm rest, which runs nearly the width of the entire keyboard is brushed aluminum, nicely complimenting Apples line of pro displays. There is an additional aluminum accent along the top of the keyboard as well. To that end, Logitech has included a number of Mac-centric hot keys along either side of the keyboard, giving the user quick access to the most commonly used apps (such as iTunes and iPhoto). In addition to the standard volume adjustment and eject keys, there are buttons designed to open Mail, Safari, and Spotlight. Rounding out the hot keys are some iTunes-specific playback keys such as playpause, forward and rewind. LEFT: Battery indicator, Power, Open Mail, Open Safari, Scroll up and Down, Back. RIGHT: Open Spotlight, PlayPause, Skip Forward, Skip Back, Open iTunes, Open iPhoto, Volume Up, Down, and Mute. Each key can be reprogrammed using Logitechs Control Center System Pref to control any application. For example, I now have the Open Home Page key set to run an AppleScript that launches Fetch and connects to the Macenstein ftp site. ![]() Mouse comfort is always a pretty subjective thing, but Logitech did not do anything too out there with the design. Only on the most polished of surfaces (like a CD jewel case) did the laser ever lose its tracking, and I hardly ever use my mouse on a CD jewel case. I actually found I only needed to re-program one of the mouses buttons, as the rest are preprogrammed with fairly useful functions out of the box.
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