MacStadium offers remote Mac mini hosting, providing customers access to a fully-connected Mac mini in a secure controlled datacenter (just like the folks at MacMiniColo, who we've visited and written about before). If you have an Mac mini already, you can even send it to them to host, or you can rent or buy one yourself directly from the company. A remote server can be extremely useful. A Mac mini can be an excellent choice.
In fact, not only does MacStadium host hosting, but the company has also been putting up blog posts over the past month or so, going through a few different ways to utilize an internet-connected mini for your own. Another forum FORUMS You can install a remote Minecraft server on it, for instance, creating a world that you and your friends can log into anytime. You could also create something similar to Kerio Connect that acts as a Microsoft Exchange-style way to share and transfer calendars, contacts, and email across a variety of users.
These tutorials are just for MacStadium's minis, however, they can be used on any Mac mini that you have set up to be accessed remotely. The Apple's tiny Mac is very affordable, but it's still extremely powerful. MacStadium's tutorials will assist you in getting the most value from your remote mini.
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