Em Adespoton

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Cake day: June 4th, 2023

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  • I initially thought it was slop, and then I looked at who wrote it. This is someone I have a lot of respect for.

    Personally, I’ve used every Mac UI from the original Twiggy interface, and prefer the UI of Mac OS 7.6.1 with Greg’s Browser, OtherMenu and DragThing. If I could get a macOS back-end with that user interface on the front end, I feel I could get stuff done faster with less frustration.

    There was nothing wrong with the original Xerox PARC or Apple HIG documents; their findings still hold true today.










  • Well, my C2D Mini that I’ve been using as a backup server for the last decade just died. I’d be happy to receive a replacement :D

    A 2014 Mini should work great running El Cap Server. Stick a slow external 8TB HDD on it and you’ve got a capable NAS or backup device.

    Do note that if you have other Apple devices, Apple will be dropping support for AFS with macOS 27, so you’ll need to enable Windows filesharing to let the Mini talk to other devices.

    The pavillion? Install Linux Mint and it would make a decent entry level workstation for web browsing. Or install Ubuntu Server and make it into a media server running NextCloud and Jellyfin.