Or better yet, just plug the mini straight in to one's AV receiver via HDMI and go that way. Would that work?
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in!!! > On Oct 1, 2015, at 10:18 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Yes, if you check the mailing list archives there were quite a few threads > about this. Up until recently if you didn't have a monitor attached the Mini > would would probe endlessly for attributes of that non-existant hardware, > causing all kinds of performance issues. If this mini is of that vintage then > it would easily case all manner of bad behavior. The general solutions were > to either attache a dirt cheap real display just to make the mini happy or > various dongles to fake it. In the former case, the monitor didn't even > need to be turned on, just plugged in so the Mini could probe the sense pins > and be satisfied. For the latter, there are a number of them out there. > Here's one on Amazon for $13: > http://www.amazon.com/CablesOnline-Graphics-Display-Detection-VE-D01/dp/B00EAY13GC > > <http://www.amazon.com/CablesOnline-Graphics-Display-Detection-VE-D01/dp/B00EAY13GC> > and you'll need the Apple cable to go from whatever the Mini has to VGA to > make it work. By the time your done it could be cheaper/better to just get a > real display at a yard sale or discount place. > > CB > > On 10/1/15 9:49 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: >> Here's another thought. What's that fake plug you can put in to the video >> port to fool a mini in to thinking there's a monitor there? >> >> >> Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, >> >> Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! >> >> Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the blind >> built-in!!! >> >>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 8:42 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:scott.grana...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I had an idea on this one. >>> >>> If he’s using a Mini is there a monitor attached? This problem happens >>> when there isn’t a monitor attached. If there is then obviously that’s not >>> it but if not you may try attaching one. Else this poster has the right >>> idea, reformat and start over. >>> >>>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 9:40 AM, Jeffrey Shockley <jawswiz...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:jawswiz...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> There are many variations of Mac Many out there. >>>> Have you ever considered maybe backing up your data and reformatting and >>>> starting from scratch? It just might help. :) >>>> By the way, I haven't seen the problem you are talking about. >>>> Hope this helps, >>>> Jeffrey >>>> >>>> On 10/1/2015 8:40 AM, Devin Prater wrote: >>>>> Well, I'm on a Mac Mini. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:28 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com >>>>> <mailto:scott.grana...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> +1 here, no problems with Alex all the way back to a 2009 Macbook Pro. >>>>>> Presently running a 2015 15 inch and 2015 13 inch Macbook pro pair of >>>>>> laptops with no alex issues what so ever. Also running well on the >>>>>> iPhone. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 8:21 AM, Ray Foret Jr < >>>>>>> <mailto:rforet7...@comcast.net>rforet7...@comcast.net >>>>>>> <mailto:rforet7...@comcast.net>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alex working just fine here. In fact, Alex is the most highly >>>>>>> responsive voice I have on my mid 2009 Mac book Pro. >>>>>>> PS. Those who had been used to using the Nuance voices and loved their >>>>>>> former quickness of response, and who were dissapointed that under >>>>>>> 10.0.5 much of that had gone away will be delighted to learn that under >>>>>>> 10.11.0, much of the responsiveness we used to love in the Nuance >>>>>>> voices has returned. >>>>>>> Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone6+ and Apple TV user! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my Mac, The Only computer with full accessibility for the >>>>>>> blind built-in!!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Oct 1, 2015, at 6:17 AM, Devin Prater < >>>>>>>> <mailto:d.pra...@me.com>d.pra...@me.com <mailto:d.pra...@me.com>> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi all. I've had my mac for a while now, and have found that Alex is >>>>>>>> often choppy and unresponsive when used with VoiceOver, even more so >>>>>>>> than Fred. Has anyone else found that this is so, and fixed it? 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