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Say Hello to iMac

The all-new, all-in-one iMac packs a complete, high-performance computer into a beautifully thin design. Available in 20- and 24-inch widescreen models, it includes built-in wireless, Mac OS X, and the new iLife ’08. So within minutes of opening the box, you’ll be doing everything from sharing photos to creating movies to building websites. And it [...]


Use a mini for news slideshows

If you’re much more of a visual person and hate using RSS, here’s a creative use for your Mac mini. freemacblog


Use the Mac mini as a Media Server (2)

In the first part, I ran through the basics on how to connect and configure your Mac Mini as the heart of your entertainment center.

Here’s part 2 of Use Your Mac Mini as a Media Server


Install OpenSolaris on a Mac mini

Here’s how to install OpenSolaris on a Mac mini.


Comparing an 8-core to 4-core Mac Pro

Bare Feats conducted some performance tests, comparing the processor performance of an 8-core Mac Pro to a 4-core Mac Pro. A factor of two was not always obtained, and technical issues may be the cause. | The Mac Observer


New Mac vs. PC Ads Show Vista as Lardass

The latest Mac ad throws fire on the flames of the War on Craplets. | Gizmodo


Make a home media center

Thinking of making a Mac home media center?


Fit a mini inside a Cube

TUAW posts Here’s what happens when a Cube devours a Mac mini. It’s a Mac mini modded to fit insided a Cube!

technorati tags:macmini, cube, apple, mod

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Add stuff to the mini

MacNN reports about the $29.99 “Stack On Mi,” a USB 2.0 hub for the Mac mini. Meanwhile, 4snewcom announces its Mac mini IP PBX system. It’s bootable via the iPod shuffle! Plus,
4S newcom will donate 51% of the proceeds of the first nine hundred and ninety-nine systems sold to the VoIP Competence Center at the [...]


Read about the 24" iMac

Today I bring to you my first impressions (a pseudo-review) of the Apple 24-inch iMac, joining my first impressions of the Intel Mac Mini and MacBook. Apple is known for taking bold steps and setting the pace for other computer manufacturers every time it unleashes an “out there” product. The 24-inch iMac is indubitably no [...]


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