Mac Mini as a Media Server
I got a Mac Mini when I had just lost a job and the laptop I’d used there. I thought to myself, “I need a computer and I don’t think I’ll need to be portable; I’ll get a mini.” It was cute, but it only had 2 gig of RAM so it felt pain when I booted anything Adobe. And it cried when I tried to use Entourage (which I just don’t do to any machine anymore). Well…it fit the bill for a few weeks, then the reality set in.
I’m used to being very portable. It was frustrating to not be able to lay across the bed and type away. I couldn’t go out on the patio to send a zillion resumes and watch my email feverishly for replies. As soon as I could, I got a used Macbook (black) and life was sort of back to normal. But I had an extra computer; what to do with it?
