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Mac Mini Co-location
Man installs Mac mini in his DeLorean
Mac mini owner gets his DVR on
Multimedia Mac mini
Mac mini vs. Media Center Mini Edition
Mac Mini Co-location
Internet Hosting Services company Arogo.Net upgraded its Mac Mini dedicated hosting packages that feature OS X Tiger to include the latest Intel based Mac Minis. Hosting packages featuring Mac Minis include 20GB of dedicated space for backups, free IP addresses, 24/7 monitoring, web-based reboot and bandwidth control panel, 100Mbit Ethernet port, and multi-homed Tier-1 bandwidth.
Mac Minis can be used for hosting websites as well as other services like mail servers, DNS, FTP, SSH, XGrid, MySQL, and more.
Monthly pricing starts at US$74.95.95 for the 1.25GHz G4 Mini, which includes 512MB RAM, a 40GB hard drive and 800GB of data transfer per month. Intel Based Minis start at $94.95 per month for the Intel Core Solo Mini with 1.5GHz processor, 60GB SATA hard drive, and1GB of DDR2 memory.
For more information:
http://arogo.net/Hosting/Mac
Man installs Mac mini in his DeLorean
autospies.com says:
I had to crack open the Mini to do the RAM upgrade, so I used that opportunity to unscrew the CD-ROM and hard drive assembly from the motherboard. Inside, I ran two wires from the modem hole area to the boot button area. Thanks to MP3Car.com for providing me with the tiny y-cable. This Y-cable goes between the built-in boot button and the motherboard, and provides a second set of wire leads, allowing you to add a second boot button to the Mac Mini. I soldered the wires to the Boot Port, then used JB-Weld to mount the boot port jack in the modem hole. Now I have a semi-permanent boot port in the back of the mini that can plug and unplug with the rest of the cables seamlessly.
You can check it out at:
http://www.autospies.com/article/index.asp?articleId=7615&offSite=rss
Mac mini owner gets his DVR on
MacUser's Dan Moren reports:
I have one reason for posting a picture of this guy's DVR setup: to make Derik envious. I know he's been in mourning ever since Steve announced the last mini without support for recording TV broadcasts.
Jeff (last name withheld so that Derik won't track him down and attempt to steal his setup), has wall mounted an Intel Mac mini with a 1GB of RAM, a 300GB HD, Miglia TVMini HD tuner, and more.....
You can check it out at:
http://www.macuser.com/hardware/mac_mini_owner_gets_his_dvr_on.php
Multimedia Mac mini
Macworld's Christopher Breen says:
With the introduction of the iMac G5 and its accompanying remote control and Front Row media browser software, Apple hinted that the Macintosh was ready to add a new skill to its resume—serving as a multimedia center. I took a look at the multimedia capabilities of that G5-based iMac earlier this year, approaching the task with a challenging goal in mind: Switch off the stereo, TV, TiVo, DVD player, and radio and replace those devices and their functionality with the iMac and a select set of third-party peripherals.
While the iMac proved to be an adequate multimedia center, it wasn’t about to replace my dedicated media components. Its display was too small for a large room and television pictures displayed on its monitor lacked the clarity that you find on a real TV. Maybe the answer wasn’t in replacing my media center, but rather using the Mac as an enhancement to my existing components. If only the computer was smaller, cheaper, and—when plugged into my TV—free of the redundant display.
Apple released just such a computer in the Intel-based Mac mini. Unlike the original mini, this Mac supports infrared remote control, includes an updated version of Front Row that supports playing shared media, and offers 5.1 digital audio output, four USB ports rather than two, and, of course, a more powerful CPU. Could this Macintosh be the answer to my multimedia needs?
Find out at:
http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/features/multimediamini/index.php
Mac mini vs. Media Center Mini Edition
machtpc.com says:
So S1Digital intoduced a windows MCE based ‘mini’ computer eh? I noticed quite a bit of buzz on this thing yesterday and wanted to look into it.
The first thing I noticed is that the er I’m not typing out that long ass name every time, what should I call this thing, ok I got it.
the S1 MCE Mini sells for $1200 smackers, a direct comparison to a Mac mini isnt really possible as the base price on the better mini is $799 but for kicks I’ll add some extras to the mini to see if we can get one up that high.
Ok let’s compare the Mac mini and S1 MCE Mini:
Read more at:
http://www.machtpc.com/archives/2006/06/02/mac-mini-vs-media-center-mini-edition/
Charles W. Moore
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