Category Archives: Apple

It’s a Mini Adventure – The Initial Setup

The Mac mini is going to be run like a set-top box, which means no mouse or keyboard. The main interface is going to be from the Apple Remote control, navigating around a TV set. Consequently, there are a few things that need to be done to ensure that this experience is as trouble-free as …

July 4, 2009 – 4:16 pm | By tismey | Posted in Apple, HTPC | Comments (1)

It’s a Mini Adventure

L-R: Mac Mini, DVI-Video adaptor, SCART adaptor, EyeTV with aerial splitter

In my last post on my search for a replacement for the TViX, I summarised my requirements thus: a small form factor device with plenty of storage, capable of playing a variety of audio and video formats, a user-friendly interface and remote, a (preferably dual) TV Tuner with PVR capabilities, a DVD player and access …

June 27, 2009 – 11:49 am | By tismey | Posted in Apple, HTPC | Comments (0)

Time Capsule Firmware 7.4.1 breaks SMB shares

My Time Capsule has been nagging me to update it for a while, so I did it earlier this evening. It all seemed to go fine, but then when I tried to connect to my iTunes Library, the TViX couldn’t see the disk. Rubbish. Initially I thought it might just be that a setting had …

March 31, 2009 – 8:46 pm | By tismey | Posted in Apple | Comments (9)

iTunes Plus charges you to upgrade already purchased tracks

About half an hour ago, Phil Schiller announced that by the end of the quarter, all tracks on iTunes will be iTunes Plus (ie DRM-Free 256kbps AAC) and that you’ll be able to ‘upgrade’ your existing DRMed tracks. Turns out this requires paying an extra fee; 20p per track, 40p per music video or 25% …

January 6, 2009 – 8:14 pm | By tismey | Posted in Apple | Comments (0)