Please do feel free to join me as I jump up and down, saying ugly things about Apple

[struggle4progress]

I have several of their machines and usually enjoy them, but but but!

The Mac Mini I bought in February had a DVI-I socket and a VGA-to-DVI-I adaptor in case I wanted to connect a VGA monitor. The Mac Mini I bought in March had a mini-DVI socket and a DVI-D-to-mini-DVI in case I wanted to connect a DVI-D monitor. Let me make clear what total jerks we are dealing with: the Apple monitor has a male DVI-D, the older Mac Mini has a female DVI-I, so that plugged fine -- and worked, proving that the scheme was doable. And the older adaptor was VGA female to DVI-I male, but the newer adaptor is DVI-D female to mini-DVI male, so the adaptors can't plug: the older male has got 4 thingees too many for the younger female.

Would Apple like to help me connect my vga to my mini-dvi? But, sure! for $20 ...

Ain't that sweet. I don't need a monitor for every machine, since I can usually screen share. But I find I need a version of OSX with case-sensitive file names. Aha! (sez I) This gives me an excuse to install Snow Leopard on the newer better Mac Mini, since I need to change it case-sensitive. But of course, I can't screen share when booting off the installation disk: there aren't any accounts! So I need a screen. Can I use one of my VGA screens? Noooo: I must use the DVI-D screen I have, which is connected to my main main work horse. Shut down everything, carry the mini over to my desk, and plug in all necessary stuff, and set out to install SL

:grr:

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Oh you want me to start my woes

not with SL... ok with SL... and ITUNES... at least now it is working

But it is more DW... new version of OS... any OS... I've had enough of Adobe...

[struggle4progress]

2. Yeah, I seed ya jumpin up an down, cussin a blue streak on adobe

[Deja Q]

3. What issues have you with Adobe DW on SL?

:scared:

I'll be taking classes for that in a quarter or two...