I've got a mac mini that I want to use with my MacBook but without a screen or keyboard, so I want to control the whole thing from my MacBook. First off, is that possible, and how could I do it?
All help gratefully received.
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I've got a mac mini that I want to use with my MacBook but without a screen or keyboard, so I want to control the whole thing from my MacBook. First off, is that possible, and how could I do it?
All help gratefully received.
I've got a mac mini that I want to use with my MacBook but without a screen or keyboard, so I want to control the whole thing from my MacBook. First off, is that possible, and how could I do it?
All help gratefully received.
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Sure, although you will need screen and keyboard to set it up ;)
You can control your Mac mini via "Screen-Sharing". We've some macminis setup this way, works like a breeze. Don't expect responsive refresh rates, cause all graphic information has to be sent over the (W)LAN.
Have a look at TeamViewer (it's free for non-commercial use)
There's also VNC. Here's some background: http://www.wikihow.com/Setup-VNC-on-Mac-OS-X
Alternatively, just wait for 10.7 Lion, because Lion's going to come with a lot of these feature built in.
http://www.9to5mac.com/54102/10-7-lion-allows-multi-user-remote-computing
Snow Leopard already has screen sharing built in. No need to wait for Lion. Screen Sharing is a VNC server. Use Chicken of the VNC to connect to it.
If you had a monitor, you could use Synergy to control both computers as one with a single keyboard/mouse.
+1 for VNC. There are some great free VNC clients for iOS too, so fantastic for controlling with an iPad or even an iPhone.
You'll need a monitor/keyboard/mouse to set it up - enable screensharing on both machines in system preferences.
Then select the Mac Mini in the Sharing section of a finder Window on the MacBook and click on Screen Sharing.
Login with Mac Mini admin user name - sorted.
The previous poster mentioned iOS apps to be able to do this. There are free ones but by far the best one I have found is iTeleport. Simple setup and ability to control across the Internet.
Splashtop is another alternative but allows you to stream audio/video (and hence flash content) directly to an iPad.
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