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Tag Archives: right to repair
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
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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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
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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