Your MacBook's touchpad has a number of different commands that can let you zoom, rotate images, reveal extra options, and more.

Monday’s Apple event gave people who follow Apple news plenty to talk about. But for Mac users, the biggest news probably has to do with all the ways the new MacBook diverges from what we’ve been used ...

Your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air has a large, glass trackpad that supports support multi-touch gestures. Gestures are movements performed using several fingers on the trackpad, and they allow you to ...

Apple's new Magic Trackpad offers desktop Mac users a multitouch trackpad alternative to the mouse, designed to match its super slim aluminum keyboard. The Magic Trackpad follows Apple's introduction ...

In a busy professional environment, your MacBook's trackpad can be subject to spills, dust-related damage and other environmental hazards. Although it seems like a relatively sturdy part of the ...

You can disable the trackpad on your Mac if you have a mouse connected, or by using Mouse Keys. Here's how to do it in your ...

The MacBook trackpad is one of the best on the market, but here’s how to make it better. Laptop trackpads have always been somewhat lacking, but when it comes to the MacBook’s trackpad, it’s one of ...

Apple today was awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,633,916 (via AppleInsider), which describes a touchpad that utilizes force sensors and acuator feedback. The buttonless design uses an array of sensors and an ...

I've just bought a Mac Mini on eBay to be used primarily as an HTPC, and I need to find a reasonably priced wireless keyboard/trackpad combo to control it. Since I just spent $500 on a computer, and ...

When I’m sitting on the couch or lying in bed, fussing around with a keyboard and mouse can be a pain. Certainly you might have the talents to manage such contraptions on your cushions, but I don’t ...

Editor’s Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. The laptop trackpad has come a long way since Apple Inc. pioneered ...

I spent quality time with the HyperSpace Trackpad Pro, which attempts to bring Apple’s Magic Trackpad experience to Windows.