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 ...

When the iPadOS 13.4 is installed on your machine, you can use a wireless Bluetooth mouse or trackpad with your iPad with full-fledged cursor support. Here is how to set up, use, and master any ...

It appears that there may be a compatibility issue between some iterations of Apple mice and certain portable models. MacFixIt reader J. Strauss writes "I have an iBook 12" dual USB, and a Titanium ...

Apple has been promoting its iPads as laptop replacements for a long time now—with docks, and split screen views, and drag and drop operations—and the latest push comes with the arrival of iPadOS 13.4 ...

I’ve been a devoted trackpad user since I first got my very own computer over 15 years ago. Since then I’ve tried dozens of mice, but none have truly been able to dethrone just how ingrained Apple’s ...

Various options for customizing Magic Mouse and multi-touch trackpad input are available for those who wish to have more utility than that which Apple provides. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, ...

After hearing about the new and improved mouse/trackpad support, I really wanted to try it out for myself. I paired my Logitech MX Anywhere 2 mouse, and got a warning that this mouse may interfere ...

The updates are coming to Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps for the iPadOS. The new controls should make it more convenient to use a mouse or trackpad with Apple's tablet devices. Microsoft is helping ...

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 ...

Apple has long positioned the iPad as a device for getting real work done. The company has made this argument with increasing emphasis in recent years—even using a snarky “What’s a computer?” pitch in ...

On the trackpad there are no such issues. I also have the mouse on the right and trackpad on the left, now mostly for when my right and is occupied as per the above, but before I programmed extra ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. I’m typing this story on a keyboard that is also a mouse and also a touchpad ... all in ...