Jul 27
As a Mac user we all come to the point that we need to get a new Mac because the old one just can’t hack it any more. The old one still works, it’s just not fast enough and you’d like to still use it if possible. So, how can you use that old Mac.
- ScreenRecycler is an application that allows you to use that old computer’s monitor to be used as a second monitor without having to purchase another monitor and/or a graphics card or cables. For $29.90 you can download the application and begin using that old Mac as a second monitor.
- Network that old Mac and add or swap out that hard drive for a larger one and it becomes a file or a backup server for your files.
- Use that old Mac to hook up an old printer and share that printer on your network using the System Preferences > Sharing > Printer Sharing.
Macs last longer than most PCs do, so keep them running and redeploy them in other ways.
Update: 07/31/2009 – A comment from a Twitter post today said that running an old Mac computer just for the screen is a waste of power. That may be true, but you could have it both a second screen AND a file server for you at the same time. Depending on how old the Mac is they may be right, but from a cost perspective, you may not have the money to purchase another monitor at the moment.
