Shortly after Apple unveiled its new multi-touch trackpad on the redesigned MacBooks and MacBook Pros, users started complaining about their clicks not being recognized by the computer. This problem was intensely discussed on many forums, and now Apple finally came up with the solution: a firmware update meant to fix the issue.

When Apple introduced the redesigned line of MacBooks in October this year, they also introduced a new trackpad, with an area 39 percent larger than before, designed to act as a button. That eliminated the need for having a separate button as in other notebooks, but it also created a lot of frustration for users dealing with their clicks being missed by the computer.

Even though Apple has not officially talked about it, several users who wrote e-mails to Apple about the problem prior to the firmware release claimed receiving responses from Steve Jobs himself. In these responses, Jobs allegedly confirmed the company was investigating the matter and working on solving it.

The firmware update, which addresses the issue of trackpad clicks on MacBook and MacBook Pro systems introduced in October 2008, is officially out, and users may choose to install it immediately or to install it from the Software Update menu later on.

Apple introduced the new MacBook line in early October with a lot of redesign on the outside, but not on the inside. The highlights were of course the trackpad, as well as the all-aluminum cases, which are lighter than those of the predecessors, but also more resistant and environmentally-friendly.