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MiniHitch Mac mini Monitor Mount
Mac mini Gets the Boot (Camp)
Intel-based Mac mini CPU upgrade guide
Mac Mini Intel Core Duo Upgrade Guide
Latest articles Mini Ture_MacJournal
Mac mini Hacks & Mods for Dummies Reviewed
Another Mac Mini Core Duo CPU Upgrade (Swap) Guide (2.16GHz Core Duo)
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo versus iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"
MiniHitch Mac mini Monitor Mount
The MiniHitch allows you to mount your on the back of your monitor, by making use of the 100mm or 75mm spacing VESA pattern mounting holes found on the back of many LCD monitors.
Slick design as well as practical, frees up your desk space, as well as protects your Mac mini from scratches.
The MiniHich's versatile design also allows it to be used as a stand-alone protective shell for your Mac mini, looks great upright or flat.
The MiniHitch comes complete with mounting hardware.
The MiniHitch is compatible with many of today's standard LCD monitors that come with 75mm or 100mm spacing VESA pattern Mounting holes on the back of the monitor.
NOTE: Some monitors have the support stand attached to the VESA mounting holes. The MiniHitch is not compatible with these types of monitors.
Requirements
* Mac mini
* Monitor with 75mm or 100mm spacing VESA Pattern mounting holes (These are the most common mounting hole patterns found on the back of many LCD monitors)
Specifications
* Main Material: Clear Acrylic
* Thickness: 3/16"
* Size: 71�2" x 71�2"
* Hole Pattern compatibility: 75mm & 100mm VESA Mounting Pattern.
* Mounting Screws Compatibility: M4/.7 thread
* Assembly Required?: YES
MiniHitch sells for $49.95
For more information, visit:
http://www.compwave.com/
Mac mini Gets the Boot (Camp)
The Washington Times' Mark Kellner reports:
Apple is right when it says you should print out the installation instructions that come with Boot Camp, and follow those instructions carefully. With Boot Camp, reading the instructions is not an option.
Having spent the better part of an entire evening on what should have been a one-hour process, I can report that Windows XP will run on an Intel-powered Mac, in my case a new-just-out-of-the-box Mac Mini. The Mini is a nice little computer, with an 80-gigabyte hard disk drive and 1 gigabyte of RAM, as well as an Intel Core Duo processor.
The installation process was delayed in part because I had to update both the operating system on the Mac Mini and its "firmware," the software embedded in the computer's hardware. I then had one hiccup with the Windows installation -- a mistyped character when entering the Windows product key -- and had to go to lengths to undo the damage.
For the full report visit here.
http://www.macnewsworld.com/rsstory/50372.html
Intel-based Mac mini CPU upgrade guide
maconintel.com reports:
Someone has put together a handy pictorial guide to upgrading the CPU in your Intel-based Mac mini to a higher-end Core Duo. 2.16GHz anyone?
Having just taken apart my dead G3 iBook to salvage parts, I can tell you that the drill shown in this guide could definitely be a whole lot worse. That said, this is a process not for the feint of heart. Take care!
You can check it out at:
http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=185
Mac Mini Intel Core Duo Upgrade Guide
I assume you already know how to open your Mini since there are many guides around about it.
After opening the Mini.....
You can check it out at:
http://hdtv.o0o.it/mini/
Latest articles Mini Ture_MacJournal
Mac minis - Dual Digital Hub Simply Amazing. A growing age of Digital Reason.
Using a Mac mini (intel) as a Digital Resource.
A Fantastic Experience!
Mini Ture_MacJournal's Darryl says:
"My guess is my learning curve now with Ethernet and wireless now firmly set in my digital living room, expansion will be a lot easier. All of my facility targets have been set now and it will be a very interesting three year cycle. Lots to write about at the digital media front and also at the iDomicile front of the 'T' Wave. 'T' = Digital Technology, or if some like verbosity the 'DT' Wave."
"Sleek Design Form Factor Mac's (Intel) Are Cool"
http://dbatrium.blogspot.com/2006/04/sleek-design-form-factor-macs-intel.html
"A Mac mini (Intel) joins a dual array an iHub Mac Media node!"
http://dbatrium.blogspot.com/2006/04/mac-mini-intel-joins-dual-array-ihub_28.html
"Mac mini's - Dual Digital Hub Simply Amazing."
http://dbatrium.blogspot.com/2006/05/mac-minis-dual-digital-hub-simply.html
Mac mini Hacks & Mods for Dummies Reviewed
Low End Mac says:
One of my most treasured "classic" books is How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive - A Manual of Step by Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. This book was written by John Muir (no, not that John Muir) and first published in 1969.
The author defined an "idiot", for the purposes of the book, as someone who knows nothing mechanically. It was targeted at people who were unknowledgeable but could see the value in performing virtually all of the required repairs to their air-cooled Beetles and busses.
I used the book, which was written in hippie speak, to rebuild engines and do countless other repairs. Although I no longer have a VW, I keep this motor-oil-stained book on the shelf with my other classics. It's the standard by which I measure all other "how to" books.
I enthusiastically accepted the job of reviewing Mac mini Hacks & Mods for Dummies, when our editor, Dan Knight, offered it to me. I'm a huge fan of this minuscule Mac but know very little about its inner workings.
I'm very aware of its shortcomings, so I have the willingness to try to improve it. I have performed hardware and software hacks on Macs in the past, so clearly I have an interest in that area as well.
For the full review visit here:
http://lowendmac.com/menagh/06/0505.html
Another Mac Mini Core Duo CPU Upgrade (Swap) Guide (2.16GHz Core Duo)
xlr8yourmac.com says:
There's been several articles on Intel Mini CPU swaps (up to 2.16GHz) in the last few months (some not in English though). Today a reader (Tommy) sent a note he's posted an Mac Mini Intel Core Duo 2.16GHz CPU Upgrade Guide with step-by-step photos. (Linked page in English, but top of page has link to a copy in Italian.)
Granted current costs of the 2.16GHz CPU are nearly (US) $700, so most wouldn't put that much $$$ into a Mini, but over time prices will fall. (I hope Apple doesn't stop socketing the Intel based Mini and iMac CPUs in the future...)
For the full report visit here:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/index.html#S21098
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo versus iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17"
macspeedzone.com reports:
Mac Performance In The Raw - Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo versus iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - A Performance Comparison
Mac mini 1.66GHz Intel Core Duo - MA206LL/A - February 2006
iMac Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz 17" - MA199LL - January 2006
You can check it out at:
http://www.macspeedzone.com/html/hardware/machine/performance_in_the_raw/06/5_6a.shtml
Charles W. Moore
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