<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">Mark, that would work only if the QCollege iMac is on and connected to their network. Without support staff, there’s no guarantee of that. As for the HDMI-DVI converter, I have one of those and I think it’s bi-directional, but there is no DVI output on a Macbook — isn’t that right?</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">My advice is to buy the dongle, it’s a useful thing to have if you have a Macbook and IMHO part of the the price of having a Macbook.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="4" style="font: 13.0px Helvetica">Stuart</font></p>
<br/> <div id="bloop_sign_1517858780519126016" class="bloop_sign"><br></div> <br /><p class="airmail_on">On February 5, 2018 at 11:24:44 AM, Mark G. (<a href="mailto:vpm_sg@palaceofretention.ca">vpm_sg@palaceofretention.ca</a>) wrote:</p> <blockquote type="cite" class="clean_bq"><span><div ><div></div><div>Well, I can always just use the Q-college connected system
<br/>and retrieve the presentation from either the Vicpimakers
<br/>website, or my own.
<br/>
<br/>I found an HDMI to DVI convertor, but don't know if that is
<br/>helpful here.
<br/>
<br/>Thanks everyone!
<br/>
<br/>On 2018-02-05 11:10 AM, Stuart Hertzog wrote:
<br/>> Sounds like we need a USB-C to VGA adapter to connect Mark’s Macbook to
<br/>> the VGA cable. I don’t have one of these. To go direct HDMI we’d need a
<br/>> long HDMI cable (> 10-ft?) plus the ability to change the output port on
<br/>> the overhead projector, which (maybe) means having the remote for it.
<br/>>
<br/>> The USB-C to VGA adapter is more straightforward, IMHO.
<br/>>
<br/>>
<br/>> Stuart
<br/>>
<br/>>
<br/>>
<br/>>
<br/>> On February 5, 2018 at 11:02:22 AM, Craig Miller (cvmiller@gmail.com
<br/>> <mailto:cvmiller@gmail.com>) wrote:
<br/>>
<br/>>> Hi Stuart, et all,
<br/>>>
<br/>>> On the back of the computer in the front of the room (I think it is a
<br/>>> Mac), there is a white adapter from Mac-something to VGA. Then there
<br/>>> is a blue headed black VGA cable which connects to the projector.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> Typically, we disconnect the black (blue-headed) VGA cable from the
<br/>>> white adapter, and plug our own adapters (as needed) into the VGA cable.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> There is a HDMI interface on the projector, And I believe Deid has
<br/>>> hooked his Chromecast to that port, and casted to it.
<br/>>>
<br/>>> I hope this helps,
<br/>>>
<br/>>> aloha,
<br/>>>
<br/>>> Craig...
<br/>>>
<br/>>> --
<br/>>> IPv6 is the future!
<br/>>> http://ipv6-net.blogspot.ca/
<br/>>>
<br/>>> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 10:42 AM, Stuart Hertzog <stuart@stuzog.com
<br/>>> <mailto:stuart@stuzog.com>> wrote:
<br/>>>
<br/>>> It would really help to know which ports and cable end we are
<br/>>> looking at: on the Macbook,and on the QCollege overhead cable.
<br/>>> Details, please! I have a Mini Display port to VGA adapter that
<br/>>> may work. I’ll bring it.
<br/>>>
<br/>>>
<br/>>> Stuart
<br/>>>
<br/>>>
<br/>>>
<br/>>>
<br/>>> On February 5, 2018 at 10:38:55 AM, Craig Miller
<br/>>> (cvmiller@gmail.com <mailto:cvmiller@gmail.com>) wrote:
<br/>>>
<br/>>>> Sorry Mark,
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>> I usually loan the speaker my adapter. Unfortunately, that
<br/>>>> adapter is in Hawaii (with me). Andrew R. has an adapter, but he
<br/>>>> couldn't get it working with his Linux laptop at the last meeting.
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>> Craig...
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>> --
<br/>>>> IPv6 is the future!
<br/>>>> http://ipv6-net.blogspot.ca/
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 10:20 AM, Mark G.
<br/>>>> <vpm_sg@palaceofretention.ca
<br/>>>> <mailto:vpm_sg@palaceofretention.ca>> wrote:
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>> Hmm, I already have the HDMI ends. I might need an HDMI to
<br/>>>> VGA or DVI, depending on the projector. Thanks, though.
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>> On 2018-02-05 10:14 AM, Heidi Bada wrote:
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>> I have an adapter for my 1-year-old MacBook Air that goes
<br/>>>> from
<br/>>>> thunderbolt or something, to the HDMI connector on
<br/>>>> televisions.
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>>
<br/>>>>
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