Category: Computing
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What to do with a Pentium III?
A few months ago I found another PC in the garbage. Much like Trash Server, this one was (mostly) functional. But unlike trash server, I didn’t really have a use for it. This beige mini tower sports a 733MHz Pentium III CPU, a couple smallish hard drives, and a dead CD drive. After sitting…
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Minor Updates
Not much is going on here, so I’ll share some minor and likely boring updates. I haven’t mentioned any computer issues, projects or upgrades recently. So, here is one: I swapped the 2.5″ 500GB 5400RPM hard drive in the newest of the Mac Minis for a 2.5″ 500GB 7200RPM drive. In an equally interesting news,…
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New Apples
I couldn’t resist. I saw that shiny Apple store in one of those new Microsoft commercials and had to get another Mac. I chose a the base model Mac Mini, and added some upgrades. These new Mac Minis are a departure from the previous generations in that the base model is identical to the more…