John W. Colby
jwcolby at gmail.com
Tue Feb 3 22:29:49 CST 2015
LOL. Yep, and ya wanna talk "dummed down"! John W. Colby On 2/3/2015 10:52 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: > What's xcode? > > What's a Mac? Isn't that just a distro running on top of version a freeBSD Unix? ;-) > > Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Steele" <dbdoug at gmail.com> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Tuesday, 3 February, 2015 3:52:35 PM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Working with Mac Mini from MS Windows via RealVNC. Was: Re[2]: Microsoft stock price crashed today > > 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 >> >>