What do I need in order to connect my Macbook Pro to school projectors?
I heard something about buying an Apple Mini DVI to VGA Adapter, but I read that this only applies to the old Macbooks. My Macbook is one of the newest ones I'm guessing since I bought it not more than two months ago. It is a 13.3" Macbook Pro. Any help would be very much appreciated.
Have you looked in the user guide? There should be a section about connecting to an external monitor. The newest models probably have a Thunderbolt port, so you would use a Thunderbolt to VGA adaptor (that may be the same as the Mini-DisplayPort to VGA adaptor.)
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2541
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Link the two Macs together: there are several ways to do this: Wireless Network,Firewire Target Disk Mode, Ethernet, or even just copy the Library to an external HD and then on to the new machine...
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What connector do I need to attach the MacBook Pro to a projector?
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