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Tag Archives: Linux on Mac
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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