Curious about operating a business on Mac Mini

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  Linux operating system can be installed on Mac Mini; Intel Core i5 at 2.8 GHz. 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3; Iris 1536 MB Intel?

  Depends on whether you want to replace OSX, dual boot with OSX, or run in a virtual environment.

  Linux operating system isn't a BONE btw, is a generic name for all versions of Linux.

• End of 2012 Mac Mini running slow - about to try the following

  Hi all

  The performance of my Mac Mini is trying to drop off and looking for possible solutions to this, I can in this thread: Mac Mini (end 2012) is a little slow.

  A few months ago I updated to El Capitan, and am now on 10.11.3.  Since this update, my system performance fell substantially. I would like to see if I can get my Mini for best results there lately.  One of the questions I think contributes to the Mini, less than excellent performance is my router configuration because of environmental constraints, my Mini has 2 walls and about 50 feet, which separates it from the wireless router.  Currently, I don't think that there is something I can do to help that issue, so for now, I put that side.

  In reading the above thread, I have also still only 4 original GB or RAM and the original supplied with my Mini.

  RAM: 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

  HD: I have not changed the HD that came with the mini, so I guess I have the 2.5 GHz 500 GB (5400 RPM) hard drive it is stated in the specifications.

  Lately, I noticed Chrome running progressively slower (to the point of frustration).  Therefore, I uninstalled Chrome and returned using Safari.  As more and more, I use Safari, I think that his performance is what it is.  I tried the Brave and my experience with it is mixed (at least on this point).

  Question: I guess the first thing to do is to increase my RAM to 4 GB - and I will order the RAM here in a moment.  What browser is best to use in this case: Chrome? Safari? Brave? Something else?  Or it is better to run through all these during the upgrade of RAM is installed?

  Let me start with that and I will update this thread as mandate experience.  Thanks in advance for any help and / or thoughts.

  When you see a beachball cursor or the slowness is particularly bad, note the exact time: hour, minute, second.

  These must be run as administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.

  Run the Console application in one of the following ways:

  ☞ Enter the first letters of his name in a Spotlight search. Select from the results (it should be at the top).

  ☞ In the Finder, select go utilities ▹ of menu bar or press the combination of keys shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.

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• Question about Mac Mini

  Hello

  I have currently a crashed early 2011 MacBook Pro 15 "and have a friend who has a very good condition, as the new Mac Mini 2012 for $300. The Mac Mini has 4 GB of RAM and 500 GB of storage. My MBP has 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB storage.

  They told me I could swap the Mini drive/RAM for what is in my MBP and save money. Is this true?

  Thank you

  Michael

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• iPhone SE and 2009 Mac Mini server, 2.53 Ghz

  Greeting:

  I help my friend who has recently bought an iPhone SE 64 GB.

  Everything works well, this comes in place, iCloud, connect etc.

  He would like to use Mac to his back upwards and however,.

  When iPhone is connected via brightening cable, 2009 Mac Mini server: 2.53 Ghz, 8 GB ram, (256 + 128) fusion GB SSD Apple/Toshiba.

  Nothing happened - iTune does not see the iPhone.

  I went to 'about this Mac' - nada.

  I unplugged all USB devices - only iPhone was connected, try on all ports USB 5 - nothing.

  I tried 3 different cables - nothing either.

  Just curious if anyone had this problem?

  It was the first time I saw it.  However, it works on my Macbook air to 2013.

  Sam

  Start here:

  If iTunes does not recognize your iPhone, iPad or iPod - Apple Support

  You need iTunes 10.8.5 or later for this version of iTunes.

  He charges?

• Cloning of a Mac mini with application Server

  We bought a condo in Florida and I want to my server it doubles. I use Mac mini (2 different models) with 2 drives external (one for Time Machine backups) and one for data.

  What is the best way to install the Apple Server on Florida related to the Mac mini so I don't have to install it from scratch?

  Yesterday I tried (in vain) to use the Migration Wizard to move all of my Mac mini to the Florida-bound one. Can I use 3rd party app "Carbon Copy Cloner" instead?

  Any recommendations on how to configure the 2nd server would be appreciated.

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  Then await you replicate data also?

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• Very OT: Mac mini cable connection

  Sorry for the off topic question, but I know there are a lot of knowledable people in the forum.

  I just bought a Mac Mini, but it seems he needs a cable adapter to connect to a VGA monitor.

  What would this adapter?

  Don't really know why companies ship the things that are unnecessary. Of course Apple could include the card in the package.

  See you soon

  Operating system

  osgood_ wrote:

  Hi markerline.

  This is the thing we are talking about?

  http://www.Amazon.co.UK/Apple-MB572Z-mini-display-adapter/DP/B001IF252 M

  I'm looking for confirmation that it will work with a Mac Mini. I've been watching others and they mention powerbooks, probooks but not mini.

  Ive got a strange thing to research comes with the Mini, a HDMI adapater. WTF, who is all about. It is useless to me, it might as well stuff until my * for all the good it is.

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• Trackpads only 2 fingers scrolling on the Mac Mini

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• Mac Mini

  I was thinking about a MAC Mini,

  In fact, what comes with the Mac Mini when it was purchased?

  The Mac Mini and the power cord.

  You can BYO monitor, keyboard, mouse and other accessories.

• Buy the new mac mini

  I am planing to buy the new mac mini, but I do have a concern about its future use. If I buy the new mac mini today how much time he will press features & future versions of Mac OS X?

  We have no way of answering this question. Suffice it to say, as that new Mac.

• Mid 2011 Mac Mini running slow/a lot of balloons of beach/HDD to research and writing

  I have a Mid 2011 Mac Mini, which runs slower than a snail's pace.  I frequently get beach balls as I type this message.  Startup time is very long, and the hard drive is often written / search/access for several minutes at random throughout the day.

  This seemed to start after I have updated to El Capitan 10.11.6.  I decided a few weeks to reinstall OS X without doing a thorough cleaning.  It did not help the situation, so I then proceeded to install the latest beta of Mac OS 10.12 to see if that helped.  Nope.  I don't think I have a bad hard drive, either.

  I have just run an EtreCheck and copied below.  Any ideas?  I don't want to run my computer at the Apple store.  Thank you!

  EtreCheck version: 3.0.3 (307)

  Report generated 2016-09-19 13:40:01

  Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

  Time 08:54

  Performance: Below average

  Click the [Support] links to help with non-Apple products.

  Click [details] for more information on this line.

  Problem: Beachballing

  Description:

  Very slow performance, beach balls frequent for various periods of time, hard drive/write access to the

  Hardware Information: ⓘ

  Mac mini (mid-2011)

  [Data sheet] - [User Guide] - [warranty & Service]

  Mini Mac - model: Macmini5, 2

  1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 strands

  16 GB expandable RAM - [Instructions]

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  OK 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  OK 8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  Bluetooth: Old - transfer/Airdrop2 not supported

  Video information: ⓘ

  AMD Radeon HD 6630M - VRAM: 256 MB

  SyncMaster 1680 x 1050 at 60 Hz

  Software: ⓘ

  macOS 10.12 (16A313a) - since the start time: about 2 hours

  Disc information: ⓘ

  Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0: (500,11 GB) (rotation)

  EFI (disk0s1) < not mounted >: 210 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499,25 GB (57,03 GB free)

  Recovery HD (disk0s3) < not mounted > [recovery]: 650 MB

  USB information: ⓘ

  BUP Seagate BK

  External USB 2.0 storage device

  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 hub.

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB host controller.

  Hub keyboard Apple, Inc.

  Lexar USB key

  Microsoft Microsoft Trackball Optical®

  Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard

  Computer, Inc. Apple IR receiver.

  Lightning information: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. Thunderbolt_bus.

  Guardian: ⓘ

  Mac App Store and identified developers

  Unknown files: ⓘ

  Vices ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com. Apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[Redacted]@me.com-SharedSer. Agent.plist

  /System/Library/frameworks/CoreServices.framework/frameworks/OSServices.framewo rk/Versions/A/support/CSConfigDotMacCert - l /Users/jazztrpt43/Library/Logs/CSConfigDotMacCert.log u [email protected] t SharedServices s

  A unknown file found. [Check files]

  Kernel extensions: ⓘ

  / System/Library/Extensions

  com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouse [no charge] (8.2 - 2016-09-14) [Support]

  /System/Library/Extensions/MicrosoftMouse.kext/contents/plugins

  com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseBluetooth [no charge] (8.2 - 2011-07-27) [Support]

  com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouseUSB [no charge] (8.2 - 2011-07-27) [Support]

  Launch system officers: ⓘ

  [loading] com.apple.bluetooth.PacketLogger.plist (2016-08-19) [Support]

  [no charge] 8 tasks of Apple

  tasks of Apple 163 [loading]

  [running] Apple 99 jobs

  Launch system demons: ⓘ

  [loaded] com.apple.jetsamproperties.Mac.plist (2016-08-25) [Support]

  [cannot] com.apple.mobile.keybagd.plist (2016-08-05) [Support]

  [no charge] 41 tasks of Apple

  [loading] 164 missions of Apple

  [running] Apple 99 jobs

  Launch officers: ⓘ

  [loading] com.oracle.java.Java - Updater.plist (2013-05-06) [Support]

  Launch demons: ⓘ

  [loading] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-28) [Support]

  [loading] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist (2016-09-07) [Support]

  [loaded] com.makemusic.finale.Installer.cleanup.plist (2011-12-05) [Support]

  [loading] com.oracle.java.Helper - Tool.plist (2013-05-06) [Support]

  User launch officers: ⓘ

  com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert [not] -[...] @me.com - SharedServices.Agent.plist (2012-03-05) [support]

  [loading] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist (2016-09-07)

  Items in user login: ⓘ

  iTunesHelper Application (/ Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

  MicrosoftMouseHelper Application (/ library/PreferencePanes/Microsoft Mouse.prefPane/Contents/Resources/MicrosoftMouseHelper.app)

  Plug-ins Internet: ⓘ

  FlashPlayer - 10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-18) [Support]

  QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-08-30)

  Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-18) obsolete! Update

  Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 3.0.0.126 - SDK 10.8 (2012-10-01) [Support]

  JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 update 101 build 13 (2016-07-20) check the version of

  Safari extensions: ⓘ

  Facebook - Sonny Fazio - http://sonstermedia.com cleaner (2013-05-03)

  Ka-block! -David Graham & Josh Peek - http://kablock.com (2016-08-27)

  3rd party preference panes: ⓘ

  Flash Player (2016-06-28) [Support]

  Flip4Mac WMV (2012-09-14) [Support]

  Java (2016-07-20) [Support]

  Microsoft mouse (2012-03-05) [Support]

  Time Machine: ⓘ

  Skip system files: No.

  Mobile backups: OFF

  Automatic backup: YES

  Volumes to back up:

  Macintosh HD: Disc size: 499,25 GB disc used: 442,22 GB

  Destinations:

  Eric [Local]

  Total size: 1.00 TB

  Total number of backups: 0

  An older backup: -.

  Last backup: -.

  Backup disk size: too small

  Backup TB 1.00 size < (disc 442,22 GB X 3)

  Top of page process CPU: ⓘ

  5% kernel_task

  3% Brother_MFC_7840W (2)

  3% DrCleaner

  3% WindowServer

  launchservicesd 2%

  Top of page process of memory: ⓘ

  1.58 GB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (7)

  1.20 GB kernel_task

  180 MB Safari

  180 MB mdworker (6)

  Finder 164 MB

  Virtual memory information: ⓘ

  9.56 GB of free RAM

  6.44 used GB RAM (3.65 GB being cached)

  Used Swap 0 B

  Diagnostic information: ⓘ

  Sep 19, 2016, ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cloudphotosd_2016-09-19-105920_[redacted].cras 10:59:20 pm

  /System/Library/CoreServices/cloudphotosd.app/Contents/MacOS/cloudphotosd

  19 sep, 2016, 10:41:15 Self test - passed

  Sep 19, 2016, /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Mail_2016-09-19-094523_[redacted].hang 09:45:23

  /Applications/mail.app/Contents/MacOS/mail

  September 18, 2016, 21:27:08 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.CloudPhotosConfiguration_2016-09-18-212708_ [redacted] .crash

  /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CloudPhotoServices.Framework/versions/A/frame works/CloudPhotosConfigurationXPC.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.Clo udPhotosConfiguration.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.CloudPhotosConfiguration

  September 18, 2016, 21:23:41 ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/World of the Blitz_2016-09-18-212341_ [redacted] tanks .crash

  / Applications/World of Blitz.app/Contents/MacOS/World tanks of tank Blitz

  September 18, 2016, ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/cloudphotosd_2016-09-18-201128_[redacted].cras 20:11:28 pm

  Sep 17, 2016, /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iTunes_2016-09-17-210146_[redacted].hang 21:01:46

  /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunes

  Uninstall CleanMyMac > http://macpaw.com/support/cleanmymac/knowledgebase/how-to-uninstall-cleanmymac-3

  And keep an eye on available disk space. Your report > Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499,25 GB (57,03 GB free)

  OS X requires at least 9 GB of storage space. You can check the available storage space by clicking on your  menu Apple at the top left of your screen. In the drop-down menu, click on: about this Mac > storage.

• My Vizio TV turns off watching DVDs on my mac mini.

  It has been 3 times already that my TV turns off all glancing a DVD using my mac mini. I can change the input channel and watch the apple TV and it works fine. Mac mini comes after about an hour my desktop computer. On the other hand, I can use my mac mini for other activities throughout the day as observation iTunes movies and tv shows. Sometimes only glancing a DVD using my mac mini. He must be in the mac mini which is upward and as long as I don't watch DVDs on it, it will continue to work very well.

  Open the console in Applications > utilities, check the system log for the date/time of the last problem to find clues.

• Downloaded an update for Olympus Viewer on my Mac Mini (2016).  Computer now does not restart.

  Computer: Mac Mini (2016); 10.11.3 OS

  I have a problem, restart the computer after the update Olympus Viewer.

  After I clicked on Restart, the Mac went through the usual screens, and I was able to enter my password.  After that, he on board to the next screen, but with the addition of terror "beachball" and does not go past this screen.

  Any ideas on what to do about it are very welcome.

  Thank you very much.

  start in safe mode

  Try safe mode if your Mac does not end commissioning - Apple Support

  then remove the software as shown in the developer on their Web page for your product

  then restart normally.

• Mac Mini - Finder does not open

  I have a Mac Mini with os x 10.10 2014.  The boot disk was almost full and the finder does not open.  I open the iPhoto and deleted the pictures and then empty the trash in iPhoto.  By logging in as a different user, I see I have ~ 1 GB of space, but when I log on my main account and admin the finder does not always open.

  I read that it was a known issue:

  http://forums.MacRumors.com/threads/Finder-doesn.

  It is said to remove the .plist files, but I can't get to Terminal to do.

  Please advise, thank you!

  Edmund

  If you were able to connect as another user, the issue is not lack of storage - this is the same computer.

  Yes, your .plist file may be corrupt, or you could have an extension conflict that affects only your user account.

  Try the start mode by holding down the SHIFT key at startup. Secure boot is quite slow because the operating system does a lot of cleanup and verification tasks, so give it time. Once you're completely connected, restart normally.