Wireless Mac Control Using An iPhone
I‘m writing this post on my Mac Pwerbook. That’s not news. I do it all the time. But since I injured my shoulder yesterday and can’t effectively use a keyboard or mouse, i’m controlling my Powerbook with my iPhone.
I’m usung Air Mouse, the clear winner in my quick search for an option that would allow me to work using my right index finger. It beat out Snatch. And it’s wasn’t even a close competition.
Snatch
While the Snatch touchpad is larger and allows for multi-touch control, it has several problems. First, the multi-touch is finicky. It performs only ome of the time, which forces you to switch to the scrolling control screen to scroll inside windows. Second, the mouse position control is not accurate. a lot of time is spent getting the mouse to the correct position on the screen. And third, the keyboard is hidden away on yet another screen. Snatch simply requires too much effort. The two main control screens are shown below.
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Air Mouse
In stark contrast, Air Mouse places most of the controls you need on one screen (see below). Two buttons, a scroll wheel, track pad and keyboard are all on screen at the same time. It is all I needed to type this post, and upload photos.
The cursor control is extremely accurate and responsive. And it acts as you would expect it to. Taps and double taps on the track pad respond just like the Powerbook trackpad. And the secondary control screen gives me access to my programmed mouse options.
After one evening of use, i’m now comfortably conrolling every aspect of this process with my right arm pinned against my chest, leaning back comfortably and without moving my shoulder at all. Air Mouse allows me to work. I would have been severely limited without it!
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Wow that is really cool, I had no idea you could do that with the iphone. Are you tethered or is this a wireless option? I ask because I am presenting an electrical contractor seminar with Fred Gleeck in a few months and this would be a very cool thing to control the computer through the iphone. I have a wireless mouse too but it’s just one extra thing to bring. If you are tethered do you know of a way to make it wireless?
Congrats on being resourceful and making your work, work for you.
Hope you get fixed up soon
Matthew Shields
Energy Expert