When it comes to taking screenshots in Windows, the Print Screen key is crucial. Most Windows-based keyboards have a Print Screen key, so it’s usually not an issue. But what if you’re running Windows on a Mac via Boot Camp? Apple’s compact keyboards don’t have a Print Screen key so, absent third party software, how do you take screenshots when booted into Windows on your Mac?
The New Mac mini is Quickly Turning into a Disaster
Fans waited years to see Apple’s new 2014 Mac mini, and they were rewarded with soldered RAM, slower processors, and a lack of new features. Is the 2014 Mac mini an unsalvageable disaster? Or are there a few key features that make the system a good buy for some users?
A Hostage Situation: Apple Soldering RAM in New Mac mini
Purchasers of the new Mac mini are in for an unpleasant surprise. Taking a page from its MacBook line, Apple is now soldering RAM to the logic board in the Mac mini. That means that users cannot upgrade RAM after purchase; they’re stuck with what they buy from Apple, and forced to accept Apple’s inflated prices.
Apple Launches New Mac mini with PCIe Flash, 802.11ac Wi-Fi
Apple today finally updated the long-neglected Mac mini. The new model sports the same design but features improved internals including Haswell CPUs, Intel HD Iris graphics, PCIe flash storage, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. The new model also gets a $100 price cut and is available starting today at $499.
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Return to Basics: Should Apple Merge the Mac mini and iMac Product Lines?
Apple has long neglected the Mac mini, but could redemption be found by killing the product line altogether? We argue that merging the Mac mini with the iMac could return Apple to the simple product matrix envisioned by Steve Jobs fifteen years ago, and that recent discoveries in a beta version of OS X may make such a scenario likely.
New Internal Drive from MCE Brings Blu-ray to iMac & Mac mini
Although an original member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, Apple has never embraced the format, calling it a “bag of hurt” and preferring to guide customers towards its own “high definition” content via the iTunes Store. Mac owners could still use Blu-ray optical drives, although there was no official support in OS X for the commercial Blu-ray video format. Still, determined fans of high quality, and high capacity, optical media resigned themselves to attaching external Blu-ray drives to their iMacs…