Toe, The writes “Today announced several new hardware offerings, including a new mini, their (almost-literally) pint-sized desktop . In a bizarre twist, they are now also offering a mini with OS X Server bundled in, along with a two hard drives somehow stuffed into the tiny package. Undoubtedly, many in the IT community will scoff at the thought of calling such a device a ’server.’ However, with the robust capabilities of Snow Leopard Server (a true, if highly GUI-fied, UNIX server), it seems likely to find a niche in small businesses and even enthusiasts’ homes. The almost completely guided setup process means that people can set up relatively sophisticated services without the assistance of someone who actually knows what they are doing. What the results will be in terms of security, etc. will be… interesting to watch as they develop.” El Reg has a good roundup article of the many announcements; the multi- Magic Mouse is right up there on the techno-lust-inspiration scale.

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