You need a camera for Facetime, and at least a microphone for Skype. The Mini, like all Macs, has a line-in jack, not a regular microphone jack. This means that you either need a USB sound card into which you can plug a normal, unpowered microphone; you need a USB microphone or headset; or you need to use a powered microphone of some kind. I was quite frustrated when I plugged my cheap desktop mic inot my mini and nothing happened, but I found out that the Mac won't pick up signals from a device like that, they need to be amplified somehow. A USB device will solve this. Also, Apple earbuds with microphone should work, but you cannot then use normal speakers as sound will come through the headphones.
On 11/3/12, Kliphton <kliph...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, my custom built mac mini will be here sometime this week. And since I > will be having it for the first time, there are a few things I need to know. > I have found instructions on how to pair my bt keyboard, so that issue is > solved. But for Skype, and FaceTime, will the mac mini make and receive > calls with these 2 apps if I don't have a USB camera attached? > > -- > 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 GMail website) 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.
