If you’re like me, you got hit with a tinge of jealousy when Apple unveiled their swanky new Magic Trackpad last week. Suddenly, the Multi-Touch trackpad on my MacBook Pro just didn’t seem as cool. With features such as inertial scrolling and three-finger drag, the Magic Trackpad debuted with features unsupported by some of Apple’s portables.
Don’t get trackpad envy just yet, though. Apple has released the Magic Trackpad and Multi-Touch Trackpad Update 1.0 which brings much of the Magic Trackpad’s functionality to older unibody machines.
As long as you are running Mac OS 10.6.4 and have a compatible machine, you can bring these exciting new features to your current trackpad. To check for the update, simply run Software Update from the Apple Menu. After the update has been applied, visit System Preferences > Trackpad to enable the new features.
Click here for a list of compatible machines.