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Anyone having problems with a wireless MM and a Mac Pro? I bought the MM when it was released, and was using it with an iMac G5 at the time. It worked perfectly (and still works fine with that iMac). However, with the MP, it is very poor - it tracks smoothly for a while, then starts skipping. T...

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I used the following procedure on my IBM ThinkPad T41p at work with Windows XP SP2. This should work with Boot Camp as well.Turn on Bluetooth.Go to Control Panel -> Bluetooth DevicesClick Add...Make sure your Mighty Mouse is turned on.When the Welcome to the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard dialo...

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I don't really feel comfortable about taking off all the keys of my keyboard and then reattach them - and thus risking they might not pop back in place. Neither do I want to throw it in the dishwasher and risking it might not be working when I plug it in.Does anyone know if it actually wor...

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Hello. I just bought a Kensington PilotMouse Mini Bluetooth mouse to use with my MacBookPro and was able to set it up without any problems. The only issue is that whenever I restart, I have to go set up the mouse all over again. I have the bluetooth prefs as discoverable. Also, in system prefs,...

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Please can anyone help me?I've recently upgraded my phone to the new Motorola PEBL. I was aware when I bought the phone that it won't sync with my iMac but I had read reviews stating that files could be easily moved between the two devices. This is not the case!I have paired the two d...

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Hi all,being this my first post, believe me I have been searching allover the place (and elsewhere) for some help but now I am just desperate to get an answer.I purchased one moth ago a MS Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth. Setting up both, keyboard and mouse was straight forward but then the...

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I have a Nokia cell phone 6256i with BlueTooth that CAN transfer photo files from cell to computer.I have Tiger OS in the box, still uninstalled. I am using OS 10.3.9 right now and have not installed Tiger because some months ago, people reported that after installing Tiger and therefore *becau...

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My MacbookPro loses connection with Logitech V270 periodically during use. THis happens about every 5 to 10 minutes. I get the pic on the screen showing that the computer has lost the connection with the mouse and then after a few seconds it reconnects and works again. I've tested it out w...

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I'm writing to follow up on my previous post about trying to use my RAZR as a modem, mostly because I can't get support from T MOBILE. I tried what was suggested: using *99# as the phone number, voicestream as the user name and password, and the GPRS script they gave me. I still get a...

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Ok I just got a new Motorola E815 cell phone & was all excited to transfer pics & tones to it but when I went to Bluetooth > send file. I get a message saying...“Device does not have the necessary services” i-sync worked ok but I got this phone specifically to tranfer stuff. Is this...

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Okay, so a nasty looking black spider crawled under the keys of my Bluetooth keyboard just now. Freaking out as I sometimes do (hey, I don't like spiders, what can I tell you?), I turned the keyboard upside down and beat it furiously to get the offending arachnid out from under my '4&...

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Anyone know if the Samsung D307 works well with bluetooth on the mac? THe phone looks very cool and I would like to get it only if I can sync with it through bluetooth.http://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=SGH-D307Thanks...

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hello folks...i got an NEC N411i mobile phone, but it doesn't seem to work with my mac...nothing seems to work...i cannot sync the address book or to-do lists (the features are greyed out while pairing), and i cannot transfer files to or from the phone either with bluetooth, or with the da...

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Hey everyone,I have a fairly daft question (but not, as far as I can tell, a previously submitted daft question): when installing Missing Sych, do you have to first install the Palm Desktop? I read the raves reagarding Missing Sych as a replacement to Palm Desktop... but perhaps it has to be in...

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Does anyone know if I can view and download my text messages from my mobile onto my iBook? Is this possible without a .mac account? I've synced my address book and mobile phone and did not see anything that would let me do this. Just wanted to check.iBook G4...

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The brightness, track, forward and previous, pause, and volume and eject keys dont work... what do i do? Bluetooth Keyboard (2007) Mac OS X (10.4.10) ...

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Hello. My mom got a Bluetooth/USB adapter for christmas, to be able to sync her phone with her computer calendar etc. She's got a 500 MHz G3 powerbook with 384 mb sdram, and Mac OS X 10.3.4. The adapter works fine on my computer (eMac 1.25 GHz with 10.4), but on hers it doesn't work a...

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I've had a look through various postings and seem to be so close in using my mobile's GPRS to connect to the internet. I've used Ross' scripts and seen that I am lacking authentication (I think). Anyone know what the O2 (UK) password is?...

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I bought a new Mac Bluetooth wireless keyboad and when I connect the new keyboard, the Logitech IR mouse is dead. Using the keyboard without a mouse suggests using the number keyboard but this keyboard is a simple design with no number keypad. Resetting the IR mouse does not bring it back on li...

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Hi peoples,I was wondering if you could help?I've been connecting to the internet wirelessly for years now, just bought a new phone (Samsung D500 3G and use the DBT 120 Rev.4 adaptor) and have noticed a strange anomaly in that when I connect using 10.3.9 (I dual-boot on my laptop) the conn...

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Both my keyboard and mouse become extremely sluggish whenever my phone connects via bluetooth i have a w800 i am running 10.4.3 also they remain sluggish even after i disconnect my phone and turn my phone off....

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Hi everibody,I am new with it. Should you disconnect it when not using it in order to save battery life?When I do this I find that when I start it up again themouse, the MBP does not make a connection with it and I have to run the Assistant which ias an inconvenience.Thanks,...

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So if I have two Macs sitting side-by-side, both with Bluetooth enabled, how will the Mighty Mouse know which to control? How do I switch back and forth? 12" Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6) 1.33 GHz CPU, 1.25 GB RAM ...

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What function does "Button 3" or "Button 4" have if chosen in the system prefs?I've looked all over the documentation and can't find any reference to them.I wish they let us assign user specified tasks for them. 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)...

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any recomendations on a bluetooth-enabled photo printer?...

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Hello,i succeeded in pairing my headphone via bluetooth, but no way to connect it and select it in the audio output of the system.My iMac recognizes it, in the bluetooth preferences I have :Nom de l'appareil : BT-HeadphonesAdresse de l'appareil : 00-0d-44-2a-8d-7aType d’appareil : Aud...

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My keyboard is doing some very strange things after an hour or so of use.Keys begin to repeatAppearance of text on the screen is slowed down.If I restart my computer the problem is usually fixed, but what a pain to have to do and it always begins again.Is anyone else experiencing this problem,...

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I've been reading about a lot of problems folks are having with the D-link adapter. MacMall offers it, but suggests using the Keyspan adapter for fewer problems. Anyone try it and what's your experience? It got a great review at global technology: http://www.globetechnology.com/servle...

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Hi all,I'l having some trouble, perhaps I'm doing something wrong but for what I see in the net the pairing between my SE T630 and my mac should be just clicking the add device in iSync and it would appear (I also tried to add a device in the BT control pane but it doesn't find m...

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Hi all,I just got the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse a few weeks ago, and I've noticed degraded performance with other Bluetooth devices I use on my mac. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions?In particular, I have a Motorola H300 that I use with Skype, etc. Before the wireless mouse, it wo...

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