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Re: OT Apple help

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Bob W PDML
Wed, Oct 2, 2024 8:23 AM

I have a Mac mini which I bought for the vanishingly rare occasions when iPhone or iPad apps don’t have some functionality I need that a full-on bit of software has. I already had an Apple keyboard which I used with the iPad if I needed to do any big typing. I also have a trackpad which I prefer to a mouse.

Being cheap I decided to do without a monitor, the Apple ones are ridiculously expensive, so for the last 3-4 years I’ve used an ancient TV screen as an occasional monitor. It’s very low res, and 4:3 ratio, but it sort of works, although some windows don’t entirely fit and I sometimes have to go into the display settings and faff about.

Last week I saw that there is a class of thing called a portable monitor, so I bought one on Amazon for £125. It’s better than the TV screen but it has a very annoying habit of blanking for a second or so every few minutes, so I wouldn’t recommend it for someone who needs to spend any amount of time in front of it.

Another option, if there is already a PC or laptop in the vicinity, is to remote in and use the Mac mini as a headless server using VNC or some such.

B

On 1 Oct 2024, at 22:57, mike wilson m.9.wilson@ntlworld.com wrote:

Thanks all, for help and suggestions.  It looks like some serious bullet-biting is in my future.

On 01/10/2024 21:01 BST Doug Brewer doug@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote:
Not natively.

On 10/1/24 3:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
Am 01.10.24 um 20:04 schrieb Doug Brewer:

Have you considered laptops?
Does Logic run under Windoze?
Ralf
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I have a Mac mini which I bought for the vanishingly rare occasions when iPhone or iPad apps don’t have some functionality I need that a full-on bit of software has. I already had an Apple keyboard which I used with the iPad if I needed to do any big typing. I also have a trackpad which I prefer to a mouse. Being cheap I decided to do without a monitor, the Apple ones are ridiculously expensive, so for the last 3-4 years I’ve used an ancient TV screen as an occasional monitor. It’s very low res, and 4:3 ratio, but it sort of works, although some windows don’t entirely fit and I sometimes have to go into the display settings and faff about. Last week I saw that there is a class of thing called a portable monitor, so I bought one on Amazon for £125. It’s better than the TV screen but it has a very annoying habit of blanking for a second or so every few minutes, so I wouldn’t recommend it for someone who needs to spend any amount of time in front of it. Another option, if there is already a PC or laptop in the vicinity, is to remote in and use the Mac mini as a headless server using VNC or some such. B > On 1 Oct 2024, at 22:57, mike wilson <m.9.wilson@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > Thanks all, for help and suggestions. It looks like some serious bullet-biting is in my future. > >> On 01/10/2024 21:01 BST Doug Brewer <doug@dougbrewerphoto.com> wrote: >> Not natively. >>> On 10/1/24 3:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: >>> Am 01.10.24 um 20:04 schrieb Doug Brewer: >>>> Have you considered laptops? >>> Does Logic run under Windoze? >>> Ralf > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
MW
mike wilson
Fri, Oct 11, 2024 3:49 PM

Thanks.  Useful stuff that ended up in SPAM, for some reason.

On 02/10/2024 09:23 BST Bob W PDML pdmlbw@icloud.com wrote:

I have a Mac mini which I bought for the vanishingly rare occasions when iPhone or iPad apps don’t have some functionality I need that a full-on bit of software has. I already had an Apple keyboard which I used with the iPad if I needed to do any big typing. I also have a trackpad which I prefer to a mouse.

Being cheap I decided to do without a monitor, the Apple ones are ridiculously expensive, so for the last 3-4 years I’ve used an ancient TV screen as an occasional monitor. It’s very low res, and 4:3 ratio, but it sort of works, although some windows don’t entirely fit and I sometimes have to go into the display settings and faff about.

Last week I saw that there is a class of thing called a portable monitor, so I bought one on Amazon for £125. It’s better than the TV screen but it has a very annoying habit of blanking for a second or so every few minutes, so I wouldn’t recommend it for someone who needs to spend any amount of time in front of it.

Another option, if there is already a PC or laptop in the vicinity, is to remote in and use the Mac mini as a headless server using VNC or some such.

B

On 1 Oct 2024, at 22:57, mike wilson m.9.wilson@ntlworld.com wrote:

Thanks all, for help and suggestions.  It looks like some serious bullet-biting is in my future.

On 01/10/2024 21:01 BST Doug Brewer doug@dougbrewerphoto.com wrote:
Not natively.

On 10/1/24 3:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
Am 01.10.24 um 20:04 schrieb Doug Brewer:

Have you considered laptops?
Does Logic run under Windoze?
Ralf
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Thanks. Useful stuff that ended up in SPAM, for some reason. > On 02/10/2024 09:23 BST Bob W PDML <pdmlbw@icloud.com> wrote: > > > I have a Mac mini which I bought for the vanishingly rare occasions when iPhone or iPad apps don’t have some functionality I need that a full-on bit of software has. I already had an Apple keyboard which I used with the iPad if I needed to do any big typing. I also have a trackpad which I prefer to a mouse. > > Being cheap I decided to do without a monitor, the Apple ones are ridiculously expensive, so for the last 3-4 years I’ve used an ancient TV screen as an occasional monitor. It’s very low res, and 4:3 ratio, but it sort of works, although some windows don’t entirely fit and I sometimes have to go into the display settings and faff about. > > Last week I saw that there is a class of thing called a portable monitor, so I bought one on Amazon for £125. It’s better than the TV screen but it has a very annoying habit of blanking for a second or so every few minutes, so I wouldn’t recommend it for someone who needs to spend any amount of time in front of it. > > Another option, if there is already a PC or laptop in the vicinity, is to remote in and use the Mac mini as a headless server using VNC or some such. > > B > > > On 1 Oct 2024, at 22:57, mike wilson <m.9.wilson@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > > Thanks all, for help and suggestions. It looks like some serious bullet-biting is in my future. > > > >> On 01/10/2024 21:01 BST Doug Brewer <doug@dougbrewerphoto.com> wrote: > >> Not natively. > >>> On 10/1/24 3:38 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote: > >>> Am 01.10.24 um 20:04 schrieb Doug Brewer: > >>>> Have you considered laptops? > >>> Does Logic run under Windoze? > >>> Ralf > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-leave@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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