Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-11 Thread Tim Kilburn
with the MacPro it can still run OSX 10.11 >> even if it's a bit pokey. >> >> CB >> >> On 7/9/16 8:01 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >>> Apple doesn’t want you to upgrade at all. For most products now once you >>> buy it your stuck with what you

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-11 Thread Scott Granados
pgrade at all. For most products now once you >>> buy it your stuck with what you got. As Simon mentioned there may be an >>> access panel on the iMac but for the most part everything is hard soldered >>> to the board. >>> >>>> On Jul 8, 20

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-11 Thread Tim Kilburn
nt you to upgrade at all. For most products now once you >> buy it your stuck with what you got. As Simon mentioned there may be an >> access panel on the iMac but for the most part everything is hard soldered >> to the board. >> >>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:0

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-11 Thread Scott Granados
d soldered >> to the board. >> >>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:02 AM, Saqib Hussain wrote: >>> >>> Hi. Can you upgrade the RAM on the latest Mac Mini? I would be interested >>> in doing this but I think Apple prefer we didn’t go to a local retailer f

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-11 Thread Tim Kilburn
Simon mentioned there may be an access > panel on the iMac but for the most part everything is hard soldered to the > board. > >> On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:02 AM, Saqib Hussain wrote: >> >> Hi. Can you upgrade the RAM on the latest Mac Mini? I would be interested in >

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-11 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
d soldered to the board. On Jul 8, 2016, at 8:02 AM, Saqib Hussain wrote: Hi. Can you upgrade the RAM on the latest Mac Mini? I would be interested in doing this but I think Apple prefer we didn’t go to a local retailer for RAM upgrades. On 7 Jul 2016, at 18:20, Portia Scott wrote: Also, i

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-11 Thread Simon Fogarty
: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini Simon, I've messed with a number of 2011 and 2012 MBP's and in most cases, I've just removed the optical drive and slid the spinning HD over into its slot, put the new SSD in where the spinning used to be, then, using Terminal, made them into a Fu

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-10 Thread Tim Kilburn
On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2016 12:48 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini Hey Arnold, very good, just remember, that rotating drive will start to slow over time and also is the mos

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini Hey Arnold, very good, just remember, that rotating drive will start to slow over time and also is the most likely thing to fail in the box. So as always, keep good backups in case you need to reformat to boost up that

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Sunday, 10 July 2016 12:02 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini Apple doesn’t want you to upgrade at all. For most products now once you buy it your stuck with what you got. As Simon mentioned there

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-10 Thread Simon Fogarty
16 12:00 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini Simon, I think it’s even worse now. I believe in many cases they have replaced the screws with hex nuts and or special proprietary fasteners so you need to buy the $400 Apple tool to crack the box open.

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Scott Granados
ranados <mailto:sc...@qualityip.net> >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 8:17 PM >> Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini >> >> Arnold, this sounds like a screening deal. I’d go f

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Arnold Schmidt
this vista computer, from 2008, still has about 180 gig free on its 500 gig hard drive. Arnold Schmidt - Original Message - From: Scott Granados To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 8:17 PM Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini Arnold, this

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Scott Granados
Arnold, this sounds like a screening deal. I’d go for it, excellent choice. You should swap out that drive though, you’ll have a Mac that performs much more like a later model and you’ll be happier. If money is really tight you could do something like a 128 GB SSD for $100 or so maybe even les

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Scott Granados
So officially supported by apple is 16 gb but I have a 2011 Macbook Pro with 32 no problem. Fits in the same slots and OS X addresses all the memory nicely. Great with virtual machines. You can assign each one a gig more and let them run just about as well as if they were natively. > On Jul

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Scott Granados
applications by migrating to SSD and it’s cheap, $300 or so for a TB. Good luck > On Jul 8, 2016, at 6:40 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland > wrote: > > Does anyone know in a late 2012 mac mini, if those things would be able to > support either an SSD drive, or a Fusion Drive instead

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Scott Granados
ote: > > Hi. Can you upgrade the RAM on the latest Mac Mini? I would be interested in > doing this but I think Apple prefer we didn’t go to a local retailer for RAM > upgrades. >> On 7 Jul 2016, at 18:20, Portia Scott wrote: >> >> Also, if you know a good computer s

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Scott Granados
laptops and iMac, you’re so right there. I had to have a girl with really small hands pop in the memory module because my fat fingers couldn’t make it work. > On Jul 8, 2016, at 10:21 PM, Simon Fogarty wrote: > > Enewest mac minis, I don't believe so. > > They have now

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Scott Granados
> Arnold Schmidt > - Original Message - From: "Simon Fogarty" > To: > Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 10:21 PM > Subject: RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini > > > Enewest mac minis, I don't believe so. > > They have now made the mac mini a c

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Scott Granados
Most mac > computers hold up really really well! > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > clgillan...@gmail.com > Phone: (704) 256-8010. > - Original Message - From: "Arnold Schmidt" > To: > Sent: Saturday,

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Brent Harding
idn't have Uber, it would probably be taxiing it back. - Original Message - From: "Christopher-Mark Gilland" To: Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 4:14 AM Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini No no. Apple could definitely fix the unit. They just don't want c

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Simon Fogarty
Arnold Schmidt Sent: Saturday, 9 July 2016 4:30 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini When you say closed unit, does that mean that one has to take it to the Apple store for repairs, or is it closed even to them? I would hate to know I would have to throw

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-09 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
the dust. Most mac computers hold up really really well! --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Arnold Schmidt" To: Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2016 12:29 AM Subject: Re: Op

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread Arnold Schmidt
Simon Fogarty" To: Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 10:21 PM Subject: RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini Enewest mac minis, I don't believe so. They have now made the mac mini a closed unit, I gave it a good go getting the base off one in a store near my home and couldn't move it altho

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
Enewest mac minis, I don't believe so. They have now made the mac mini a closed unit, I gave it a good go getting the base off one in a store near my home and couldn't move it although the store wasn't happy I tried but it was pretty closed up. It appears they now want to

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread -
No, it is soldered to the circuit board. One more tactic by apple to control their machines and make every aspect of having one apple centric only. On Fri, 8 Jul 2016, Saqib Hussain wrote: Hi. Can you upgrade the RAM on the latest Mac Mini? I would be interested in doing this but I think

Re: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-08 Thread -
a Mac mini 2012. Does the Mac mini from that year, need a DVI adapter? If so, what kind of adapter would I need? Thank you. Portia. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or i

Re: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-08 Thread Portia Scott
do not have a TV to > hook the adapter into, but just have the HDMI part in the Mac mini > port. I will definitely look into this fit headless device, When I > have more money next month. Sounds like it will definitely be very > useful. > > Portia. > > On 7/8/16, Saqib Hussa

Re: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-08 Thread Portia Scott
Hi all, It arrived around three o'clock in the afternoon it yesterday, and didn't come with an eye doctor. Unfortunately, I do not have a TV to hook the adapter into, but just have the HDMI part in the Mac mini port. I will definitely look into this fit headless device, When I have

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread Saqib Hussain
Hi. Can you upgrade the RAM on the latest Mac Mini? I would be interested in doing this but I think Apple prefer we didn’t go to a local retailer for RAM upgrades. > On 7 Jul 2016, at 18:20, Portia Scott wrote: > > Also, if you know a good computer store, or you know how to yourse

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Simon Fogarty To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 7:07 AM Subject: RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini Hi Chris, Yes to both. Ssd is an option as is a fusion drive. I have a late 2012 mac mi

Re: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-08 Thread Saqib Hussain
m that > has the issue if no monitor is connected. There is an adapter called the fit > headless that will get around this problem. > Original message: >> Hello all, > >> Earlier this month, I purchased a Mac mini 2012. Does the Mac mini >> from that year, need a

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Chris, Yes to both. Ssd is an option as is a fusion drive. I have a late 2012 mac mini with I7 2.6 quad core and 16 gb ram with 1tb fusion which I believe has 128 gb ssd with the 1tb platter I wasn’t allowed to have it dual drive with 256 gb ssd as that hikes the price up a lot. Or at

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
Does anyone know in a late 2012 mac mini, if those things would be able to support either an SSD drive, or a Fusion Drive instead of it's stocked platter drive? --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Ori

Re: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-08 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: "Simon Fogarty" To: Sent: Friday, July 08, 2016 6:00 AM Subject: RE: Mac mini 2012 Hi Portia By default that model device should have a DVI adaptor It will be or should be an HDMI to DVI adaptor. I

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
That mac mini if 2011 is up to 16 gig and yes it's just a case of turning it on it's back and twisting the base off then finding the ram which isn't difficult if you know what it feels like about 2.5 inchs long by an inch wide and as thin as a credit card slid in on a slight an

RE: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Arnold, That price in kiwi dollars is bloody good. As for the 4 gig ram, in the 2011 mac mini it’s really easy to change ram and you should be able to put 16 gig in to that model of mini. I had a 2010 server that was updated by myself to 16 gb ram, and I did the same with my current mac

RE: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-08 Thread Simon Fogarty
Hi Portia By default that model device should have a DVI adaptor It will be or should be an HDMI to DVI adaptor. I have a mac mini of 2012 also and it came with that adaptor. You can also get an adaptor which is mini display / thunderbolt to vga But by default it should have the HDMI to

Re: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-07 Thread Mike Arrigo
ssage: Hello all, Earlier this month, I purchased a Mac mini 2012. Does the Mac mini from that year, need a DVI adapter? If so, what kind of adapter would I need? Thank you. Portia. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any ques

Re: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-07 Thread Arnold Schmidt
Go to Amazon, and search compulab, which is its brand name. I paid about $15 for it. Arnold Schmidt - Original Message - From: "matthew dyer" To: Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 12:04 PM Subject: Re: Mac mini 2012 Hi, If you can get one cheep then do so, but you m

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-07 Thread Portia Scott
Also, if you know a good computer store, or you know how to yourself, you can upgrade the ram, I believe up to 16 GB. At least, mine can be upgraded that much, yours may be only 8 GB. Still, that is decent. Portia. On 7/7/16, Portia Scott wrote: > Hey Arnold, > > That is the exact model I got, b

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-07 Thread E.T.
Arnold, I do not have a mini, and not knowing retail price for a new one, but seeing what the 2011 is going for online (slightly lower on Amazon), I would say this would make a nice learning machine for you. I think you can at least double the memory too. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We A

Re: Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-07 Thread Portia Scott
Hey Arnold, That is the exact model I got, but it is from 2012. I honestly think it would be a great buy, as I've read the reviews on it. Portia. On 7/7/16, Arnold Schmidt wrote: > It is from 2011. It has an i5, I think 2.5 gig, processor, but only 4 gig > of ram. It has a 500 gig hard drive

Opinions On This Used Mac Mini

2016-07-07 Thread Arnold Schmidt
It is from 2011. It has an i5, I think 2.5 gig, processor, but only 4 gig of ram. It has a 500 gig hard drive, which is plenty for me. They want about $430 for this computer. Thanks for any opinions. Arnold Schmidt Arnold Schmidt -- The following information is important for all members

Re: Mac mini 2012

2016-07-07 Thread matthew dyer
Hi, If you can get one cheep then do so, but you might be ok without one. I really can not say for sure as I do not have one. I know that the first mac mini that I owned would be sluggish if you do not have one connected. HTH. Matthew > On Jul 7, 2016, at 10:57 AM, Portia Scott wr

Mac mini 2012

2016-07-07 Thread Portia Scott
Hello all, Earlier this month, I purchased a Mac mini 2012. Does the Mac mini from that year, need a DVI adapter? If so, what kind of adapter would I need? Thank you. Portia. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or

RE: Antivirus For My Mac Mini?

2016-06-22 Thread Simon Fogarty
aries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of jeff `greene Sent: Wednesday, 22 June 2016 12:25 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Antivirus For My Mac Mini? Hi Arnold, I run Sophos Antivirus. Its totally accessible with VO and its free. Just google sophos and sign up for an account and downlo

Re: Antivirus For My Mac Mini?

2016-06-21 Thread jeff `greene
links in it or run any attachments won’t you > be safe? > > > > > > From: on behalf of Ray Foret jr > > Reply-To: > Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 5:14 AM > To: > Subject: Re: Antivirus For My Mac Mini? > > > > For my part, I run ClamXAV. It has

Re: Antivirus For My Mac Mini?

2016-06-21 Thread Scott Granados
I’m not sure how just receiving an email endangered you.  As long as you don’t open it or click on any links in it or run any attachments won’t you be safe? From: on behalf of Ray Foret jr Reply-To: Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 5:14 AM To: Subject: Re: Antivirus For My Mac Mini

Re: Antivirus For My Mac Mini?

2016-06-21 Thread Scott Granados
Mac Mini? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than po

Re: Antivirus For My Mac Mini?

2016-06-21 Thread Ray Foret jr
For my part, I run ClamXAV. It has already saved my bacon on at least one occasion just the other day. I got an e-mail from a spam bot pretending to be Wells Fargo bank. Even though I did not open the e-mail itself, I would have been in real trouble had I not been running ClamXAV. How access

Re: Antivirus For My Mac Mini?

2016-06-21 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
run, and you'll be fine. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Arnold Schmidt To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 3:24 AM Subject: Antivirus For My Mac Mini?

Antivirus For My Mac Mini?

2016-06-21 Thread Arnold Schmidt
How many use some type of an antivirus program? It has been said for years that the Mac did not need one. But it isn't as if they can't get viruses, it is more that the virus writers concentrate on writing viruses for windows and android phones. If antivirus and anti-malware programs are nece

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-13 Thread Scott Granados
"Brandon A. Olivares" Reply-To: Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 9:13 PM To: “Mac Visionaries“ Subject: Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? DigitalOcean works very well with Voiceover. There are some minor issues but they are easily worked around. Sorry I don’t remember them at

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-13 Thread Scott Granados
names. Hope you enjoy the service, great way to learn. From: on behalf of Alex Hall Reply-To: Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 11:06 PM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? Thanks guys. I went ahead and signed up with the

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-13 Thread Scott Granados
: Date: Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 1:05 AM To: Subject: Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? Can I assume they give you full root and ssh access to your virtual server? On Jun 11, 2016, at 11:13 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Wonderful! Glad you got set up. Watch how quick they respond

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-13 Thread Scott Granados
Christopher-Mark Gilland Reply-To: Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 11:01 PM To: Subject: Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-13 Thread Scott Granados
y, June 11, 2016 at 9:56 AM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? Hi all, I just got a domain name, to use for testing something at work with emails. I figured I may as well use it to host, well, whatever I want to. I have a Mac Mini with 8GB

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-13 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
Hi Scott, My internal network is “untrusted” because random strangers I barely know (but just enough to know they’re family and friends) wander onto it. The only reason it’s not entirely open is because my bandwidth is metered by the gigabyte and I’d get into trouble with the law of someone st

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-12 Thread Scott Granados
with out any sort of advanced warning knoing the carriers here. See my line of thinking any way, what do you think? On 6/12/16, 12:26 PM, "Sabahattin Gucukoglu" wrote: >In keeping with my cloud-withdrawal paradigm, I’m actually moving away from >the VPS space again, and back

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-12 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
In keeping with my cloud-withdrawal paradigm, I’m actually moving away from the VPS space again, and back to a Mac Mini—a dedicated Mac Mini with all my data on it, that runs Linux. The power here doesn’t cut out a lot, but the Mini is configured to restart on power restoration, and I feel

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-12 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? Can I assume they give you full root and ssh access to your virtual server? On Jun 11, 2016, at 11:13 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: Wonderful! Glad you got set up. Watch how quick they respond to your ticket! I think you'll be incre

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
gillan...@gmail.com> >> Phone: (704) 256-8010. >>> - Original Message - >>> From: Alex Hall <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> >>> To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> S

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Chris Meredith
Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 11:06 PM >> Subject: Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? >> >> Thanks guys. I went ahead and signed up with them a couple hours ago, and I >>

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
#x27;Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 11:06 PM Subject: Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? Thanks guys. I went ahead and signed up with them a couple hours ago, and I have to agree that it's been quite easy. The only problem was that my card was

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Alex Hall
Message - >> From: Alex Hall <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> >> To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 8:58 PM >> Subject: Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? >>

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
onaries Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 8:58 PM Subject: Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? I didn't realize Digital Ocean was that cheap. If you, or anyone, has used them before, do the web interface and other aspects work with VO/Safari? Any accessibility things I need to know about?

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Brandon A. Olivares
cloud.com>> >> Reply-To: > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 9:56 AM >> To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> >> Subject: Hosting a website on a

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Alex Hall
t more specifics answered. > > Thanks > > > > From: on behalf of Alex Hall > > Reply-To: > Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 9:56 AM > To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > Subject: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? > > Hi all, >

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Scott Granados
ways to do what you want to do though.  Let me know if that helps or if you want more specifics answered. Thanks From: on behalf of Alex Hall Reply-To: Date: Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 9:56 AM To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Hosting a website on a Mac Mi

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Christopher-Mark Gilland
them. --- Christopher Gilland JAWS Certified, 2016. Training Instructor. clgillan...@gmail.com Phone: (704) 256-8010. - Original Message - From: Alex Hall To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 9:56 AM Subject: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini? Hi al

Re: Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Blee Blat
You should be fine with a good firewall and properly configured software. I ran a mail server for a long time on the same box as everything else and what you're doing is probably less annoying to configure than that. Just make sure everything you're using is updated and you should be good. --

Hosting a website on a Mac Mini?

2016-06-11 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I just got a domain name, to use for testing something at work with emails. I figured I may as well use it to host, well, whatever I want to. I have a Mac Mini with 8GB ram and an SSD, and I don't expect much traffic on this site at all. My questions, then: * Is this machine suit

Re: Mac Mini won't auto-connect to wifi network

2015-12-01 Thread Anders Holmberg
; Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk > Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs > Skype username: bbstheblindrapper > Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com > >> On Dec 1, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> I have a 2011 Mac

Re: Mac Mini won't auto-connect to wifi network

2015-12-01 Thread Alex Hall
gt; >> On Dec 1, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> I have a 2011 Mac Mini and a 2012 macBook Air. The Air will connect to the >> wifi network when I wake it up or open it, no problem. The mini, though, >> won't. I have to manually choos

Re: Mac Mini won't auto-connect to wifi network

2015-12-01 Thread Shawn Krasniuk
wrote: > > Hi all, > I have a 2011 Mac Mini and a 2012 macBook Air. The Air will connect to the > wifi network when I wake it up or open it, no problem. The mini, though, > won't. I have to manually choose the network, or sometimes turn wifi off and > on again. The network

Re: Mac Mini won't auto-connect to wifi network

2015-12-01 Thread John Panarese
, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > On Dec 1, 2015, at 2:36 PM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > I have a 2011 Mac Min

Mac Mini won't auto-connect to wifi network

2015-12-01 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, I have a 2011 Mac Mini and a 2012 macBook Air. The Air will connect to the wifi network when I wake it up or open it, no problem. The mini, though, won't. I have to manually choose the network, or sometimes turn wifi off and on again. The network is first in the list of pref

Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread Alex Hall
b wrote: > > Here is link on how to replace and sizes > > https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+Mini+Mid+2011+Hard+Drive+Replacement/6422 > > > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Ha

Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread Scott Granados
ups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 08:48 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives? > > Thickness doesn’t matter as a 2.5 inch bay should do the trick. > > The tool he used to determine the type of drive t

RE: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread george b
True, but if it is a 7 mm you need the spacer -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Scott Granados Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 08:48 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives

Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread Scott Granados
square just needed the thickness > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 08:40 > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives? > &g

RE: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread george b
Subject: Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives? My understanding is that it's not so hard finding a drive which fits. The bigger difficulty is getting the things opened and disassembled to put the new drive in. CB On 10/23/15 10:34 AM, george b wrote: > Here is link on how to replace a

Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread Scott Granados
ing a drive which fits. The > bigger difficulty is getting the things opened and disassembled to put the > new drive in. > > CB > > On 10/23/15 10:34 AM, george b wrote: >> Here is link on how to replace and sizes >> >> https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+Mini+Mi

Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
My understanding is that it's not so hard finding a drive which fits. The bigger difficulty is getting the things opened and disassembled to put the new drive in. CB On 10/23/15 10:34 AM, george b wrote: Here is link on how to replace and sizes https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+Mini+Mid

RE: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread george b
Here is link on how to replace and sizes https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Mac+Mini+Mid+2011+Hard+Drive+Replacement/6422 -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 07:23 To: '

Re: 2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread Scott Granados
My 64GB Air is simply too small for Xcode. It's time to resurrect my 2011 Mac > Mini, dead these last couple years due to a bad hard drive. I wanted to find > out what drives work with this model, but there's surprisingly little online > about it. I know I'll need a 2.5

2011 Mac Mini hard drives?

2015-10-23 Thread Alex Hall
Hi all, My 64GB Air is simply too small for Xcode. It's time to resurrect my 2011 Mac Mini, dead these last couple years due to a bad hard drive. I wanted to find out what drives work with this model, but there's surprisingly little online about it. I know I'll need a 2.5-inch dr

Re: Cannon Scanner and Mac Mini

2015-09-19 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
I believe my canon scanner came with a CD with a twain driver and some other code. Perhaps you need to install a driver. Best wishes, Jonathan > On Sep 18, 2015, at 09:34, 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Hello, I have a Macbook Air and a Mac Mini

Cannon Scanner and Mac Mini

2015-09-18 Thread 'Jim Fettgather' via MacVisionaries
Hello, I have a Macbook Air and a Mac Mini both running Yosemite. When I connect the Cannon scanner to the Macbook Air, , and go to printers and faxes, I can add it with no problem and it works beautifully. However, on the Mac Mini, it just literally does not show up at all, I have tried all

Re: Reasonably priced monitor for mac mini

2015-09-08 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
6:28 AM, William Gallik wrote: > > I am looking for a reasonably priced monitor for my mac mini. I completely > understand that "reasonably priced" is a very relative property, so let me > explain what I mean by this. > As I am totally blind, I do not require a high grade, expe

Reasonably priced monitor for mac mini

2015-09-08 Thread William Gallik
I am looking for a reasonably priced monitor for my mac mini. I completely understand that "reasonably priced" is a very relative property, so let me explain what I mean by this. As I am totally blind, I do not require a high grade, expensive, ultra effective monitor for my mac m

Netflix On Mac MINI without Monitor

2015-08-03 Thread Kevin White
Hi folks, I have the Fit Headless adaptor attached to my mac Mini which allows me to use the computer without a display attached. The problem I have, is that I am unable to use Netflix with this setup. Every time I try to view something on the web, I get an "Oops" error that says that

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-28 Thread 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries
ew mac when i got one for music production just for fun though but if i can afford a mac mini server that would be great. Are there any differences in audio hardware on the server compared to the mac mini? A mac pro is sadly out of budget unless some extreemly rich person would sponsor me *lol*. /

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-28 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
No, the server just uses a second disk in place of the optical drive or, in recent models, in the empty space where the optical drive once was (silly Apple!). However, there are no longer Mac Mini servers; they’re all Core I5 desktops now. I think Apple just aren’t interested in that segment

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-27 Thread percygarrett
: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 10:13 AM Subject: Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini Hi Percy Nice hearing from you! As you probably realize I am now using an iPhone. I've had it for a year. How are you and your quadraped doing? Marie Fixed income,

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-27 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! You’re probably right about that. BUt i am going to use my new mac when i got one for music production just for fun though but if i can afford a mac mini server that would be great. Are there any differences in audio hardware on the server compared to the mac mini? A mac pro is sadly out of

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-27 Thread Marie Lyons
Hi Percy Nice hearing from you! As you probably realize I am now using an iPhone. I've had it for a year. How are you and your quadraped doing? Marie Fixed income, hell mine is broken Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 26, 2015, at 6:43 PM, percygarrett wrote: > > Yes Marie. I

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-27 Thread Sabahattin Gucukoglu
If you want raw performance, the 2012 quad-core twin-SSD server is still a better bet. For reasons best known to Apple, current Mac Minis simply don’t have a quad-core option. I think that’s a crying shame, personally, because it makes the newer Mac Mini a great deal less suitable as a

Re: Pros and cons of a Mac mini

2015-07-26 Thread percygarrett
Yes Marie. I use a Mac mini augmented with Dell periphials. Although my Mac mini doesn't require a monitor, I use aDell monitor and keyboard. I use an external CD drive and an Epson printer. Percy - Original Message - From: Marie Lyons To: macvisionaries@googlegroup

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