STEVEN GOODHEART  Bought a license 9 years ago...used it for quite a while, and then had various Microsoft Intellitype keyboards and used MS's pref pane instead for customization (I'm no fan of MS, but they make a damn fine, comfortable, usable keyboard)

Then, with Snow Leopard, the IntelliType and IntelliMouse pref pane/driver mostly broke, and the MS site says there won't be a SL compatible pref pane until mid-October. (I posted info and the MS link at a recent review of the Intellitype software here on MacUpdate.)

Since I make a living with my keyboard, I really was in a bind, because I can barely type on a regular keyboard after being so spoiled by the comfortable, splayed-hand layout of the IntelliType boards....so, I thought, "Well, USBOverdrive was always rock solid for me, wonder if it will talk to my IntelliType Natural Ergonomic 4000 keyboard." I downloaded it, tried, and was able to get back 95% of my IntelliType's special keys (the only thing USBOverdrive can't seem to program are the special "My Favorites" keys (1 through 5) although it *can* program the "star* key that the MS pref pane uses to program those 5 keys. Also, USB doesn't see the Windows "Apps" key on the right side of the keyboard, but I never used that even with the MS pref pane.)

So, to save my bacon, I happily bought a new copy of USBOverdrive and consider it money very well-spent. Not only can it program the heck out of just about any keyboard, including MS's Ergonomic Seri9es, but almost any mouse, giving full-functionality to my MS Laser 6000 cordless mouse to boot. (Of course, it also does all kinds of joysticks and other USB devices, but I don't use them.)

If I didn't want to be able to finally program "My Favorites" keys, I probably would just dump the MS pref panes for good -- but when MS finally comes out with the new pref panes, I'll probably want to program my "My Favorites" -- it's so handy to punch a button to open an app, switch, run a script -- almost anything you can think of. In the meantime, I'm very, very happy with USB Overdrive X 3.0 and am making my own "favorites" with various F-key combos. Hmmm, maybe I won't go back after all. :)

Anyway, this is a rock-solid, feature-packed piece of software with a very reasonable price and I highly recommend it to anyone who want to program their keyboard or mouse. It was a real god-send to me in my work.

  
(Version 3.0)

YAMAGATO  If installed (3.0.1), interferes with Apple's Magic Mouse drivers. Will allow MM use as a 2-button mouse and nothing more. Must uninstall USBOD to gain access to the multi-touch MM features in Apple's driver.  
(Version 3.0.1)

GORDON142  OK, I think this is back to being my favorite universal USB HID Device Controller. This version finally allows me to use all buttons on my logitech mouse, and almost all extra functions of my Microsoft Keyboard. The new interface is elegant and easy to configure. I've been using Steermouse for a long time (an excellent programme, by the way), but I think I'm going to move to Overdrive for now.  
(Version 3.0.1)

ITISTODAY  With this one piece of software I can do away with Logitech's drivers for my keyboard, and Microsoft's drivers for my mouse. Truly ironic and ridiculous how this independent developer can provide better quality software than those two giants--to their own products. All I can say is "thank you!"  
(Version 3.0.1)

WEASELBOY  Just installed this new version 3.0 on Snow Leopard with my Logitech MX Revolution mouse and it works perfectly. It took me a few minutes to figure out how the config panel worked, but once I got past that everything was fine. I was able to setup all the buttons on the mouse. USB Overdrive allows much more customization than the Logitech driver.

The best thing is I no longer get my console log filled with error messages from the Logitech LCC driver software.

Those having trouble should make sure the OEM Logitech mouse drivers have been uninstalled before installing USB Overdrive. The LCC Uninstaller app must be used to do this.  
(Version 3.0)

RONL  I'm chagrined.

After an extremely quick response by the author (Alessandro) my perceived troubles evaporated.

This software continues to run circles around the other mouse drivers.

Believe me I've tried them.

I just tried SteerMouse and it does not compare to USB Overdrive.

Often when attempting to see what button I was attempting to map in SM the corresponding button in the SM preference window would not even highlight! And __often__ once I thought I had finally managed to map a button... after a restart or awakening... the mapping would be gone. Also some features were far more limited in what you could map the tilt wheel to do.

Not so with USBOD.

The mapped commands remain.

I've been using this software for many years and should have realized that it must have been something simple to fix and contacted Alessandro before writing my last comment a few days ago.

The reason why he doesn't post more updates... simple... he doesn't have to... it just works!

EXCELLENT software.  
(Version 10.4.8)

DOUG BRANDT  OK... got it working. Did away with all my old Logitech prefs and that did it. Thanks for the heads up!  
(Version 3.0)

STAR-AFFINITY  Nooo!

I still can't seem to map ”cmd tab” and then make it hold ”cmd” to activate the application switcher. It instead behaves like press ”cmd tab” and then hold *both* ”cmd” *and* ”tab” which means it's impossible to ”point and click” to select the app I want.

Hmm... I wonder when SteerMouse comes out as 64 bit for Snow Leopard (should be soon).  
(Version 3.0)

CALL ME YO DADDY  USB Overdrive is truly a gem for the Mac community. The sensitivity levels in Apple's Mighty Mouse is absolutely horrible. It often feels like the mouse is being dragged thru mud. Why Apple has chosen this behavior with no way to increase sensitivity levels is mind boggling.

The Mighty Mouse is a good mouse overall but USB Overdrive makes it perfect. I was using a Microsoft mouse which was ok but right clicking was glitchy and Microsoft no longer supports that mouse on a Mac.

I'd like to thank the developer for this and I will definitely purchase this. The only thing I would like to see improved is being able to adjust the speed of the scroll ball. Right now I am using the mouse at 180 dpi which is fast but has made the scroll ball too fast. Other than that everything else seems to be just fine.   
(Version 10.4.8)

DOUG ENGELBART  In my old "Overdrive X 10.4.5" everything worked fine. Now I switched to this new v3.0.1 and re-configured my old settings (more than 30) with success, but I also got the following issues (OSX.5.8, G4):

1.) I cannot choose these two games anymore to configure mouse key settings: "Diablo II (Carbon)" and "Baldur's Gate II". I can select each applications’ file in the "Choose" dialog, but when I click "Open" there to choose the application, then the application is not chosen (the popup field still says "Application: Choose Application...") and "Cancel/OK" hangs so that I must force-quit the dialog.

2.) This new Overdrive now can export settings (as documented). But it can only export each single setting for each single application separately. How do I save my whole bunch of more than 30 application settings in one single export file?   
(Version 3.0.1)