Hi! Its an old mid 2011 mac mini that came with a terrably slow 5.4 rpm physical drive. I will get rid of that and then get me an ssd and turn it into a vpn server. /A
> 21 maj 2018 kl. 17:36 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: > > Sorry, what do you need a SSD for in order to turn your Mac Mini into a VPN > server? All the necessary hardware and software is already there. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg > Sent: Tuesday, 22 May 2018 1:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Intel Nuc > > Hi! > I certainly would build my own vpn server. > BUt this will happen with my mac mini once i have got an ssd for it. > /A > >> 19 maj 2018 kl. 22:31 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: >> >> Yep, you could use an Intel Nuc as a VPN and media player without any >> trouble at all as I can do with mine, I successfully used it yesterday. >> You need a VPN Client from a particular VPN company of your choice - I use >> Witopia given the 24/7 support I’m able to get and accessibility of the >> client. >> If you’re going to use an Intel Nuc for this sort of thing then you >> certainly don’t need anything too powerful. >> >> >>> On 20 May 2018, at 4:19 am, Hamit Campos <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I'm sure you could do the surver thing. But Dain would know better. As for >>> what people do with these little things I've heard of people hooking them >>> to the TV and using them as a Media Center of sorts. Which is pointless now >>> thanks a lot Microsoft. Yeah yeah there's Plex and stuff but I don't know >>> how all that compairs in epicness to Windows Media Center. >>> >>> >>> On 5/19/2018 2:15 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: >>>> Hi! >>>> Ok, this might sound like i am going to bash all these machines people >>>> seem to have in there houses but i am just curious. >>>> Myself i have a mac mini from 2011 a macbook air which is my daily >>>> computer and a very old pc from 2009 which i have linux on. >>>> I have 2 raspberry pie’s which i don’t know what to do with them and 2 >>>> ipad minis an Iphone SE and my nokia 8 for daily use. >>>> So i also have a lot of units. >>>> But i am very curious on what you all who have these nuk’s and rasperry >>>> pies and other small intresting units do with them? >>>> What can you do in regards to audio and video on these machines. >>>> Can you have for example a raspberry pie 3 as a vpn server so that i can >>>> listen through that device to bbc 5 Live which i really want to do. >>>> I guess you can have these things for many tasks but my inspiration is >>>> gone right now so i am really wondering i have to have these machines >>>> around. >>>> /A >>>> >>>>> 19 maj 2018 kl. 11:56 skrev Dane Trethowan <[email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for this and I followed up the Gigabyte Brix. >>>>> I have two of the Intel Nuc basic versions running at the moment so >>>>> obviously my third box for want of a better description was going to be >>>>> something a little more powerful, the Brix and Nuc both offer an Intel I7 >>>>> that would fit my specifications so now the question is which one to buy? >>>>> If anyone’s looking at the basic Nuc and Brix? Well they’re similar but >>>>> the Nuc does have 2 USB 3.0 ports whereas the Brix has 4 USB 2.0 ports, >>>>> something to think about. >>>>> On the audio side the Intel Nuc has 3 outputs, analogue, SPDIF and HDMI >>>>> for audio. >>>>> I use one of my Intel Nuc machines with JAWS and FS Reader as a >>>>> dedicated portable DAISLY player. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 17 May 2018, at 1:34 pm, Aman Singer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> There are many boxes like this and like you, Dane, I think they're >>>>>> excellent. They're particularly good for blind users, running with no >>>>>> screen is simple and they are easy to move and run off a battery if >>>>>> necessary. My favourite are the Gigabyte Brix models, but I have used >>>>>> both the Zotac Zbox and the Intel NUC. All work well. >>>>>> Aman >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>>>>> Of Dane Trethowan >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 6:32 AM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: [all-audio] Intel Nuc >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi! >>>>>> For those looking for a box to use as say a media player by the bedside >>>>>> or something to hook up to the entertainment system in the lounge then >>>>>> you might like to take a look at some of Intel’s Nuc offerings. >>>>>> I’ve built several of these machines here and what amazes me about the >>>>>> Nuc is what you get in the package. >>>>>> I have one of the basic models in front of me on the desktop now, its >>>>>> around 4 inches square by 3 inches high and yet its dripping with >>>>>> functionality all over it. >>>>>> Starting on the top lower left hand corner is the power button. >>>>>> On the front panel are 2 USB 3.0 ports On the left hand side is a >>>>>> SD card reader And on the back are 2 USB 3.0 ports, input for a power >>>>>> adapter, a HDMI port, headphones/optical digital audio out, VGA Video >>>>>> port and LAN port . >>>>>> So that’s the connectors and then there’s the built-in stuff like Wi-Fi >>>>>> and Bluetooth connectivity. >>>>>> This model is only a Dual Core unit running at 2.6GHZ but fast enough to >>>>>> browse the web, play media files, watch video and so on, I’ve not seen >>>>>> any sluggishness yet in all my tests with the Nuc machines I’ve had and >>>>>> again I’m using the very basic models. >>>>>> This particular machine I’m using has 8GB of RAM installed and a 500GB >>>>>> to boot though storage wasn’t really an issue given the connectivity of >>>>>> this machine and given I have NAS storage available. >>>>>> So a nice little piece of kit, the Nuc including parts worked out to >>>>>> well under $500. >>>>>> I had to purchase the RAM and the Hard drive. >>>>>> There are stores on eBay who will build the machine up to your >>>>>> particular specifications. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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