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MineralMan

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20. It's funny. I started out with PCs by building my own clone.

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 10:58 AM

Apr 2017

Now, this Mac Mini is just a little box with some plug-ins on the back. Otherwise, it's a featureless little thing. There's a tiny, tiny light on the front that shows that it's on, and that's about it. No drive slots or any other damned thing at all. Just a little silver box with a black round thing on the top.

This is where it's all going, really. It's always been going there. Mostly, it is just a magic box. You can't open it to see what's inside. You can't fix it if it breaks.

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A Mac has invaded my house! [View all] MineralMan Apr 2017 OP

"Bite it." - Eve Achilleaze Apr 2017 #1

LOL! MineralMan Apr 2017 #2

believe me, given I am now on day 7 of trying to work out the kinks/conficts in new expensive WIN 10 hlthe2b Apr 2017 #3

It's time to leave Stockholm TXCritter Apr 2017 #4

NEVER! MineralMan Apr 2017 #7

Ugh! 2naSalit Apr 2017 #5

I would have waited... Javaman Apr 2017 #6

My wife ordered it, not me. MineralMan Apr 2017 #9

Magic box, I like that. LOL nt Javaman Apr 2017 #15

It's funny. I started out with PCs by building my own clone. MineralMan Apr 2017 #20

I think of the quote by Arthur C. Clark... Javaman Apr 2017 #21

Yes, that too. MineralMan Apr 2017 #25

I know what you mean. people take them for granted but they are freaking amazing. Javaman Apr 2017 #35

Been BigOleDummy Apr 2017 #44

And then there is this: tblue37 Apr 2017 #63

I can find out the median age for lifespan for Thai women instantly steve2470 Apr 2017 #73

Here you go Quackers Apr 2017 #27

Yah, that sort of proved my point. MineralMan Apr 2017 #32

So.... BigOleDummy Apr 2017 #46

Your refurbed 2009 iMac is on its last legs... Canoe52 Apr 2017 #29

Not so. I just retired a 2004 Windows machine. MineralMan Apr 2017 #33

True. I've kept (still have) desktop MS pcs for many years.... Honeycombe8 Apr 2017 #55

We bought our iMac when the new one was coming out Canoe52 Apr 2017 #62

who win win a fight between jesus and superman? Javaman Apr 2017 #36

my last apple lasted me 12 years. 1st apple about 8. new one should get as much. pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #78

This is an interesting predicament. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #83

I just bought a new 27" Retina iMac before that announcement... Silent3 Apr 2017 #94

I know almost exactly how you feel: OriginalGeek Apr 2017 #8

Yah...I'll have to keep it working the way she wants. MineralMan Apr 2017 #12

key part of the phrase: OriginalGeek Apr 2017 #18

One of us! One of us! One of us! NightWatcher Apr 2017 #10

Not so. It's my wife's machine, not mine. MineralMan Apr 2017 #17

Uh huh sure, MacMan NightWatcher Apr 2017 #30

I'm the troubleshooter around here, and I see to it he has a pc. shraby Apr 2017 #41

Went with a Mac and OSX jeanmarc Apr 2017 #11

Interesting as I'd been considering MacBook Pro with parallels running WIN 7 on the side hlthe2b Apr 2017 #22

Perhaps the older MacBooks weren't up to dual-boot forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #26

I've heard that dual fan MacBooks run better, still a bit hot jeanmarc Apr 2017 #37

I have an old laptop that has XP on it. That's what I run the programs I really like shraby Apr 2017 #42

I've never used a Mac FakeNoose Apr 2017 #13

I used to be a Mac bigot, not anymore. Microsoft Windows is perhaps the most unsecure OS now. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #84

Having a maid Illinoislady23 Apr 2017 #14

Exactly! forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #24

Sure as long as your work is browsing the web and reading email Egnever Apr 2017 #40

That's a PC enthusiast myth. forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #56

Ok Egnever Apr 2017 #67

Well, certainly...different OSes... forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #89

Oh it's the little things Egnever Apr 2017 #92

"some part of the system that doesn't work correctly" forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #93

I have my PC but hubby has his Mac malaise Apr 2017 #16

Have been waiting for the new Mac mini awesomerwb Apr 2017 #19

COME TO THE DARK SIDE forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #23

The thing is that, for me, they're all transparent. MineralMan Apr 2017 #28

Repaired a Mac For The First Time videohead5 Apr 2017 #49

We have had ours for a year now. ginnyinWI Apr 2017 #31

OMG, you run Windows 10? I figured you'd be on Linux! I guess you need it because of apps RKP5637 Apr 2017 #34

Welcome back. MrScorpio Apr 2017 #38

Lol ananda Apr 2017 #39

i have an iphone and ipad but an apple puter wont touch my lips.... samnsara Apr 2017 #43

Ever driven an old VW beetle in a cold climate? MindPilot Apr 2017 #45

I have, actually. MineralMan Apr 2017 #53

Okay, Windows is like a car. I hate cars. hunter Apr 2017 #58

Agree wholeheartedly on the Chromebook Egnever Apr 2017 #75

I honestly want a Mac again retrowire Apr 2017 #47

I am Mac, but until last June I was Mac-less .. DemoTex Apr 2017 #48

So it begins... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2017 #50

I hate them. MuseRider Apr 2017 #51

Used Macs for two decades.... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2017 #52

I have come and gone from the Mac a number of times over the years Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2017 #54

I recently procuured a Toshiba laptop that was being tossed CentralMass Apr 2017 #57

I may look like the PC guy, but I am really a Mac at heart Fritz Walter Apr 2017 #59

The apple clown says it the best MyNameGoesHere Apr 2017 #60

Wouldn't you rather start a thread about olive garden or chicken or something? Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #61

Well, people seem to be enjoying the thread. MineralMan Apr 2017 #65

People enjoy professional hockey, too. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #66

I miss my old commadore 64, yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2017 #64

My Atari 800 is emulated almost perfectly on my Linux desktop. hunter Apr 2017 #71

best games ever for that one. Flight Sims, Silent Service by MicroProse TeamPooka Apr 2017 #74

And O'Riley's Mine MurrayDelph Apr 2017 #87

I used to do tech support for both while in grad school. They each have their charms Lucinda Apr 2017 #68

I bought a kangaroo PC for 99 bucks, win 10 and works good. yortsed snacilbuper Apr 2017 #69

I don't have any desktop macs but I have an Iphone, must grudgingly admit it's very intuitive steve2470 Apr 2017 #70

That ease of use continues to MacOS. forgotmylogin Apr 2017 #90

last thought: tech writers RAVE about macOS and routinely bash Windows steve2470 Apr 2017 #72

Lol Lotusflower70 Apr 2017 #76

I hope people will try area51 Apr 2017 #77

+1 dalton99a Apr 2017 #80

BSD was the first real operating system I learned, back in the late 'seventies. hunter Apr 2017 #88

PC at work, Mac at home snpsmom Apr 2017 #79

We will be praying for your safety!! Kilgore Apr 2017 #81

It's just a matter of time now. You will soon be Mac-ified JDC Apr 2017 #82

I'm the designated IT person in my fam ecstatic Apr 2017 #85

I'd do that, too, but I really can't. MineralMan Apr 2017 #86

I've abandoned the smart phone IT chores to my youngest kid. hunter Apr 2017 #91