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   ys.mac.advocacy   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 8, 2026 at 2:55:44 PM MST, ""David B."" wrote   
   :   
      
   > On 08/01/2026 13:47, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >> While I advocate(d) for Linux, speaking of using it in schools and even   
   >> helping many students use it at school and home, and talk about the benefits   
   >> of doing so, I also spoke of benefits of other systems, especially macOS.   
   But   
   >> even as I did so I shared my view that people should use what they like -- I   
   >> am a tech advocate who sees value in Linux, macOS, and Windows (and more).   
   >> Some did not see that as "pure" enough.   
   >   
   > I'm aware that you have a very wide knowledge base and have never, as   
   > far as I'm aware, misled me in any way.   
      
   I am sure I have made mistakes over time... but when I have I am open about   
   it.   
   >   
   > I'm currently running Linux Mint 22.2 on my old (2009) 24 inch iMac and   
   > it works just fine.   
      
   I ran it on an older iMac -- even from a Thumb drive it worked well as a media   
   machine.   
   >   
   > I've set up my 27 inch iMac as a dual boot arrangement as macOS Ventura   
   > is the most up-to-date I can now install on this 2017 iMac.   
   >   
   > However, when I last started up this 2017 iMac with Linux Mint 22.2 I   
   > could not get my Bluetooth Apple Magic Mouse to work (move the mouse   
   > pointer). It said it was paired, but it just would not work (a wired   
   > mouse DID move the cursor).   
      
   Odd. I do not recall what if anything I had to do to get my wireless mouse to   
   work. I know it did. I sometimes used it as a remote... though the actual   
   remote also worked. Modern Macs do not have that, but you can do it over   
   Wi-Fi.   
   >   
   > Any suggestions of how I should identify and correct the problem?   
      
   Do other BlueTooth devices work? Does it show the mouse as paired? I assume   
   the mouse is charged (hey, worth checking). Do you know what version of Mouse?   
      
      
   >   
   > Thanks.   
      
      
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