Tag Archives: retro computing

Reclaiming My Creative Life With Vintage Macs: The Home Stretch

Posted on June 2, 2026 by Joe

Over Memorial Day weekend I tried installing Linux Mint XFCE on the 2012 Mac Mini, paired with a new OWC Mercury Elite Pro Dual — a dual-bay external enclosure that holds two 3.5″ drives.

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Reclaiming My Creative Life With Vintage Macs: The Maltese Mac Mini Stack

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Joe_Williams

My second cigar box mini-stack is now complete. Like the first one, it pairs a vintage Mac with a modern one — a 2010 Mac mini running Snow Leopard and a M1 Mac mini running the latest macOS. They share … Continue reading →

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Back in the Saddle

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Joe

…or at least trying to get there.

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The End of the Adobe Era: Reclaiming My Creative Life with Vintage Macs

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Joe_Williams

After three decades with Photoshop — from floppy disks and beige Macs to monthly subscriptions — I finally hit cancel. Here’s why I’m happily back to my old software running on old hardware, and how I reclaimed my creative life. Continue reading →

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Forward to the PAST!

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Joe_Williams

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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