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iScroll 2, its for pre scrolling trackpad notebooks, I've been using it for the last almost 2 years and just learned the you can use it to right click without the ctrl key, a godsend for notebook users.
 
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iScroll is one of those good apps to have if you bought a powerbook for ibook before they came out with a scrolling trackpad.
 
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are there any features that someone with the scrolling trackpad could benefit from?
 
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not sure. if you cant right click with your trackpad without pressing control.... then yeah.
 
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i just ran the script and my trackpad is not compatible. How does the right click work with the trackpad?
 
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TomyDingo said:
i just ran the script and my trackpad is not compatible. How does the right click work with the trackpad?
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Just place two fingers on the trackpad and press the button.
 
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i found a similar program that works with newer PowerBooks, but it's not freeware. Besides iScroll, does anyone else know of a program that allows for right clicking using a trackpad?
 
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If anyone is interested, I just relaunched a website that specializes in recommended freeware for OS X. I see lots of forum threads and blog posts like these, so I decided to try putting it all together in one site. But after reading through this thread, I realize there's still plenty of great apps to be added. Anyhoo, the link is in my sig. Happy hunting!
 
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rogueToe said:
If anyone is interested, I just relaunched a website that specializes in recommended freeware for OS X. I see lots of forum threads and blog posts like these, so I decided to try putting it all together in one site. But after reading through this thread, I realize there's still plenty of great apps to be added. Anyhoo, the link is in my sig. Happy hunting!
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Ha, great idea! Interesting foot/toe avatar btw.

Oh yea, I know it's not freeware but SuperDuper! (it's a backup utility) should be up there. For 27bucks, give or take, it's a great program.
 

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