I liked the Mac Mini so much that I bought a Apple MacBook 13.3, with an Intel Core2 Duo P7550 at 2.26 GHz, 2 Gb RAM, 250 Gb SATA2 drive, DVD+-R/RW/DL, and WebCam with microphone. I wanted a very portable notebook computer with good battery life so that I could carry it to client sites […]
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The Perfect HTPC (Home Theater PC) is…
…an Apple Mac Mini with 4 Gb of RAM?! Particularly when combined with an iPod or iPhone that has an app installed that is capable of acting as a remote control for FrontRow. Hardware Configuration To help you understand my enthusiasm, it might be helpful to provide an overview of our home entertainment infrastructure. We […]
Preventing the Heartbreak of Lost Data
One of the questions I hear most often from my residential clients as they drop off an ailing PC is, “will I lose all of my pictures?” In many cases, I am able to save most, if not all, of the data on their hard drives (pictures, emails, addresses, browser bookmarks, etc.) My commercial clients […]
The Safe Computing Triad
In Beware of Social Engineers, I wrote that I’ve recently had several clients that have contracted nasty malware that masquerades as security software and claims that the victim’s PC is infected. It then offers to clean up the infections – if you pay for the software. Of course, by that time the damage is done, […]