Mac Trackballs & Accessories

Microsoft Trackball

The popular Microsoft Trackball supports Mac OS X. Microsoft have even developed a trackball driver specifically for Mac OS X. The Mac OS X driver provides full mapping of all buttons. Note, however, that its designed for right-handed people, and in particular those who wish to use the trackball with their right hand.

The "Microsoft Mouse" driver supports separate acceleration/speed settings on a per-application basis.

Mac Trackballs

Left-handed Trackballing

Positioning a mouse or trackball on the left-hand side of the keyboard is an advantage.

Consider the layout of a keyboard: there are about 6 inches of keys to the right of the main keypad. So a mouse or trackball on the right side is distant from the main keyboard. On the left hand side, in contrast, the mouse or trackball is very close to the main keyboard. That makes for less hand movement when changing between keyboard and trackball.

Many of my clients and family have switched over and now see the benefit. It only takes a day or so to get used to it. It can also help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome.