Got my current iMac back in June. 2008. Love it of course. It came with the might mouse Bluetooth. At the time there were a myriad of complaints of the little scrol ball gunking up and no way to clean it like we could the old mouse balls. But I have never had any problems with it (been 3 years now) until lately. Now it doesn't wantto scrol down and s jerky in doing that. Normally I can scrol with the arrow buttons in documents or the web but in Photoshop I have it configured to zoom the image view with the scrol wheel. I almost can't work with out that feature after so many years doing that.

So, first, is there any way to clean the blame thing

Or second. Option of getting a new mouse. After all, this has served me as long as any other mouse has so getting a new one would be okay.

In doing that, how does the Magic Mouse work in Photoshop ? Those who use it. Does the Magic Mouse give good control in painting and selecting in PS? Any issues.

Also, I am still in Snow Leopard. Will it work in that system?

Dave


Dave

Bad mouse - errr going bad.

I had the same herky jerky mouse thingy with a Kinsonton mouse. Bought a new one and the problem went away.

Wasn't there something mentioned about keeping it clean (the little scroll thing)?

Here's a few tips to maybe revive the old mouse, from force to alcohol to clean their little balls.

Don't know about the Magic Mouse and PS but it does work with Snow Leopard.

I run the Mighty mouse ball on a rag dampened with Windex to clean it. That usually gets it working again.
Works okay in PS

Compressed air while holding the mouse upside down to blow out debris has worked for me several times.

Any sort of alcohol is the worst thing you can use to clean it... it dries it out and eventually makes the problem worse. Canned air, or just a damp cloth will do the trick for a while. But as many people have come to realize, the Mighty Mouse is second to the Hockey Puck mouse on the "this thing sucks, did Apple really make this?" scale.

I notice replies to this thread have not gone to a real fix!
The real issue is DIRT in the scrolling mechanism. When it builds up, there is no really effective fix but to dismantle and clean the parts!
There are really good videos on Youtube.
tuppyhuh has best pictures and good advice:
How to open and clean a wireless Apple Mighty Mouse
The process is same for wireless or USB mouse.
Murrayhay talks a lot but shows detail assembly, not disassembly:
Apple 'Mighty Mouse' Fixing scroll ball problem

Actrons did a poor clean job but his method is good.
Mighty Mouse fix
A slideshow/instructions tutorial(procedure is good, but the pictures are poor!): How to completely dismantle your Mighty mouse.
I have done this work four times with perfect results.
You will need good eyesight, fine tools and a steady hand.
Be bold and careful. It can be done!