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  • Quote: Originally Posted by tubgirl 'insiders' now claim EOL (again!) http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...7883&Itemid=38 is this a reliable source ?
  • Quote: Originally Posted by IQatEdo Oh sure, 1GB is fine. My Mini has that amount of RAM and as I said, runs Linux as well quite happily. Again, someone else might comment on this but if you keep very large numbers of images on the system under…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by IQatEdo I don't need mine for anything particularly graphics intensive but for streaming data from devices. The current system will perform each of your stated tasks but whether it would match your expectations I cann…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by IQatEdo I am aware that I didn't really answer your initial question - sorry. This was mainly because I would not want to mislead you. The Mini is not the sort of computer I think that Apple would hold for a develope…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by IQatEdo I own a Mini, which is almost perfect for my use and I will buy more in the next few months but, I won't buy until after WWDC. The Mini might not be upgraded but I just couldn't buy until after the conference.…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Buckaroo I wish Apple would hurry up and release this new version. I'm waiting. im desperate to get a mac mini but not sure if to buy now or wait for the new one. Can anyone answer any of these questions... When…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by toxotes The Touch has a nice calendar but I find its reminders frequently don't get my attention (it makes a beeping sound once and then leaves something on your screen until you acknowledge it). The problem is if you…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage I looked... and I can't see a way of doing this. The background behind the menu box stays resolutely black. Flickr is exclusively V2. Podcast support in V1 was limited to streaming or syncing podcas…
  • I think i get you what you mean now. On apple tv 2 when you go into photos for example you still get the spinning pics on the left hand side - or album cover when using music - what you dont now get is the giant podcast icon or giant music icon on t…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Hi Chris, That (basic blue screen) *is* the AppleTV Take2 interface. No more spinning giant icons. Just two columns of text. Checkout the interface on: http://www.apple.com/appletv/guidedt...ml?size=med…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Once hacked, the Apple TV still continues to function, allowing rentals, streaming or syncing with iTunes machines and so on. The hack adds ability to play video from a file store. Local or networked. A p…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Once hacked, the Apple TV appears on the network as another Mac. The drive can be shared as an AFP or SMB shared server. So all you need to do is copy files onto it. Instead of doing this - I have a dri…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Yes, but it requires hacking the AppleTV. This can be done by using a Patchstick (A USB flash-drive with the right software. Then issuing a long series of commands via SSH. http://wiki.awkwardtv.org/wiki/i…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by aresee Q6. You can only rent HD movies with the AppleTV. thats a shame thought id be able to rent HD movies in itunes via front row 2 on mac mini. I wonder if they will add this functionality at a later date. …
  • thanks for the reply and answers. I amswaying towards the mac mini as for an extra £160 you get a fullly working computer Hopefully someone else can snwer the other questions thanks again for your reply chris