The star of the show, though, was the small line of pixels that made up the mouse cursor. It was demonstrated in the ‘ Mother of all demos’ - a presentation roughly an hour-and-a-half long that contained not only the world’s first look at the mouse but also hyper linking, document collaboration, video conferencing and more. The original cursor was a dot, then a line pointing straight upwards. It’s an instrument of precision, of tiny click targets on a screen feet away. Slightly angled, with a straight edge and a 45 degree slope leading to a sharp pixel-by-pixel point. Its everyday utility, pioneered at SRI and Xerox Parc and later combined with a bit of iconic * work from Susan Kare at Apple, has made the pointer our avatar in digital space for nearly 40 years. The features found in later versions of OS, including the newly revealed OS X Yosemite can probably replace the need for these customizations.Even though Apple did not invent the mouse pointer, history has cemented its place in dragging it out of obscurity and into mainstream use. If you’re running an older version of Mac OS, it may be time to update or upgrade. You can easily change colors and sizes of elements according to what needs to be revelaled on your screen. It can be both entertaining and practical as it’s also an original way to highlight movements and actions with your cursor. OmniDazzle: Similar to iCursor, this little plugin adds effects to your mouse movements. With Wraparound, all you need to do is approach it to one side of your screen to switch to that one. Wraparound: This ingenious little program literally lets you wrap your cursor around multiple screens, as the name obviously suggest.Those of you who work with multiple monitors will know the pain of dragging the cursor on large spaces.
The effects are well designed yet you might want to turn them off after a while, as they tend wear you out a little. These go from sparks to fire, bubbles, a shower of stars and more.
This program allows you to choose from 20 different effects to accompany your cursor activity. In this case, you’ll probably like iCursor. ICursor: Visual effects might really be your thing. It’s a simple utility with one purpose, but can be indispensable if you’re working with a lot of apps open at once. With Mouse Locator, you have an indicator on the screen that will instantly call out to you to show you where your mouse is on the screen. Mouse Locator: With Macs upgrading with bigger and higher resolution screens, it’s becoming easier to lose track of where the cursor is on your screen. SteerMouse also lets you customize cursor actions depending on the application. You’ll be able to set cursor speed and acceleration and have it placed at a particular location when certain windows are opened up. SteerMouse: This driver for both USB and Bluetooth mice lets you customize all aspect of the device, from the wheel to the clicks and movements.
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