For this feature to be missing on the Windows side is disappointing. On the Macintosh the four-way scrolling is one of the key features of the Mighty mouse. But not being able to scroll horizontally is unfortunate. The same feel of the ergonomically designed mouse is obviously still present, and much appreciated. I was so fond of this device that I bought a second Mighty Mouse to use at work. Being able to scroll in all four directions without moving the mouse is very handy. Additionally, the left mouse button can be reassigned to other functions on the Macintosh.Īt home I work primarily with a Macintosh, and would not be without my Mighty Mouse. On the Macintosh these can select text or be assigned to other functions. The two side buttons do not function on Windows. However, I do not miss these as much as the four-way scrolling. There are other features that are not available on Windows. On Windows you can only scroll vertically. On a Macintosh you can scroll in all four directions using the scroll-ball. For me, the most missed feature is horizontal scrolling. As a result, some of its features do not work on Windows. The Mighty Mouse was designed with the Macintosh in mind. Simply plug it into your Windows computer and it is ready to go. The Mighty Mouse works like any other USB mouse. To connect the Mighty Mouse to a PS/2 port will require you to purchase a PS/2 converter. Additionally, no PS/2 converter is provided. There is currently not a wireless version of the Mighty Mouse available. Unfortunately, when used with a PC, the scroll ball allows no movement of the horizontal scroll bar. The scroll bar allows you to scroll the current window in all four directions. Because it is so small you can roll it with very little pressure on your figure. The scroll ball is small, about the size of a pea. This looks like a single Cyclops eye at the top of the mouse. Perhaps the best feature on the Mighty Mouse is the scroll ball. I rarely use the “squeeze buttons" on the Macintosh, so I don’t miss them too much on Windows. These two buttons are not functional when using Windows. If you press both buttons- effectively squeezing the mouse, it allows you to select text, of perform some other custom operation. There are also two buttons on the sides of the mouse. However, if you click near the front left or right of the mouse, you will produce a left or right click. This allows the mouse to be operated on a variety of surfaces. It is an optical mouse, and thus has no roller-ball. It fits nicely in your hand and is very easy to maneuver. To me it looks like 1/2 of a tic-tac(tm) candy. The mighty mouse is a smoothly designed white oval. This article focuses on exactly what you can expect when using the Mighty Mouse with a Windows based PC. However, using the Mighty Mouse with a Macintosh is not the subject of this article. The Mighty Mouse works directly with the latest version of the Macintosh operating system to provide many advanced features. The mighty mouse is unlike any mouse you’ve ever seen before. I mean the latest innovation by Apple computers- the Mighty Mouse. Have you seen the Might Mouse? No, I do not mean the super hero.