What are some uses for a 2011 mac mini?

I've upgrded to an iMac and I wonder what some people might suggest that I can do to repurpose my mac mini...  mind you, I use my macs for video editing & other multimedia applications...
The mini I have is 2011 dual core i7.

I have recently just purchased a 27" iMac to replace my
2011 Mini Server as my engineering workstation.
What  I have done, was move my 2011 Mini server to replace my
2010 Mini as my HTPC and in a slow process of moving my
2010 Mini to become my local server.
You could do as Kappy has suggested as well as setting up as a
general purpose local server.  The Server App seems to have
some nice features for connecting multiple Macs and iDevices.
Since I have the iMac, the now 2011 Mini as HTPC, my Macbook
Pro. and my iPhone 5S, I am slowly working on setting up my 2010
to take advantage of some of those features.  Unfortunately, the process
is slow since I am in the midst of a project that is taking up a lot of
my time (need to make money to buy my toys).

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