…but that's not the slickest way to switch. You can switch between the connected machines using a switch on the bottom of the mouse… The MX Master 2S supports up to three computers (macOS or Windows, no Linux), connecting either via Logitech's Unifying Receiver or Bluetooth. I do have the lower one assigned to DejaMenu, which is a really old utility I use that can pop up an app's menu bar menus via a hot key. There are also two buttons next to the scroll wheel, but the top one is really difficult to reach-so I use it for a rarely-used special trick, discussed in a future blog post. The scroll wheel is located just above where my thumb rests, so there's no risk of accidental volume changes, but it takes only a slight upward movement to reach. As seen in the screenshot at right, there are a number of other choices for this scroll wheel.Īs it's already possible to horizontally scroll in macOS (by holding Shift and using the normal scroll wheel), I've assigned the wheel to change the volume-it's a really nice timesaver to be able to easily change the volume when I've already got the mouse in my hand. This wheel can be used for the obvious-horizontal scrolling-but like the other buttons, it's also customizable.
On the left side of the mouse, above the thumb rest, lies a second scroll wheel (visible in the above photo of the left side of the mouse). Gestures don't require much mouse motion to activate I've found them a great timesaver thus far. (I have similar easy-to-use Keyboard Maestro macros set up for keyboard use.) I do this a lot, for both Many Tricks' work and for blog posts here. The top, left, and bottom gesture are all quite standard the right gesture is set to the keyboard shortcut for "capture region of screen to clipboard." This makes it really easy to grab either sections of my screen (just use the gesture), or entire windows (press the Space Bar after the gesture) to the clipboard. Here's how I have the four gestures assigned: You can change activate Mission Control or App Exposé change the pointer speed open applications or files or web pages change volume and much more. A gesture is really just a mouse-drag: Hold down the thumb button, then drag the mouse a small amount in one of four directions.Įach gesture direction can be assigned one of 34 tasks which range from the mundane to the esoteric.
Witch is set to leave its panel onscreen until I dismiss it, so I can switch windows/tabs by clicking the button, scrolling down to the desired window, and clicking the left mouse button.īut this button has a second trick: It's also supports what Logitech calls gestures. But the thumb rest on the MX Master 2S is a wide comfortable ledge that also offers a ton of power.įirst off, the thumb rest itself is a button I have it set to launch Witch, our window/tab switcher app. With many mice, my thumb just lies there uselessly, or there might be a button or two, most of which tend to be hard to reach with the thumb. I do highly recommend test-fitting any mouse before buying (or buying from somewhere with an easy return policy), as what feels right in my hand may feel horrible in yours.īeyond the fit, though, it's the features that I find so well done and usable on this mouse… I find the MX Master 2S very comfortable in my hand-much more so than Apple's Magic Mouse-the shape and size more naturally fit the size and curve of my hand. Keep reading for the much longer version. If you'd like the tl dr version instead, here it is: I love the MX Master 2S due to its great ergonomics, customizability, and easy multi-computer support. So what follows are many words (and images) about a computer mouse. I don't do a ton of reviews here, but when I do, they tend to be long, because I like to use a product first, then review it in depth. Note: I really dislike reviews that are so short they read more like press releases (and sometimes actually are reprinted press releases). After some searching and hand-fit tests, I bought a Logitech MX Master 2S ( $70 at Amazon) mouse 1 Note that this is definitely a right-hand-only mouse, and Logitech doesn't appear to offer a left-handed version. Although I never found the Magic Mouse all that comfortable, I kept putting off replacing it.įinally, when I ordered the new iMac-yes, that task sat on my to do list for nearly five years-I decided to go back to an ergonomic button-laden third-party mouse. So I started using the Magic Mouse that came with the iMac, and added "get new third-party mouse" to my to do list. Shortly after I bought my 2014 iMac, my third-party mouse died.
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