Doug Steele
dbdoug at gmail.com
Tue Feb 3 17:52:35 CST 2015
Hi Shamil: Replies are embedded in questions On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:43 PM, Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru> wrote: > Hi Doug -- > > Thank you, as you're not on dba-Tech, I will try to ask you my questions > on Mac Mini usage here as I suppose your answers would be interesting for > this group members: > > Main questions: > > - What (wireless) keyboard and mouse do you use with your Mac Mini? > I normally use a wired USB large Apple keyboard and an Apple Bluetooth trackpad; I just tried it successfully with an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and a Logitech mk360 USB dongle wireless keyboard and mouse. They worked as soon as they were plugged in. > > - Would it be a viable option to use a RealVNC Viewer (free version as > paid one doesn't exists) running on an MS Windows system to control a Mac > Mini (with RealVNC Server paid version)? > I've got no experience with this, but I imagine it would be fine. From what I've read, OSX works well with the VNC standard. > > Secondary questions, just reply if you have any experience and/or wish to > share your opinion: > > - What Mac Mini configuration would be good enough for iPhone/iPad > development with iOS 8 SDK and XCode? > I've done some XCode work. My Mini is a 2.3Ghz I7 (late 2012) with 16gb ram, and it runs very well. I can have two Windows Parallels virtual machines running and MS Access is just fine. My Macbook Pro is a 2.3Ghz I5 (early 2011) with 8gb ram. It's perfectly adequate for XCode development, but I can't run more than one Windows VM without bogging down. Both machines are running Yosemite. Based on my experience with my Macbook Air, which has an SSD instead of a HD, I think that a Mini with an SSD drive would be a rocket. > > - Have you ever tried to connect a Mac Mini via HDMI to a Smart TV as > e.g. Samsung UN40H6350 40-Inch 1080p 120Hz Smart LED TV ( > http://tinyurl.com/lvgmw9j) to use it as a display? Thank you. > No, I haven't. > > -- Shamil > >