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I've got the Mac Mini set up as a media center! Whee!
The only issue I have now is the keyboard. I have one of these, which works great except I can't figure out how to get it "officially" identified by the computer so I can custom map the command key. (By default, Command is mapped to the Windows logo key, which on this keyboard requires two keypresses - annoying.)
The problem is that the "press the key to the right of the shift key / press the key to the left of the shift key on the other side" step doesn't work because this keyboard only has one shift key. Anyone know how I can bypass this?
[eta: Nevermind, got it. The settings menu still doesn't think I have a keyboard attached, but I can quit things without spraining my fingers.]
That is the cutest little keyboard/trackpad!
I'm curious how the media center mini works out for you. Are you ditching cable?
We've been sans cable since January and haven't really missed it. Of course, part of that is that we don't have time to watch TV with the new baby and all - we've been keeping up with Top Chef via iTunes, but I haven't watched TDS or Colbert since she was born. Now with the Mini I can just turn them on from the couch (via Hulu or Comedy Central or Boxee or whatever) without having to plug my laptop into the TV.
How is the no-cable thing going? It sounds like its going well and I've been semi-inspired by your move to think hard about getting rid of our. I think most of what I want I could get on iTunes for less than what I pay for cable. And I want an antenna I guess to get football games in the fall/winter.
You've downloaded Hulu Desktop, right?
MacOS X Lion no longer includes Front Row. Apple is clearly pushing for people towards AppleTVs instead.
I did not even know about Hulu desktop! Cool beans.
Like I said, we haven't missed cable at all. Everything non-network that we watch is available online in some form or another, and mostly for free.
ION, iPhoto stopped working on my laptop this morning. This means I have to find the install disk, doesn't it?
Try moving your iPhoto library out of the way, and see if it will run. (In the worst case, all of your pictures in your iphoto library can be recovered).
Tom, have I mentioned lately how awesome you are? That worked. Of course, I now have no pictures - what do I do to rebuild the old library?
First, try moving your original iPhoto library back in place and try this. Otherwise, try the manual rebuild procedure that the document talks about.
