• Quick question regarding 13" MacBook
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Hi, I recently came into possession of a 2010 13" MacBook as part of a school incentive. I'm an avid Windows user, so I don't really have much use for it, other than typical schoolwork that will be assigned on the thing. I was wondering if there are any programs out there that can allow it to be treated like a secondary monitor for my home machine running Windows 7 (bonus points if it can be done through a WiFi or Bluetooth). I've looked around on Google, but to no avail, so I figured I would come here. Any help is very appreciated!
You could only do it with Thunderbolt. It's a Macbook, so it doesn't have Thunderbolt. Nor does any PC. Sorry bro.
Officially, it can't be done if you want the Windows OS running on that screen too as Target Display Mode needs the other computer to support a mini display port. There is a software solution around this though, such as using Screen Recycler in a VNC type setup.
[QUOTE=WaLLy3K;31772858]Screen Recycler in a VNC type setup.[/QUOTE] Heard of a thing called "Lag?" Its only good over gigabit ethernet. But, one could get through the proprietary crap and and take it in via Firewire.
Lag in small amounts wouldn't really be a problem for me, since I wouldn't be doing any time-intensive tasks on that screen. It would be mostly for monitoring feeds and other websites, and maybe running Pandora with a nice visualizer sometimes. If it is actually impossible/ really difficult to set up what you guys are talking about, I'll just stop trying. What does it entail?
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Network_Computing[/url] [editline]17th August 2011[/editline] Your VNC address should be under System Prefrences<Sharing<Screen Sharing In Snow Leopard it shows the VNC address when the box is checked. Do it w/ my Xoom when taking a shit. Its uber useful. Not as good if your computer's not good.
[QUOTE=googzeez;31773403]Heard of a thing called "Lag?" Its only good over gigabit ethernet. But, one could get through the proprietary crap and and take it in via Firewire.[/QUOTE] Of course, but it's not like you can get a native hardware solution without using a KVM.
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