Laptops have shipped with various pointing devices over the decades. Built-in trackball mice were once quite popular, but there's also that weird rubber nub that's now a hallmark of Lenovo ThinkPad ...

The laptop trackpad has come a long way since Apple Inc. pioneered it 14 years ago on the PowerBook 500 series as a replacement for the trackball found on earlier models. While almost anyone who has ...

One of my favorite things about using a MacBook Pro is the trackpad gestures. For years, I’ve been able to swipe through different windows, open Command Center or Launchpad, and check notifications ...

Quick Answer: To disable accidential swipes on your MacBook, open System Settings > Trackpad > More Gestures. Either uncheck the two-finger swipe option completely or change it to three fingers ...

The exact look of this pane will vary depending on the Mac notebook model and on the version of Mac OS X installed. This shot was taken on a 2.2-GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook, which offers one- and ...

I’ve been using Apple’s Magic Trackpad for just over a week, and I can confidently say it’s replaced the mouse for me. The Magic Trackpad is easier to use, much more functional than even a multibutton ...