Big Sur Allows Booting from eGPU on 2018 Mac mini
This post can be entirely summed up in the title. Yes, at long last, Big Sur fixes a major flaw that went unaddressed in Catalina. I have tested three simultaneous …
Review: AGPTEK Docking Station for Mac mini
One of the best features of the 2018 / 2020 Mac mini is the number of available ports. With four Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C ports, an HDMI port, an audio …
How to Move Files from modern Mac to vintage Mac Using FloppyEMU
Since I could not find any clearly annotated method of moving .hqx, .shk and .sit files online (yes, I’ve looked), I’ve come up with a working approach that has been …
Bringing Color to the Mac SE/30 with an 8 inch Pimoroni LCD
A few months ago, I wrote about my experience in rehabilitating a derelict Mac SE/30. It was an immensely satisfying project, but ultimately, not fully realized as I could not …
My Latest Venture: Kill Art Block NOW!
Long time readers (if there are still any!) will remember that once upon a time (many, many years ago) I ran a website called “Draw Me a Robot”, which focused …
Uplet: The Easiest Way to Upload Images to Instagram from a Mac
Unless you’re using a mobile device, Instagram’s upload options are very limited. While many folks use the mobile app as their only method of posting to Instagram, artists such as …
Mac Tools I Use for Teaching Online
Teaching online is a completely different ball game than delivering a course in a classroom. Thanks to the Covid-19 outbreak, I’ve had to reacclimatize to this new method of teaching …
Salvaging a Derelict Mac SE/30
(Lengthy blog post. Sit back and bring your favorite beverage…) Based on the last several blog posts, it should be obvious that I’ve been bitten by the bug that is …
Restoring a Mac SE FDHD: Dead Drives No More
When we last looked at the Macintosh SE FDHD that I picked up a few months ago, I had just completed recapping its power supply, analog board and logic board. …