We run PC at our meetings. It’s the stray visiting professor or invited speaker who ALWAYS brings a Mac, doesn’t bring their lecture separately, etc etc. A microcosm of what the OPS goes through. Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center CPMC Department of Ophthalmology 2100 Webster Street Suite 212 San Francisco CA 94115 (415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563 From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of sandor ferenczy Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 5:07 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] Re: From Denice Mac Question no, you have one Mac that they have to copy their lecture on to. have the latest version of PowerPoint and keynote. BYO laptop isn't allowed at a lot of meetings. in terms of adapters/technology advancing-- HDTVs have gone through 5! different versions of the same *physical* connector in the past couple of years. and what works with what connector version is based on the *content* of the source. furthermore, if it doesn't work, the tv won't actually give you a reason why. but remember that the computer adapters are changing because we want more pixels. heck, even the new iPad is pushing more pixels to its screen than VGA or DVI can handle. of course a new display adapter is necessary. -sandor On Mar 28, 2012, at 7:45 PM, CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center <cpmceyelab@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: So, if I want to be prepared and have a Mac Dongle for all of those Mac users that show up at my meetings, and they all have different versions of MacBook, MacBook Pro, etc I need a variety of dongles? Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center CPMC Department of Ophthalmology 2100 Webster Street Suite 212 San Francisco CA 94115 (415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563 From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:31 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] Re: From Denice Mac Question Ah, I’m disillusioned. I thought Mac was the supreme being that did everything the right way. Seems they have issues also. Yes, consistency and standardization, always the problem. Will take connector that DOES work to Apple store and get proper one. Thanks for the suggestions! Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center CPMC Department of Ophthalmology 2100 Webster Street Suite 212 San Francisco CA 94115 (415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563 From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of anton.drew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 4:05 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] Re: From Denice Mac Question It all depends on which model you have. Apple in their "infinite wisdom" has 3 different ones on offer that I know of, depending on when you bought it. My MacBook Pro was the first model they bought out, and my adaptor is similar to the ones for PCs. Now my wife's MacBook Pro is 2 years old, and I had to buy one for her, and it is a VGA to mini plug due to the smaller size of the connector socket in the laptop. NOW, I heard that with the new models, they have changed the connectors yet again. :o( WHY DIDN'T THEY LEAVE THEM ALONE. If it ain't broke, DON'T fix it !!!! My advice is go to an Apple dealer with your laptop and do what I did, try them until you find the one that fits. Their descriptions of these plugs ARE very confusing to say the least. Anton "On the box it said Windows XP or better, so I bought a Mac". ----- Original Message ----- From: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Sent: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:34:15 -0700 Subject: [optimal] Re: From Denice Mac Question I’d like to know the answer to that as well. From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 3:25 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] From Denice Mac Question OK all of you Mac Heads. I need a DVI to VGH adaptor to connect a Mac Book to a PC Projector for Grand Rounds A dizzying array of adaptors on Amazoncom. They all LOOK alike, with different discriptions. All say “for Macbook ) Yet, how come so many? I already ordered one I thought would work and the female end to connect to the MacBook is too large Don’t wish to go down this road again. Why not just one generic size? D. Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center CPMC Department of Ophthalmology 2100 Webster Street Suite 212 San Francisco CA 94115 (415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563