[macvoiceover] Re: Recommendations on which Mac to get if I want one.
- From: Sam Troia <samtroia@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:34:39 -0500
I can attest to this. A week or so ago, one day I was getting a whole lot of
busy, busy with Safari and in a while I discovered that my monitor plug had
become detached. Inserting it again made everything run smoothly.
On Jan 31, 2010, at 1:57 PM, Laura wrote:
> No, you'll be able to set it up without a monitor. As far as I know, the
> problem is that not having one attached to the newer models causes certain
> applications--like Safari--to run slowly.
>
> On 31 Jan 2010, at 18:40, Daniel McGee wrote:
>
>> Hi Keith and others. When you say that the Mac Mini's are built so they
>> require a monitor, what will happen if someone completely blind in my case
>> tryes to setup the Mac Mini? I mean won't it work at all? Even if I did
>> command F5 to start voiceover for the first time?
>> I kind of feel hessatant to get one now. It was between a Mac Mini and a Mac
>> Book.
>> But would love to hear some answer on this mystery that being what happens
>> if you get one of thoes Mac Mini's that has something to do with the grapic
>> card just want some ideas on what to espect.
>> Daniel
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Keith Reedy" <wa9dro@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:13 AM
>> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Recommendations on which Mac to get if I want
>> one.
>>
>>> Although it is true that some Minis did work at one time used in this
>>> manner, fewer of the ones built today are able to be used in this manner.
>>> It may be something about the new graphics cards. Its not a big deal, just
>>> plug a monitor in to it to keep from having problems.
>>>
>>> Keith Reedy
>>>
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>>> from Bibles For The Blind.
>>>
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>>>
>>> God gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. J Hudson Taylor.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jan 30, 2010, at 9:32 PM, Richie Gardenhire wrote:
>>>
>>>> Since I got my adapter last August, I have never had to plug a monitor
>>>> into it, and I watch a lot of movies on it which, any more, that is what I
>>>> use my Mac Mini for at home. I do take it with me on trips and I bought
>>>> some small, but very good, speakers with which to take with me and it
>>>> works very well. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 30, 2010, at 4:17 PM, <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Daniel,
>>>>
>>>> You got it wrong. You can use a Mac Mini without a display, as was
>>>> mentioned in earlier posts. This was also mentioned this past week on ACB
>>>> Radio's Main Menu program. It comes with an adapter, which you plug into
>>>> the monitor port, and this fools the machine into thinking there's a
>>>> monitor there when there isn't. When I get my Mac Mini in a few days I
>>>> won't be hooking up a monitor to it most of the time; it comes with an
>>>> adapter, which I can just plug into the port. It isn't a big deal. The new
>>>> Mac Minis can hold up to 4 meg of memory and a very fast processor. So
>>>> they are very powerful machines. They're not laptops, but they're desktop
>>>> machines only about 6.5 inches square and 2 inches high.
>>>>
>>>> Mary
>>>>
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Sincerely,
Sam Troia, NYC
Rock lives on my Mac Mini.
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