Comments on: The Trackpad is Your Sword

By: Michele Hermansen

Michele Hermansen — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 01:23:54 +0000

In reply to Tharyn. Thanks! I see a magic mouse in my future.

By: Tharyn

Tharyn — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 17:08:39 +0000

In reply to Jordan.

Hi Jordan. Great question. I would use my mouse 90% of the time. Especially for working with web development things and excel sheets. I just prefer it. The trackpad is fine for browsing and other non-pointer intensive work. I use trackpad for 3 finger tap and sometimes gestures. Ideally, you should optimize the keyboard and memorize as many hot keys as you possible can to replace any mouse movements. It takes time to learn and master. Do what works best for you in your own flow. 🙂
Hope that helps. -Tharyn

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 03:20:57 +0000

I’m not sure I understand why you would use a mouse and a trackpad? what sort of things would you do on your mouse?

By: Tharyn

Tharyn — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:44:09 +0000

In reply to McheleH.

If I were you, I would go for the Magic Mouse. Best of both worlds. 🙂
I actually have a mouse connected to my MacBook all the time. Very useful.
-Tharyn

By: Tharyn

Tharyn — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:42:57 +0000

In reply to Deborah.

Hi Deborah! Please make sure that you open System Preferences, go to “Trackpad” and then under the first tab, “Point & Click” that you have “Look Up” enabled. Please try to use three finger tap on many words in many programs to see if it works. Sometimes in Chrome, it will not work. Let me know if that helps. Thanks!
-Tharyn

By: McheleH

McheleH — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 22:52:02 +0000

I have a Mac mini, which I am using a conventional mouse with scroll wheel in center. I love the gestures available to me on my idevices. In the future I would like to go for either the trackpad or the Magic Mouse. Upon seeing the lesson, I’m leaning toward Magic Mouse. I would rather not invest in both. Any thoughts? Thanks.

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 22:36:41 +0000

The three finger look up feature does not work on my mac. I have tried several times.

By: Tharyn

Tharyn — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 04:12:32 +0000

In reply to Susie.

Hi Susie. The videos are only 1 resolution, which is high quality enough to see details, but not as big as the original screen. I apologize that it’s loading slow. Please give it some time, and also check your internet connection. Additionally, the servers are located in California, so that could come into play a little bit depending where you are. I will ask my hosting how I can improve this for you. If you have any further questions or trouble do email me. Cheers! 🙂
-Tharyn

By: Susie

Susie — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 02:17:30 +0000

Hi Tharyn
My work mac, which I’ve always considered quite grunty, is taking quite a long time to buffer the above tutorial. Any tips? Can I change the resolution of the video?
Thanks
Susie

By: Tharyn

Tharyn — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:51:18 +0000

In reply to BruceP.

Hey Bruce,

Thanks for asking! You can pause by clicking anywhere on the video. (I recommend watching in full screen, then pausing to practice). You can also push spacebar when you’re on this page.

Hope that helps. Let me know anything else.
-Tharyn