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The Mac Mini

By Allan Angel   The Mac Mini which I keep referring to as Mini Mac arrived with just a power supply and a CD case that had no CD just a paper or something. In a rush to get the Mac going I didn't bother to read it. I ordered a wireless keyboard and mouse with a USB transmitter as the Mac Mini doesn't really come with any accessories. I also bought a DVI to HDMI cable so the Mac Mini would connect to my LCD monitor. I also bought a thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2 just in case I wanted to use the mini with my Apollo audio interface. It took me awhile to get situated as I spent over an hour trying to look for triple AAA batteries for the mouse and the keyboard. Eventually I could only find two and used that to power the keyboard, I used my existing wireless mouse that I use for my laptops on the remaining USB slot in the rear of the Mini mac. It has 2 USB slots and 2 Thunderbolt 3 and some other slot that looks like an ethernet. The power button is also kind of hard to find in t