Posts Tagged mini

My initial experiences with the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid Tuner

First, let me thank a friend (twitter username: btoone) who graciously allowed me to use his Elgato EyeTV Hybrid for this review.  I think he owed me since much to my surprise I found the unit marked down 5o percent at a local Apple retailer.  He was seeking a unit for some VHS-encoding projects so [...]

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Useful features in Snow Leopard OSX for Mac mini

As a typical Apple “fanboy” is wont to do I ponied up my hard-earned $29 and purchased the OSX upgrade to Snow Leopard today.  I have been doing some reading from various sources on the Internet and found the following upgrades or features which may prove to be useful for Mac mini owners:

In my opinion, [...]

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TUAW version of an “Ultimate” Mac mini HTPC

Christina Warren just published an article on TUAW which details her Ultimate Mac mini HTPC from both the hardware and software side.  It is a pretty thorough read but I did have some questions after reading it:
1)  It seemed like her PVR setup was more geared toward Cable TV subscribers.  I have asked her to [...]

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Mac mini wireless keyboard recommendations

Aside from the ability to control the Mac mini with a variety of iPhone / iPod Touch apps (see Snatch, Remote Buddy ), there is always the option of using a wireless keyboard and mouse combination. I have used a standard Apple wireless keyboard in a pinch, but is there a more elegant solution? [...]

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Dell’s Zinio HD – a worthy adversary for Mac mini?

Well it seemed like only a matter of time before another big player in the computer industry would try to dip into the Apple Mac mini’s realm of the home theater. Without much details, Dell has announced a black box solution which will try to rival the mini. While it may does offer [...]

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