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A little kinetic scrolling with Smart Scroll X
Apple has already stolen the multitouch interface from the iPhone for the MacBook Air and the new MacBooks, but they haven't yet borrowed that other scrolling "feature," known here as "kinetic scrolling." If you'd like to steal it for your own Mac, however, jkOnTheRun has just the thing: a tip about Smart Scroll X, a program that lets you use your mouse to do some kinetic scrolling in any Mac app you want.We've actually posted about Smart Scroll before, but the video is a pretty good demonstration of what's happening here. I'm not quite sure this is something Apple will want to implement in the OS, however -- it feels right enough on the iPhone, but I kind of like that my scroll wheel stops when I tell it to. If you'd rather have the iPhone experience on your usual Mac, however, the app is available as a free trial, or a complete license for $19.[Via Nathan M]
Smart Scroll X updated for Leopard
The iPhone may definitely have people jealous when it comes to the scrolling and multi-touch gestures -- many people may very well want this feature on a Mac. Well, with Smart Scroll X, you can get one step closer to the iPhone's scrolling feature. The "Super Wheel" gives your Mac's trackpad an iPhone-like scrolling feature. It allows you to control many different trackpad setting with the simple system preferences plug-in. Another cool feature is the "Grab Scroll," which allows you to grab a window and "fling" it across the screen. Smart Scroll X was rated 4/5 by Macworld's Mac Gems. It was also recently updated to work with Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.2. Smart Scroll is avaiable for $19 from the developer's website; a free trial is also available.
