465: The Mighty Mac mini

Introduced as a low-cost way to switch to the Mac, the Mac mini can now be found working quietly as home and office servers, hosting files, media, backups and more.

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Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Seattle Meetup: January 19th 2019

Tickets for MPU Live in Chicago

Mac mini Introduction - YouTube

The Mac mini Family Tree – MacStories

Mac mini - Technical Specifications - Apple

How to Select a Processor Option for Your New Mac - The Mac Observer

"The Full Al Gore"

Amazon.com: Samsung T5 Portable SSD

Amazon.com: Samsung X5 Portable Thunderbolt SSD

Use an external graphics processor with your Mac - Apple Support

Hazel Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

Screens for macOS - Control Any Computer Remotely from your Mac

Amazon.com: CompuLab Display Emulator

What kind of CPU do I need for my Plex Server? | Plex Support

Set up file sharing on Mac - Apple Support

Use a shared folder with Time Machine on Mac - Apple Support

How to Set up Time Machine Server – 512 Pixels

Change content caching preferences on Mac - Apple Support

VPN Enabler for Mojave

How to fix / re-enable broken VPN after update to Mojave? - Ask Different

Sparky's Under-Desk Drives

Turns out only two, not three. Room to grow!

MacStadium: Hosted Mac mini servers