To get my mouse working again, I did two things: You know, the Windows software that allows you use PS3 controllers on your Mac? Only gamers would do this, and so since there aren’t many of us hardcore bootcamp gamers around, solutions were tough to find. It took some Google searching, and it turns out that the culprit is MotionJoy.
Every attempt to install a driver complained that no suitable hardware was found, or in the case of the Apple Bluetooth driver, that “No device for update present”. It appeared as if a Bluetooth device did not even exist, let alone be powered on or accessible via drivers.
I tried everything, from redownloading and reinstalling the bootcamp drivers, to launching the Apple Bluetooth Boot Camp installer directly, to even trying Broadcom generic bluetooth drivers (since I knew the bluetooth chipset in my Mac was made by Broadcom). Not only that, but everything worked fine on the Mac side, so I knew it had to be Windows software-related. The built-in keyboard and trackpad worked fine, but no dice on the wireless mouse.
I use Bootcamp on my MacBook Pro for gaming, so it irritated me to no end when for some reason my Apple Magic Mouse stopped working. However, if you would prefer to download just my changed configuration files, they are here: Namebench1.3.1-kcspaceman-Windows.exe (5.2MB)
I also updated the list of top 2000 sites from Alexa, and fixed a bug for Safari users that prevented namebench from picking up the domain names in Safari’s website history.įor convenience’s sake, I assembled new complete versions (unofficial) of namebench 1.3.1 here: Mac OS X: The public DNS server list in the original namebench is only about 20% valid, meaning lots of wasted time testing servers that no longer exist. My config files are about 60% smaller than in the original namebench, and all the servers should be valid. What’s left is a list of the most reliable, longest-lasting public DNS servers from around the globe. I then culled out all DNS servers younger than 180 days, or ones less than 90% reliable over 30 days.
I took a list of valid public DNS servers from public-dns.tk (May 2015), meaning those which do not hijack DNS results.
I’ve updated the configuration files with new source data and fixed a couple bugs, particularly for Safari (Mac) users. Namebench started off as a Google project in 2009, but has been mostly abandoned since 2010. However, if your internet company doesn’t keep their DNS server in tip-top shape, or if they attempt to hijack/redirect your domain name translation attempts to other sites (it happens more than you think!), then you may really want to consider using a different public DNS server so you get fast, reliable and unfiltered internet. Most all internet companies run their own private DNS servers for their customers to use. This translation is done with a DNS server, and so if you are using a slow DNS server it will take longer to load web pages. Each time your computer needs to load something from a site like “”, it has to first translate that nice looking name into an IP address like “17.172.224.47”. namebench promises to speed up almost any internet connection by testing DNS servers around you and recommending the fastest, most reliable option for you.Īny webpage you visit may have images, ads, or other content from multiple internet addresses (domain names). I’ve updated it for 2015, and download links are below. Namebench is a fantastic piece of software created by Google and last updated in 2010.