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2011-03-02 Thread Tyler wood
SOrry to butt in here - but... I'm trying to find a mini for my Mom that's a few years old. Guess what? I might as well buy the thing brand new! These things are still 400+ dollars. That says something about how apple makes quality products. On 2011-02-28, at 10:25 AM, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hi J

Re: waiting on an adapter

2011-02-28 Thread Mike Arrigo
Oh, it will work, it's useable, but you'll get a lot of busy messages at times, and some apps, such as the dvd player will simply refuse to work without a monitor attached. You can certainly get it set up though, I actually set mine up with no monitor attached, since at the time I didn't know th

Re: waiting on an adapter

2011-02-28 Thread Joseph Norton
Thanks. I would try that, but, our TV is several years old with an F connector. But, I am going to try running headless for a few days and see what happens. - Original Message - From: "Bryan Jones" To: Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 11:25 AM Subject: Re: waiting on

Re: waiting on an adapter

2011-02-28 Thread Bryan Jones
Hi Joseph, Congrats on your new mini! I have one and love it. Here's one thing you might consider trying If the sluggishness of VO becomes too painful before your VGA adapter arrives: If you have a TV or other device with an HDMI input, you might try connecting it to your mini via the HDMI port

Re: waiting on an adapter

2011-02-28 Thread Matthew Campbell
It's a little slugish but you should be able to live with it for a few days. On 2011-02-28, at 10:25 AM, Joseph Norton wrote: > Hi: > > I have just ordered a new Mac Mini and can't wait to try it out. I saw one > at the store in Chattanooga (a Best Buy store) and was impressed with the > over

waiting on an adapter

2011-02-28 Thread Joseph Norton
Hi: I have just ordered a new Mac Mini and can't wait to try it out. I saw one at the store in Chattanooga (a Best Buy store) and was impressed with the overall responsiveness of VoiceOver. This, in spite of using a high-quality voice, such as Alex. When I use a high-quality voice on Windows