Well, if mice and trackpads work with no setup, that explains it. You just click away until you are told to enter the password on the keyboard, and then all is well. Of course, this does no good at all for blind users as there is no mouse or trackpad command to launch vo, but it explains why sighted people hav no trouble. On Oct 24, 2012, at 10:31 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I didn't say it wasn't stupid. I just said that was the only way I knew to > work around it. LOL! Smile. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:51 PM > Subject: Re: Setting up mac mini? > > > Okay, that makes sense. As I said, I was not sure. Still, I wonder how > sighted people do it then, unless their magic mouse pairs automatically? I > can't believe every mac owner in the world has to buy a usb keyboard for the > thirty seconds it takes to pair their (much more expensive) apple keyboard? > On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:39 PM, "Christopher-Mark Gilland" > <clgillan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Alex, you were misinformed. That won't work, as the keyboard has to be >> paired, being it's bluetooth. But, how can he pair it, if it's the only >> keyboard he's got access to? He need a keyboard that wasn't bluetooth to be >> able to even get to the status bar bluetooth icon to start with, to pair it. >> See what he and I're saying? >> >> Chris. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <mehg...@gmail.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:20 AM >> Subject: Re: Setting up mac mini? >> >> >> I may well be wrong, but I think it will work with the keyboard >> automatically, provided it is an official Apple keyboard. That said, it >> never hurts to have a cheap usb keyboard hanging around, just in case. >> Still, the worst that happens is you start the machine (be sure you have a >> monitor connected or it won't be happy) and you can't get vo to come on, so >> you shut down, get a keyboard, and try again. >> On Oct 24, 2012, at 7:47 AM, Chris <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I think this is your only option as the mac mini is a dumb terminal without >>> these accessories. >>> >>> >>> Christopher Hallsworth >>> >>> On 24/10/2012 09:39, Kliphton wrote: >>>> Okay, I have just ordered my new mac mini, got the fusion drive, and all >>>> the >>>> good stuff that comes with it. My question is, how do you set it up >>>> annishally? Since it doesn't have a bt keyboard paired with it already, >>>> and >>>> I don't want to go buy a USB just to activate my bt and connect my apple >>>> wireless keyboard. Or is this my only option? Suggestions and ideas >>>> welcomed please. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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. >>> >> >> >> >> Have a great day, >> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) >> mehg...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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. >> > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > mehg...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@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. > Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) mehg...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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.
