Nice to see a Mac for real, that looks used, rather than the pristine set-ups that look staged for a magazine shoot.
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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 20)
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Mac set up as it was: July 2018 in my apartment of 16 years in Phuket.
The sorry state of my Mac set up as it is today: August 2020, in temporary digs in my home country, New Zealand.
After 10 itinerant months back in NZ (at 65 I was too old to renew my contract teaching at a university according to Thai Education Department policy..... and according to NZ government policy I have not been in NZ long enough recently to qualify for the National Superannuation residents usually get when they turn 65), I have landed a seasonal job driving a truck for an agricultural contractor, starting in a couple of weeks. Hopefully I'll have managed to find and move into an apartment before then.....
If so, I'll be able to acquire the peripherals to set up the 2009 Mac Mini again.....
And hope Apple comes up with a suitably specced, reasonably priced new iteration before too long. The 2018 Mini is over powered and over priced for my humble needs and budget.
The sorry state of my Mac set up as it is today: August 2020, in temporary digs in my home country, New Zealand.
After 10 itinerant months back in NZ (at 65 I was too old to renew my contract teaching at a university according to Thai Education Department policy..... and according to NZ government policy I have not been in NZ long enough recently to qualify for the National Superannuation residents usually get when they turn 65), I have landed a seasonal job driving a truck for an agricultural contractor, starting in a couple of weeks. Hopefully I'll have managed to find and move into an apartment before then.....
If so, I'll be able to acquire the peripherals to set up the 2009 Mac Mini again.....
And hope Apple comes up with a suitably specced, reasonably priced new iteration before too long. The 2018 Mini is over powered and over priced for my humble needs and budget.
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Good luck Micky! Wishing you well.
PS: Canada and New Zealand has a work treaty where no visa is required to work here. Plus you maybe able to work right from home sweet home. Give it a try if this can help I'll be happy.
Cheers.
PS: Canada and New Zealand has a work treaty where no visa is required to work here. Plus you maybe able to work right from home sweet home. Give it a try if this can help I'll be happy.
Cheers.
But where's the Mac? Clean setup ... reminds me of that UK/Australia Tuber that frequently Builds Windows PC's like the Loque and the one above as well as builds mackintosh's.
I thought it was a case for the iPadPro ... small iPhone 8 screen, gaaah.
Haven't posted here in a while. Mac and PC setup.
MacPro (Big Sur beta on external TB2 SSD drive) programming, desktop for WFH
Intel NUC Hades Canyon with eGPU (AMD 5700XT) as my small footprint gaming PC
BenQ 3840x1440 100Hz FreeSync2 monitor
MacPro (Big Sur beta on external TB2 SSD drive) programming, desktop for WFH
Intel NUC Hades Canyon with eGPU (AMD 5700XT) as my small footprint gaming PC
BenQ 3840x1440 100Hz FreeSync2 monitor
can I ask where you got the picture with the PS, Xbox, Switch and steam logo from? I could totally use something like that on my wall.
Yup from Displate. The quality of the metallic prints are amazing. Here’s the link: https://displate.com/displate/2768361
Yeah I just saw your response in another thread and was gonna say never mind. But thanks for the info. will definitely check it out
I absolutely love your setup. I too was a cylinder Mac Pro owner until I sold it and got an iMac in 2017. But you went one better than I did and got the dark Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad and Magic Trackpad. It really looks ace.
My setup in 2017:
My setup now:
Can the iMac stand be taken off? I was just wondering how you had attached it to that arm!
I cannot be removed. I believe there is still an option to purchase a VESA mount version... but if you look at the OP's photo, you can see the stand... there are kits that use the hole in the stand as the mount point for monitor arms/stands. Pity, really.
Yes, exactly so. I rather regret not ordering the VESA mount version, but I’m pretty happy with the Ergotech Freedom Arm.
I‘m not a power user, just online teaching, PowerPoint, Word, and internet browsing. I expect this iMac to last me a few more years. When I go for a new one, I will opt for the VESA mount, if they offer it.
As it was.....
As it is, having recently moved into an apartment and needing some files stored on the 2009 Mac Mini...... Bought a UPS and 24" HP monitor, with built in speakers that are adequate for now........ I reckon on better speakers in due course, and a new Mac Mini when Apple releases a new iteration.
I am pretty sure this is incorrect information. There is a work holiday visa for those under 35 years of age. Otherwise, one must apply based on job skills etc. And at age 65, it is not likely one would qualify.
If you can show me that there is a treaty which grants a work visa to any New Zealander or Canadian who wants one I will gladly apologise for doubting you.
