Salakhetdinov Shamil
mcp2004 at mail.ru
Wed Feb 4 02:01:14 CST 2015
Hi Doug -- Thank you for your replies. Just last question: What display model do you use with your Mac Mini? -- Shamil Tuesday, February 03, 2015 3:52 PM -08:00 from Doug Steele <dbdoug at gmail.com>: >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 >> >> >-- >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com