The downside is that the computer would have to remain on 24/7 in case you wanted to connect to it, but this is hardly efficient for something that may not be used all that often.īeing able to put the computer to sleep would be much more efficient however, the problem then becomes a question of how to wake it up remotely if you do want to access files or media stored on it.įortunately, with most Macs that are wired to the local network via Ethernet, this poses little problem. The upside of such a setup is that with a larger hard drive, you can make the Mac mini host all of your iTunes media and connect to it via iTunes to listen to music, etc. More expensive, sure, but with a wireless keyboard and mouse, all of a sudden you have a full entertainment solution connected to your TV rather than just an appliance to watch videos and listen to music. For instance, with a little creative cabling, you can hook up a Mac mini to your HDMI TV instead of using an Apple TV. With Mac mini's costing as little as $599, using a Mac computer as a media server or simple file server is inexpensive. With the price of computers being what they are, computers have taken on eccentric and eclectic roles in the home and office. Here's how to get it and configure it for your setup. Vincent Danen shares a simple script that you can use to remotely wake a sleeping Mac.
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