One of the major draws of the iPhone/iPod Touch is its flick and scroll touchscreen capabilities. I have often wondered, “Why can’t Apple release this for our computers with a simple software/firmware update?”. Apple still has not provided us with such a solution, but Marc Moini has.
Smart Scroll is a great application that makes inertial scrolling possible on any mac computer (10.4 +) After you install the program, you can scroll much faster because it makes it so that you scroll “with momentum” using either a mouse or touchpad. I could spend all day attempting to explain what I mean, but this video from jkontherun does a much better job.
While this is a neat program, it does cost $19. I would gladly pay that fee for such a cool application; except for the fact that unlike the iPhone, you cannot stop the scrolling by placing a finger on the screen (or in this case, touch pad). For this reason, Mr. Moini does not have my money yet, but he is aware of the desire for this feature and is presumably working on it (as is evident from the Most Requested Fixes section).
Not everyone wants this type of functionality and even fewer will pay for it. If you can’t decide whether this app is for you, there is a fully functional demo version available.
[Product Page: Smart Scroll] via [jkontherun]
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