That's interesting. I asked several people in the Apple stores this very question and they probably thought it a crazy idea but once they realized I was gonna use VO, they didn't think there would be any problem with that. Any ideas on how to "trick" the mini into seeing a monitor?
On Jan 29, 2012, at 4:44 PM, John Panarese wrote: > This is probably your issue than. I know Apple support will say you can > run a Mini without a monitor, but there have been several reports to the > contrary, including my own personal experience. You need to use a monitor or > trick the Mini into thinking it has a monitor connected. > > Take Care > John Panarese > jpanar...@mac-access.net > > > > On Jan 29, 2012, at 7:37 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: > >> Interesting question. No, I do not have a monitor connected. I went the >> cheap route here and chose to save $300 or so by not buying one. I wouldn't >> think that should affect this but who knows. I think I will update the >> Apple tech support staff that I don't have a monitor connected. I would be >> quite interested in this issue for sure. >> >> Thanks for the possible idea. >> >> On Jan 29, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Zachary Kline wrote: >> >>> Hi Steve, >>> This may seem an odd question, but do you have a monitor connected to your >>> mac mini? I think I recall reading on this list that not having one can >>> lead to a number of strange preference-saving issues. Voiceover should >>> indeed be turned on automatically, as it does on my MBP. >>> Yours, >>> Zack. >>> On Jan 29, 2012, at 3:03 PM, Steve Holmes wrote: >>> >>>> I don't exactly have this issue but I am having another issue with my new >>>> mac mini. I have my login options set to start VO automatically at the >>>> login prompt and that part works fine. But after I complete login by >>>> entering my password, I then have to turn VO back on with Command+F5 every >>>> time. I also confirm in system preferences that VO is indeed set on. >>>> Isn't VOsupposed to start up automatically after logging in? Apple tech >>>> support seems to be stumped on this one. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> On Jan 28, 2012, at 10:09 PM, Michael Fridey wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi guys is people having same problem as me I am finding my setting in vo >>>>> to speek greeting wen macbook loads up. >>>>> It is checked wen I shut down but wen i turn macbook on and it does not >>>>> talk I go in and find the check box is unchecked. >>>>> cheers Michael. >>>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>>>> >>>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>>>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>>>> >>>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>>>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>>>> >>>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>>>> and worm-free! >>>>> >>>>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by >>>>> visiting the list website at: >>>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >>>> >>>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>>> >>>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>>> >>>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>>> >>>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>>> and worm-free! >>>> >>>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>>> the list website at: >>>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >>> >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> mac-access@mac-access.net >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> mac-access@mac-access.net >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. 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