Posts Tagged mac mini
Why I won’t be upgrading to the new Apple Mac mini
I guess this post could also be subtitled: “Why Apple keeps pricing the upgrades I want out of my league or the average consumer’s reach.” I intend to speak for myself so I probably should not have used such a blanket statement but I have grown increasingly frustrated with Apple’s slight product tweaks leading to [...]
The hippie in me loves this new Plex plugin
This evening I was able to find some time to install a new plugin for Plex which I think has just become one of my favorites. It was written by Billie Joe and is called The Live Music Archive plugin. Basically, the application provides a Plex-like front end for the Live Music Archive which features [...]
It’s not Spring, so why the Mac mini and iMac rumors?
Engadget has an article today (quoting an AppleInsider post) stating that suppliers and distributors of Mac minis (and iMacs, MacBooks), Apple’s “direct sales channels”, have been told to not to expect new shipments and to fill orders based on current inventory. The rumor is that there are some new iMac models (with newer GPUs and [...]
Using HippoRemote on iPod to control Mac mini
I finally splurged this weekend and burned through the three $10 iTunes gift cards I was given for my Birthday in January. I bought mostly games and a few business applications. But I would be remissed if I did not purchase an application for my Mac mini. I have been wanting to try a new [...]
iTunes 9 released – sporting new features but nothing groundbreaking
Yesterday’s Apple Music event has come and gone and with little to celebrate (maybe Jobs’ triumphant return) in my opinion. The oft-rumored iPod camera was introduced into the 5th Generation Nano which was disappointing. Most observers, including myself thought a Touch model would be the first non-iPhone model to receive a camera. Intriguing enough, the [...]
How to optimize your Mac mini
Most of us enjoy the fact that our Mac minis will be shining examples of superb engineering and performance for their entire life. Unfortunately, this is not always the case and over time the operation of a Mac, as with any other computer, can generally become denigrated. Yet there are some steps I believe we [...]
New Free Guide to Mac mini Media Center Software released
Today, I am excited to announce that I am making available a FREE guide to Mac mini media center software. Simply enter your email address in the right sidebar and I will email you a link (and associated password) to the new guide.
I invite your comments on the guide or anything else on my site. [...]
Now is the time to think about your Snow Leopard install strategy
With two days (or less for some) until the official release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, now is the time to start thinking about your strategy for the upgrade. If you are like me and use the Mac mini as a dedicated Home Theater Mac / PC, then we won’t have too many worries.
I [...]
Is there a need for Boot Camp on a Mac mini?
Today I was thinking that it might be handy to be able to boot into Windows XP (yes I am one of those Windows stalwarts) to burn a disc using Nero or to access a web development tool which happens to be Windows-only. Has anybody installed Boot Camp succesfully on an Apple Mac mini and [...]
Mid-August Book update and site feature requests
I’ve decided it is time to update you all on the status of my book on Mac mini HTPC setup. I want to keep you all in the loop and would enjoy any feedback as this progresses, hopefully into something big. As you all can see, I am trying to keep my content [...]
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