Extending Mac

23 December 2014

SSD: Make it Run

With run, I mean in opposite to walk.

Replace SuperDrive with SSD HD, preserving original hard disk.

Thunderbolt -> VGA + DVI + HDMI

If not used this way, I rarely use the minidp port at all.

Tips after using for a while.

Resolution

Dock

Dashboard

Window Zooming

Mission Control

Space Switching

USB Brancher: 4 in 1

I got additional mouse, keyboard for extended screen. I have to connect to iPhone, Raspberry Pi, and maybe an Android Phone.

All use USB ports. MacBook Pro only got 2 in total.

Let USB Brancher come to help.

BlueTooth LE: Magic

The Magic mouse I bought is not from Apple, but a factory in Shenzhen, at a quarter price, although without multitouch features, enough for me, at least for now.

That’s possible, because Apple opened BlueTooth LE channel to the world. No MFI certificates are in the way.

Another very nice tip to make full use of MacBook Pro’s hardware. What else can it do, with so strict restrictions?

As a bonus, it doesn’t occupy physical interface, as well as saving another wireline.

Firewire

Have not got any good ideas, any recommendations?

Problems

Display Adapter causes following problems:

Audio becomes unavailable whenever connected to second display. Yet restore to normal if detached.
One workspace is lost if detached.