Adafruit Learning System. Raspberry Pi | An ARM GNU/Linux box for $25. Take a byte! Kano. Connecting the Mac to the Pi. The main hurdle I’ve had with the Raspberry Pi is simply seeing the screen: Since I don’t have a spare monitor laying around, it’s plugged in over HDMI to my livingroom TV. Sitting on my couch,… the text is really small. Thanks to the awesome people at Adafruit Learning Systems, they’ve provided two tutorials specifically for logging into your Pi remotely over SSH (Secure SHell), and remote-controlling the desktop via VNC (Virtual Network Computing).
This gives you the advantage of not needing a spare monitor, keyboard & mouse to control the Pi: You can use your current PC’s setup. I don’t know anything about Linux or sysadmin work, but their tutorials worked exactly as shown and I was connected in no time. I’m posting this mainly as a reminder to myself how I got all this stuff hooked up… First, you need to get a SSH connection from your computer (in my case, Macbook Air) to the Pi: Adafruit’s Raspberry Pi Lesson 6: Using SSH shows you how. Pi's desktop on my Mac's desktop: Success!