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Summary of Mac User

  1. A remote future for my Mac mini

    I’ve come up with a brilliant idea to reuse my old Mac mini. I’m going to convert it into a server on my local network for development and hosting our personal web projects.
    OK… not very original, but the key point is that I want to be able to use the wireless networking, stick it [...]

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  2. First impressions of MarsEdit

    I’m writing on the 30 day trial of MarsEdit, the blog editing tool for the Mac. Given that this is my second post of the day — very rare, I know — you might have gathered that I like it.
    I’ve always edited my online content remotely, I have a local copy and can work [...]

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  3. Virtualizing my world

    Virtualization is definitely a big trend in computing and I’m growing to love it.
    On the Web.
    My production server environment is virtualized by the Xen hypervisor; providing a more flexible and cost effective solution.
    I like the freedom of complete root access but, given my relatively low traffic volumes, the cost of a dedicated server would be [...]

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  4. The MacBook’s back

    I went over to the Apple Centre in Solihull, that’s in the UK, to pick up my newly repaired MacBook Pro this Monday. I thought I’d wait a bit before posting the results to make sure that the fix actually worked.
    I can’t fault the service I received from the Apple Centre, but the quality of [...]

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  5. The thing about Apple

    Back in the System 6 era, Apple Macs were niche products; well made, often expensive and largely found in academic circles. I always felt the problem was that Apple had a clearly superior product, but were just plain rubbish at marketing themselves. Wow, times sure change!
    My first Apple was back in the days of [...]

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  6. A new MacBook Pro

    I’m an Apple user that recently I splashed out on a 15 inch, 2.2 GHz MacBook Pro. So why am I having to write this on my old Mac mini?
    The day came and I received my MacBook Pro; beautifully presented in carefully designed and executed packaging. I opened it up and was immediately impressed by [...]

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