Jason, The remote operates an application called front row which is quite accessible.
There is no need for antislop software. I took an apple powerbook in for some work through apple care and they did it while I waited and talked with them. You can even have your system checked over if you take it to an apple store and if you have apple care it should cost you nothing. I've heard that the Mac Mini is self servicable but would not want to make the attempt. The rest of the apple line is self servicable at least to a point depending on what you get. you can replace the hds and the optical drives in most if not all of them and you can also change memory. The Mac pro on the other hand is highly configurable and you have bays like in a tower that you can put things in and slots for sound cards and the like. With the prollifferation of usb and bluetooth devices these days though, it is hardly necessary to go that rout. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayson Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 4:20 PM Subject: More questions Hi again, I have a few more questions about my Mac Mini. Is the remote useful to a blind person? Are there any bundled applications that are totally unusable? Is there as much of a need for antivirus, antispyware, etc? I'd figure that if there was, Apple would have bundled some trialware or some such. Also, have any of you had to have your macs serviced? How did you get it done, and how long did it take? I know the Mac Mini is pretty much just a sealed case with everything inside. With more expensive desktop models, can you do any upgrades yourself E.G. bigger hard drive, more memory, better sound, etc? Or is it still a sealed unit which must be taken to an Apple dealer or sent back to Apple for anything like that? Thanks again. Jayson
