Use a Mac.
it'll work much better.
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Read my mind.
It's been a busy day. Our new LG washer and dryer were delivered this afternoon, and I'm finally setting up my MacMini Server at the moment. :-)
It's been pretty painless so far, but I don't have much idea of what I'm doing - network-admin-wise. It's looking for updates now. Gotta figure out how to tell it our Windows Workgroup name (not "Workgroup")... Once the Mini is configured, I'll try doing the iTunes Syncing to the iPad - as you say, I expect it'll be painless. This Mini is amazing. It's a 2.66 GHz Core 2 Duo with 4 GB of RAM and includes OS X Server with unlimited client licenses. It was something like $750 (refurbished at Apple) plus tax and shipping. I've got it standing up on edge on a shelf with my monitor. It's tiny! About $5 for a DVI cable to connect to my HP LP2475W (the Server comes with a HDMI to DVI adapter), a Logitech USB mouse, and a MB110LL/A aluminum keyboard and it's good to go. More later. Cheers, Scott. |
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Re: Read my mind.
My 1st mac was a mini and I loved it
it had the G4 chip Let me know hoe the mini server is I think you will like it "Pictures are better then words because some words are big and hard to understand"
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TheReg review of MacMini Server.
http://www.reghardwa...mini_server_2010/
I like it. My earlier complaints about fiddling with CUPS to configure remote access to the attached printer was before I discovered "Server Admin". As you might suspect, just about everything can be done via the GUI tools without messing with CUPS and the like directly. It's a quick, nearly silent, and unobtrusive little box that consumes hardly any power (compared to my previous dual-core Opteron box). It's hard to beat the features, especially for the price I paid ($850+ shipping and tax for a refurb from Apple). Cheers, Scott. |
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Stand-alone iPad usage via 3G? Bman?
- (Another Scott)
- (26)
- Sept. 25, 2010, 02:56:23 PM EDT
Dunno about iPads...
- (malraux)
- (1)
- Sept. 25, 2010, 03:51:46 PM EDT
Thanks.
- (Another Scott)
- Sept. 25, 2010, 06:32:06 PM EDT
Re: Stand-alone iPad usage via 3G? Bman?
- (Bman)
- (1)
- Sept. 25, 2010, 06:44:54 PM EDT
Thanks. I appreciate it.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Sept. 25, 2010, 07:24:43 PM EDT
Go here for ipad manual
- (Bman)
- Sept. 25, 2010, 06:47:31 PM EDT
Is 2GB/month too limiting?
- (Another Scott)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 10:33:55 AM EDT
I don't know
- (Bman)
- (5)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 12:41:26 PM EDT
It's not hard, but it's another bill and ...
- (Another Scott)
- (4)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 04:49:41 PM EDT
You've got an uphill battle.
- (static)
- (3)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 05:00:02 PM EDT
Tell me about it. :-)
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 05:52:43 PM EDT
Put Linux on the Laptop.
- (folkert)
- (1)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 08:35:41 PM EDT
:-)
- (Another Scott)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 08:51:52 PM EDT
Ok, let's try this
- (Bman)
- (13)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 08:03:02 PM EDT
It's tempting.
- (Another Scott)
- (12)
- Sept. 26, 2010, 08:55:23 PM EDT
Finally did the iPad unboxing.
- (Another Scott)
- (11)
- Oct. 22, 2010, 10:03:51 PM EDT
Re: Finally did the iPad unboxing.
- (Bman)
- (1)
- Oct. 23, 2010, 12:34:46 AM EDT
Thoughts on charging.
- (static)
- Oct. 23, 2010, 08:24:13 AM EDT
First annoyance - Hangs on syncing with my XP laptop.
- (Another Scott)
- (5)
- Oct. 23, 2010, 03:03:48 PM EDT
Use a Mac.
- (folkert)
- (4)
- Oct. 23, 2010, 06:37:19 PM EDT
Read my mind.
- (Another Scott)
- (3)
- Oct. 23, 2010, 07:13:05 PM EDT
Re: Read my mind.
- (Bman)
- (2)
- Oct. 23, 2010, 07:47:21 PM EDT
TheReg review of MacMini Server.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Nov. 30, 2010, 11:17:46 PM EST
Thanks
- (crazy)
- Dec. 4, 2010, 06:45:25 AM EST
Second annoyance - Refreshes on returning to Safari page
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Oct. 24, 2010, 01:17:16 PM EDT
Re: Second annoyance - Refreshes on returning to Safari page
- (Bman)
- Oct. 24, 2010, 03:45:52 PM EDT
I think this might be partly Webkit's fault.
- (static)
- Oct. 24, 2010, 04:00:55 PM EDT
