About the Book Author Arnold Reinhold has more than three decades of experience in the software industry. His first Apple product was a Mac 512. He has authored or coauthored numerous books, including Mac mini Hacks & Mods For Dummies, Green IT For Dummies, and Internet Quick Reference For Dummies.Mac mini Hacks & Mods For Dummies, Green IT For. Given these experiences I’ll suggest that a Mac mini media center isn’t something you should just spring on the family unless your family is wholly enamored of technology. Unless you hack. Shut Down Your Mac mini If you will not use your Mac mini for more than a few days, shut it down. M Choose Apple ( ) Shut Down. Warning: Shut down your Mac mini before moving it. Moving your computer while the hard disk is spinning can damage the hard disk, causing loss of data or the inability to start up from the hard disk. Jan 25, 2005 The only hack I have done to this Mac Mini was to replace the original Core Solo 1.5GHz with the 1.83 Core Duo, which is not realy a hack but it was a bit more work than I want to admit.
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