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Category Archives: Computers
It Never Ends!
Two Mac minis dating from 2012 are pictured above. The one on the left has an Intel i5 processor and it was running happily with an installation of Linux Mint. The machine on the right is a new acquisition. It … Continue reading
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Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged 2012, bargain, Catalina, computer, DIY, Joe Williams, Linux, Low End Mac, Mac, mini, Photoshop, recycle, reuse, thrift, USA, vintage
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Forward to the PAST!
When tech giants rely on subscription software and planned obsolescence, the only direction I can go in is Forward to the Past! Continue reading
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged Adobe CS4, Adobe rental, anti-subscription, dual boot, Frankenstein Mac, internal storage upgrade, Linux Mint, Mac mini 2009, Mac Pro 2009, Mac revival, MacBook Pro 2010, mechanical HDD, offline software, old Macs, OWC, OWC Data Doubler, PCIe SSD, planned obsolescence, retro computing, right to repair, Snow Leopard, solid state drive, SSD upgrade, subscription software, SuperDrive replacement, tech nostalgia, used Macs, vintage Macs
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Party Like It’s 2009!
Last week I wrote about upgrading a Mac Pro tower with a Solid State Drive or SSD plugged into a Peripheral Component Interconnect express card which I placed into one of the PCIe slots within the Pro’s enormous aluminum chassis. … Continue reading
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Posted in Computers, Curious Clutter, Joe's Garage
Tagged 2001, Adobe, computer, Joe Williams, Low End Mac, Mac, Mac Mini, tear down, upgrade, USA, vintage
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It Lives Again!
Wherein I rummage through the graveyard of my old computers and try to cobble together a monster that will serve me in this modern age. Continue reading
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Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged 2009, Apple, Carbon Copy Cloner, Mac, Mac Pro, PCIe, SSD, upgrade
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A New Slipcase for my Sketchbook
Never knowing when inspiration is going to strike, I always carry a sketchbook with me. I carry a few different cases of pens and pencils. I also carry hard drives and flash drives and cords and adapters and tools and … Continue reading
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Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Joe's Garage
Tagged cardboard, cheap, glue, protect, sketchbook, slipcase, sturdy
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Reviving an Old iMac? Elementary, My Dear Watson
Similar to my Mac Minty which I have written about here and here, I have brought new life back to an otherwise ignored iMac in work with the installation of a Linux operating system. This time the Linux Distro I … Continue reading
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Posted in Computers, Curious Clutter, Joe's Garage
Tagged Apple obsolescence, cheap hardware upgrade, dual boot Mac Linux, Elementary OS, external SSD boot, free software alternatives, GIMP Inkscape, iMac revival, late 2013 iMac, LibreOffice, Linux on old Mac, Mac Minty, OWC Mercury enclosure, sustainable computing, Thunderbolt 2
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My Half-Assed iMac
I’ve been tinkering with my Mac Minty which I also refer to as my “Half-assed iMac.” It’s a 2012 Mac mini running Linux Mint, bolted to the back of a 21.5″ Asus VS228H-P monitor with a $9 VESA mount adapter … Continue reading
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The Mac Minty
It’s Black Friday, and while the shoppers in the West are killing each other over disposable junk manufactured in dystopian hellholes, I’m at home basking in my frugal nature with my 13-year-old Mac Mini brought back to useful life with … Continue reading
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Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged 2012 Mac Mini lives, 2025 still using 2012 hardware, 40-dollar computer, anti-Apple, anti-consumerism, Apple hate, Apple obsolescence, Black Friday, breathing new life, cable management shame, cheapskate, Cinnamon desktop, ewaste, frugal computing, frugal life, hardware resurrection, last upgradeable Mini, late 2012 Mac Mini, Linux desktop, Linux Mint, Linux on Mac, Mac Mini, Mac Mini Linux hack, Mac Minty, minimalist setup, old Mac revival, open source, penny pincher, planned obsolescence, RAM upgrade, refusing to upgrade, repurposed Mac, right to repair, second-life Mac, SSD upgrade, sustainable computing, tech rebellion, tech thrift, user-upgradeable Mac, VESA mount
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A Minty Fresh Refresh
How a 2012 Mac Mini dodged the landfill—and Apple’s planned obsolescence—with Linux Mint. Continue reading
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Posted in Computers, Curious Clutter, Joe's Garage, Trash or Treasure
Tagged 2012 Mac Mini, Affinity suite, Apple obsolescence, Apple repair, bootable USB, Brave browser, Dan the photographer, e-waste, Firefox, free software, Genius Bar, GIMP, glued batteries, hand-me-down Macs, Inkscape, ISO file, Linux Mint, Linux on Mac, M5 Mac Mini, Mac Mini, Mac Mini Linux install, Mac to Linux, obsolete Mac, open source software, repairability, second life tech, soldered RAM, tech resurrection, Wacom tablet, YouTube tutorial
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