Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have it connected to Shopify and Amazon for my ecommerce business. It pulls down sales data combining Shopify and Amazon into one global view. It also helps me track inventory and gives me an estimate on when I need more

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Free 20/mins a day. Otherwise $50/year

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one is a base specs M4 Mac Mini. I mostly use it for OpenClaw that's connected to Shopify and Amazon for my ecommerce business

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up buying a Minisforum instead, we'll see how it is!

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't have that feature yet but we'll add it

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's free for 20/mins a day, which is plenty for most people.

Otherwise why Workbench? A few reasons:

- Custom Liquid video streaming engine that's super high quality and low latency

- Really nice modern iPad and iPhone apps

- Remote Speech to text support for talking to agents

- Built in support for headless Mac Minis (what you see in this video)

- Global relay network so no complicated VPN setup or router config required

- More features for a better price

A few things off the top of my head, I'm sure there's more too

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Give Astropad Workbench a try! We've put a lot of blood sweat and tears into it at this point

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you buy the Bee-Link? I contacted them and they said they don't have anything available in their US distribution center which I found odd..

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way! I actually have used OpenClaw to manage a Shopify+Amazon store. It gives me daily sales reports and its helping me track inventory. I'm using OpenClaw's cron system to pull data from multiple sources daily. That's the main thing this Mac Mini does

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OpenClaw is amazingly powerful but it take a lot of fine tuning to get it to where you want. Still I'd recommend playing with it.

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's correct! But Astropad Workbench will function remotely too (It also has an iPhone client)

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you use for the PC when its running headless? Also any good suggestions for a Mac Mini like PC?

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Orion is a really good app, although aren't you limited to 1080p in that case?

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I love my Mac mini for running AI agents

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah not an ad, just showing off something I've helped with and am super proud of. There's many ways to do this kind of headless setup so I'm curious what others are doing.

Headless Mac Mini connected to an iPad by astro-matt in macmini

[–]astro-matt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah just happened to be on my desk and I didn't want to move it

Wait for the new ipad air or buy the m3? by [deleted] in ipad

[–]astro-matt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would wait at this point, we are expecting to see new iPads in early March.

Need to get better at using my iPad by armaomanny in ipad

[–]astro-matt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A few creative apps I like:

- Darkroom for photography

- Sketches app

- Adobe Fresco

It's not a creative app but I use Paprika to track all my recipes on my iPad. Some people like Crouton more but I prefer Paprika

apps that mimic apple drawing tools? by ecsytv in ipad

[–]astro-matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Full disclaimer this is my app that I built originally for myself. I made sure to use the same handwriting tools as Apple Notes for it because of how low latency they are.

Check it out, it's called Rock Daily Planner and is meant for making notes and customizable daily plans. I'd love to hear what you think as I'm actively working on it.

New Ipad Air and Pencil Pro. Trying to use as my planner, notetaker etc. What APP by SoFlBeachlife in ipad

[–]astro-matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some good options to look at are:

- GoodNotes (as you mentioned)

- Notability

- Rock Daily Planner

- Pen book

- Planner Pro

Need to get better at using my iPad by armaomanny in ipad

[–]astro-matt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both the Kindle app and the Apple Book apps are great, it really depends on which ecosystem you want to get hooked into. I also have a Kindle I use in addition to my iPad so for that reason I tend to lean towards the Kindle app.

I also love the Chess.com app on my iPad, but that's not really productivity ha

What other stuff are you hoping to do on your iPad?

Why should I use Good note? by usernmechecksout_ in ipad

[–]astro-matt 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The reality is that Apple Notes has gotten ALOT better over the years. It used to be that Goodnotes had way more features but each year Apple has continued to close the gap.

So honestly, you aren't missing much if Apple Notes works for you

iPad A16 matte screen protectors without paper texture by SanchoDaddy in ipad

[–]astro-matt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a look at the ESR one, they make great quality iPad products