Re: Can a 2017 21.5" iMac be repurposed as a monitor for an Apple Silicon Mac Mini?
Of all the people who have contacted me and asked how to use their iMac as a monitor for another Mac, I don¡¯t think that anyone found it worthwhile to attempt. However you accomplish it, it will be
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Randy B. Singer
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mai
Just to add to the confusion: As far back as when there was only a little box displaying a smily face center-screen (monochrome, B/W) after one depressed the power button and produced the
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jimrobertson
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#20627
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Re: Can a 2017 21.5" iMac be repurposed as a monitor for an Apple Silicon Mac Mini?
Randy, Thanks SO much for your response and the links it contains. THIS link: https://youtu.be/0VXQu0fAc8s contained the most information, but almost terrified me, because I¡¯ve ¡°been there, done
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jimrobertson
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#20626
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
I *used* to love Matias keyboards. But they discontinued both of their models that I liked. Now they only offer ridiculously over-priced models, and it¡¯s likely that I¡¯ll never consider a Matias
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Randy B. Singer
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#20625
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
Interesting lead for a keyboard when I get the M4 Mini.
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Bayswater
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
Do you know when you got those, and where are you? Otto
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Otto Nikolaus
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mai
Now you¡¯ve made me curious. I didn¡¯t start using Macs until 2008. On my 2008 Mac Pro and 2010 MacBook Pro keyboards, the key¡¯s main label was option, but it in included a smaller alt on the
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Bev in TX
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#20622
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
I *think* it always has been on Macs, but it¡¯s a different story with Windows. It looks like the 2nd kb you describe is multi-platform. Otto
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Otto Nikolaus
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Re: Can a 2017 21.5" iMac be repurposed as a monitor for an Apple Silicon Mac Mini?
This comes up all the time. Only a very few models of iMac can be used as an external monitor. For all of the rest, you can use Luna Display to do the job. See:
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Randy B. Singer
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#20620
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
To muddy things up¡I have two different models of Matias keyboard (from Canada) for the Mac, in my office. One has an Option and a Command key, but no ¡°Alt¡± anywhere. The other has an Option key
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Randy B. Singer
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#20619
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Can a 2017 21.5" iMac be repurposed as a monitor for an Apple Silicon Mac Mini?
I¡¯ve managed to keep my Intel iMac running by giving it a memory transplant and exorcising its ¡°Fusion Drive,¡± repurposing the internal rotating platter drive to house one of my Time Machine
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jimrobertson
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#20618
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
Thanks. I don¡¯t know how that could be misinterpreted. UK Apple keyboards are now labelled with ¡®Option¡¯ but I don¡¯t know when it changed from ¡®alt¡¯ (our Macs are 2012 or older). Otto
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Otto Nikolaus
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#20617
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
Lighten up. I just switched between the keyboard viewer in US, British and British PC. The bottom left 4 keys do not change. Now the 3 Apple specific keys are represented in special characters, not
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Brent
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#20616
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
All my Apple and Kensington keyboards have both. Since I have been known to use both Mac OS and Windows, I had not paid attention. I just call the key option. Brent On my Mac mini running 10.15.7
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Brent
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
No, he¡¯s saying that the default GB layout is different to the default US layout. cjc
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Christopher Collins
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
That is interesting to know. Are you saying what I see as a black cat, is black and white on your side? Brent On my iPhone Xr
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Brent
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
No, I meant the Alt key. ?When I saw your reply, I was curious and looked at 5 Apple keyboards I have handy. ?All but one have both Alt and Option on the key in question. ?The one that doesn¡¯t is
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Bayswater
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#20612
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
In the UK the Option key was until recently labelled as ¡®alt¡¯, as on a PC kb. I¡¯ve no idea why. Otto
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Otto Nikolaus
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#20611
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MacBook Pro M4 Max Review at PetaPixel
I read a few photography sites and this just appeared on one of them <https://petapixel.com/2024/11/07/apple-macbook-pro-with-m4-max-review-another-performance-leap/> Being a photography site, the
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Otto Nikolaus
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#20610
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Re: Getting rid of Junk in Mail
Personally, I don¡¯t bother, because generally speaking my mail servers automatically delete Junk/SPAM email after 30 days (iCloud, Gmail, & Yahoo!). Depending on the platform and account, you may
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Bev in TX
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