Oh, OK, thanks a lot! How much do these VGA things cost? And how can I verify that this is a VGA type monitor? On Dec 31, 2012, at 5:21 PM, David McLean <david.mcl...@cox.net> wrote:
> Are you sure your monitor isn't using a VGA port? That can look somewhat > like a serial port. If it is in fact a VGA port you just need a VGA adapter > to connect it to your mini and you can buy those from Apple. > On Dec 31, 2012, at 1:45 PM, Sarah k Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> there's a hardware hack with an hdmi cable and something, but for the life >> of me I can't remember what it is. Tryt searching the list archives for it >> as it was discussed at length this year or shall I say in 2012. >> >> Happy holidays. >> On Dec 31, 2012, at 9:09 AM, Devin Prater <d.pra...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hello. I, so far, am loving my new Mac Mini. Its truly all I've wanted from >>> a computer. Only problem is, I don't have a monitor, I really don't want to >>> need a monitor. I thought the mac might work with my PC monitor, but the >>> mac doesn't have a serial port. Yes, that's what my PC monitor had, and I >>> bought it like 2 years ago. Gotta love HP. Anyways, now, my function key >>> settings don't stay like I put them, and whenever I leave the mac alone for >>> maybe an hour, I come back and the password field when logging in is >>> dimmed. A press of the power button, a wait of around 5 second, and a >>> pressing again of the power button fixes this. Another problem is in the >>> macsword program. I can select a Bible version, and all that, but I can't >>> get past the splitter thing, to the content. And the only other hardware I >>> have that has anything to do with a monitor is the supplied HDMI cable, and >>> I don't think we have any HDMI devices. I don't have much money in my Visa >>> card now, so I'd really li k > e >> t >>> o have a way to just use what I have. 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