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Mac Mini Media Centre – Energy Settings and iTunes Library


Posted by Ian on 19 Jan 2010 / 0 Comment


With the hardware plugged in and my essential software and codecs installed I was going to crack on with Plex but I needed to sort out my iTunes library and also make a decision – to sleep or not to sleep. iTunes Library A quick recap on my hardware setup. I have purchased a Mac [...]

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Mac Mini Media Centre – Setup and Essential Software


Posted by Ian on 16 Jan 2010 / 0 Comment


In the first part of our Mac Mini Media Centre series we looked at Hardware and Connectivity. Now that the Mac Mini is hooked up to the HDTV it’s time to configure it for Media playback and install some essential software. The first setup issue is screen resolution. If you’ve got a 1080P HDTV then [...]

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Mac Mini Media Centre – Hardware and Connectivity


Posted by Ian on 08 Jan 2010 / 4 Comments


Wanting to use a Mac as a Media Centre/HTPC? Then this is the guide for you. In the first of a series of posts we’ll describe how to hook up a Mac Mini to an HDTV. Future posts will show how to get the best out of the Mini, the utilities that we recommend and [...]

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