Lion - Inverted scrolling or Normal ?

Mac OS X Lion is out ( available on the Mac app store ) as you probably already know. Now one of the many changes in the OS is that scrolling is now inverted or as Apple calls it "Natural" which basially means that like in iOS Devices, to go up on a page you scroll down on your mouse / trackpad and to go down on a page, you scroll up on your mouse / trackpad. Scrolling is now also momentum based which means that it will move based on how you scroll on your mouse.

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The Mac Tip Series 8 - See All Multitouch Gestures for your Mouse / Trackpad

Don't know about all the multitouch gestures for your Mouse / Trackpad ? Go to System preferences --> Mouse / Trackpad and see the demonstrations.

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See Bluetooth Mouse, Trackpad and Keyboard Battery percentage

See your Bluetooth keyboard or mouse's battery percentage on Mac. Open System Preferences --> Keyboard or System Preferences --> Mouse or System Preferences --> Trackpad to see the battery percentage which will be located at the bottom left corner of the window.

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Left Handed Mouse on Mac ?

Left handed ? Trouble using the mouse with your right ? No problem. Just go to System Preferences --> Mouse and change the "Secondary click" option from right to left. Piece of cake.

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Make your very own iPad / iPod / iPhone Stylus

This is so easy and so helpful a tip that you will never forget it. And it can all be done with household items provide you have, in your house -

Required:

1. A pencil with an eraser. ( preferably unsharpened )
2. A small strip of foil.

How to do it:

1. Take a pencil and wrap the foil around the entire pencil Making sure that the eraser is completely covered
2. Hold the stylus and make sure that when you hold it, your fingers are touching the aluminum foil wrapped part of it.
3. Now press the rubber end of your stylus against a flat surface like a table. The flatter it becomes, the better it'll work.

Other optional tweaks:

1. Cut the non-eraser end of your pencil with a sharp knife for your own convenience.
2. Wrap the stylus end with scotch tape to make it smoother and softer.

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