Hi Sarah, I have a monitor at home for it, but I'd like to take it with me when I travel, and lugging around a monitor isn't really practical. There must be a way to make it think it has one attached.
Friendly, Chris On May 24, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I would just buy a monoter and not keep it turned on. After all you might > need sighted heop every once in a while. > > S > On May 24, 2010, at 6:58 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: > >> Hi Allie, >> nice to meet you as well. Yeah, I actually went for the mac mini because it >> was even smaller than a laptop even with a bluetooth keyboard. Now, if I >> can't find a workaround for this monitor thing, I may have to buy a macbook >> as well. I'd rather not shell out another $800 or whatever for it though, so >> I've been looking on Craigslist to find someone who has a slightly outdated >> one. There's a guy who wants to sell his for $650. It's two years old and >> has a 2.4GHZ processor, 2GB ram and 160GB hard drive. It's a Macbook White, >> not a pro. Do you, or does anyone here have thoughts about that price for >> such a machine? Or does anyone know where I could do better? >> >> Friendly, >> Chris >> >> On May 24, 2010, at 6:38 PM, Allison Manzino wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> Hmm, I'm not sure about the monitor thing. I was going to get a Mac Mini, >>> but decided on the Macbook at the last moment. Not the pro, just the >>> regular old Macbook. I'm pleased to meet you. I'm Allison by the way. The >>> Braille display has been an issue for me, only because I use an older >>> BrailleNote running an outdated version of Keysoft which I can't seem to >>> figure out how to upgrade. Lucky for you, you don't have that headache. >>> Well, I look forward to many posts from you on this list. I'm new here as >>> well, only having joined a week ago. Welcome to the list! >>> >>> Musically, >>> Allie >>> >>> On May 24, 2010, at 6:12 PM, Chris Snyder wrote: >>> >>>> Hi fellow mac users, >>>> My name is Chris Snyder. I'm writing you from Phoenix Arizona. I'm totally >>>> blind, and use Voiceover with no braille display. I own a Mac Mini and a >>>> 32GB iPod Touch, and I've had them for about six months. The Mac Mini is >>>> running Snow Leopard, has a 2.26 GHZ intel core Duo processor, 2GB of ram >>>> and 160GB hard drive. >>>> My first question is this. When I don't connect the Mini to a monitor, it >>>> has all sorts of issues with finder, mail and safari. Those issues >>>> magically go away when I connect it to a monitor. I'd like to take the >>>> mini with me when I travel, but I really don't feel like having to find a >>>> monitor everywhere I go. Is there a way of tricking it into thinking it >>>> has a monitor attached so I don't have to find one or lug one along? >>>> Friendly, >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
