IOGear GUH284R

After purchasing the Mac Mini and collecting quite a few USB peripherals, the two USB ports built into the machine wasn’t cutting it especially since the keyboard/mouse use one of the ports. I needed a USB hub and I didn’t really care for the units that were made to match the Mac Mini. I figured if I ever got rid of the Mac Mini I could actually use a universal hub with another machine and it wouldn’t look out of place. I came across the IOGear GUH284R and figured that I was a great idea to have a card reader built into the hub with 6 USB ports. I had been collecting quite a few items such as digital cameras and phones that used removable media so I figured I could put the card reader to good use.

Logitech LX 501

I was looking for a wireless keyboard and mouse combo for the Mac Mini I have in my living room connected to the Samsung HL-R4667W. I searched the Internet for suggestions from other users and for the most part most companies did not support Bluetooth solutions for Mac OS X. I could have gone with the Logitech Bluetooth DiNovo keyboard or the Microsoft Bluetooth Desktop set, but all the functions of either of those units are not fully supported in Mac OS X. Looking at the Apple solution of their Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, I felt that they did not have enough of the features I was looking for. I don’t know why this seemed to bother me because I use the standard Apple Keyboard and Mouse on a Apple Power Macintosh G5 as well as a Powerbook G4. I guess when I buy things it all depends on what I’m feeling at the time of purchase.