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- Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recovery
- Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recoveryrsync? Anyone? Bueler?rsync -auvPz //* /path to destination backup/rsync is for directoriesnot for system images.RE: Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recoveryI also think rsync is a better solution. When hardware fails you are unlikely to be able to get exact replacements (unless you've squirreled...
- Tags: Backups, backup, Geek Sheet, Bare-metal backup, Bare-metal, recovery, rsync
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- Drive failure? Yagotta try Knoppix first
- Drive failure? Yagotta try Knoppix firstYou're better off keeping that USB drive FAT32because as your story indicates, it's not as if NTFS is giving you any additional security anyway. Even if you plug it into another WinXP machine all you have to do is claim ownership of the files and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Knoppix Linux, NTFS, Drive Failure, security, Yagotta, Microsoft Windows, Linux, rsync
- Discussion threads 2006-06-19
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- LBackup 0.9.8r2 (Mac)
- LBackup is a simple backup system aimed at systems administrators who require reliable backups with minimum fuss. LBackup is configured with configuration files and the backup is started from the command line. The core LBackup code has been tested for over 2 years. Features at a Glance: ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Lucid Information Systems, LBackup, Backups
- Software downloads 2009-11-05
- Long-term Mozy for Mac review
- Sad to read thisI have not found a "cloud" solution to backup either.I tried Backblaze, but the 1 month for the initial backup was not for me. Then, when I UNinstalled it, I was shocked to find a bit of it running on my iMac over 3 months later.The problem...
- Tags: Backups, Desktops, backup, Mozy, Robin, Apple Macintosh, online backup
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- DEK BackupAssist 5.3 (Windows)
- BackupAssist performs automatic, scheduled backups of Windows servers to a variety of backup devices, such as tape, hard drive, REV drive CD/DVD, NAS and file. In the event of a server crash or other disaster, files and system state can be restored from the backup media. BackupAssist will allow you...
- Tags: Imaging, Microsoft Windows, DEK Software, BackupAssist, Backups
- Software downloads 2009-10-05
- BackupAssist 5.2.5 (Windows)
- BackupAssist is a fast and affordable way to setup a reliable backup strategy for your small or medium sized business. It is a complete system that allows you to easily schedule your backups with media rotation, receive notification of backup results so you know when backups fail, and send reminders...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cortex IT Labs, BackupAssist, Backups
- Software downloads 2009-07-14
- High drama and low points in RIAA trial
- High drama and low points in RIAA trialRichard, can you shed some light on a couple things.I don't know all the details of this trial so I'll talk in general terms about downloading files from a P2P or other source.Ask anyone in this forum and they will tell you I...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA, original work, P2P
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- The great server-centric personal computing experiment begins
- The great server-centric personal computing experiment beginsSounds good! One tip...I'd consider Ubuntu 8.04.1 server edition, instead of 8.10. Nothing like a rock-steady LTS for a server...If you need support for very new hardware: on January 22, version 8.04.2 will be released. Not only will this point release contain all accumulated...
- Tags: Servers, Desktops, server, LTS, personal computing experiment, centric personal computing experiment, hardware, computing experiment, great Server, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- Seagate slashes warranty from 5 years to 3 on selected bare drives
- Seagate slashes warranty from 5 years to 3 on selected bare drivesstick to professional productsthus you benefit the 1.2 to 1.6 M hours MTBF ( instead of 0.75 Mhour, and still have the 5 years warranty.No more reasons to stick with Seagate thenThis change just puts Seagate into the same...
- Tags: Seagate Technology LLC, Western Digital Corp., Hitachi Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-12
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?
- Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)?Compiz Fusion's magnifier plugins and ADA complianceI've done a test in using a magnifier and enhanced desktop zoom plug-in in Compiz Fusion and it lacked support for input tracking. For example, run openOffice and zoom in until you don't...
- Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Operating systems, Freedom Scientific, Compiz-fusion, Zoomtext, Linux, Americans with Disabilities Act, desktop, WinDOS, Ubuntu, desktop Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-12-01
- simple sync 1.2 (Mac)
- simple sync is an applescript studio application based on the unix script rsync. Features include auto run, and the ability to set the program to delete files from the backup when they're deleted from the source folder. Great for backups, etc. when triggered by iCal.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, AppleScript, Scripting Languages, Backups, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-11-30
- Preparing for a Flickr Apocalypse (Updated, with Yahoo response)
- What would happen to my food blog and precious memories if suddenly all 12,000 of my photos were suddenly to disappear off Flickr? Tuesday's posts by ZDNet's Janice Chen and SAAS Blogger Phil Wainewright scared the living crap out of...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Blog, Flickr, Photograph, Flickredit, Blogging, Internet, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes
- [ UPDATE: nCircle Andrew Storms reports that the DNS client on the OSX 10.4.11 distribution still has not been patched. ] Apple has shipped a Mac OS X security update with patches for at least 17 documented vulnerabilities, including a fix for the serious DNS...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Issue, Arbitrary Code Execution, Flaw, Application Termination, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Domain Names, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Realize the flexibility of OpenSSH
- Vincent Danen explains the flexibility and power of OpenSSH. With it, you can access systems remotely and securely; transfer files securely (using scp, sftp, or even rsync over ssh); execute single commands on remote systems; secure normally insecure services; and much more.
- Tags: OpenSSH, Vincent Danen
- Download resources 2008-06-10
- Free alternatives to commercial software
- Free alternatives to commercial softwareFoxit reader as a replacement for Adobewww.foxitsoftware.comAny alternative to Real for Vista 64?Amazon uses Real to preview tracks but I won't install that in Windows. Any alternative?RE: Free alternatives . . .I have a couple . . .ZipGenius - an Excellent Winzip Alternative that handles just...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, CCleaner, Free Alternative, commercial software, software, Audacity, AVG
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- TCP Testing - Preventing Global Internet Warming
- Do the new TCP congestion control algorithms and other changes have unfairness that could lead to congestion collapse? Testing multiple flows using applications rsync and ftp shows some unfairness exists when the bottleneck queue is large; but the new algorithms are no more unfair than standard TCP. The Transmission Control...
- Tags: Ireland, Congestion Control, Internet, TCP, Tcp/Ip, Networking
- White papers 2007-09-01
- Google's new storage service
- Google's new storage serviceGoogleIt appears that Google's marketing team is actually Sun's marketing team moonlighting at Google. The advantage to Google is that they pay less for the same level of ineffectivness."In order to improve overall services..."That was the opening line Google sent to customers who PURCHASED video content...
- Tags: Backups, Google Inc., storage, backup, GDRIVE
- Discussion threads 2007-08-15
- Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3
- Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3Either way...If Sun were to go with GPL v3 for Solaris that OS would take off. Although Solaris is far behind Linux in hardware support but that would change quickly. If they are smart, Sun knows this. I predict GPL'd Solaris before the...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Linus, Linux, Sun Solaris, GPL 3, Sun Microsystems Inc., GPL
- Discussion threads 2007-06-12
- What Google Gears means for SaaS developers
- What Google Gears means for SaaS developersGoogle Gears Architectural ContradictionsWhat Google Gears essentially proves is that in order to obtain increasing richness in your apps, you have to locate more and more functionality on the client. Google Gears makes browser based apps architecturally resemble regular rich client apps, in that...
- Tags: Web browsers, Backups, software-as-a-service, Google Gears, rich client app, Google Inc., client app, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-06-04
- Friday Rant - Why is ActiveSync so rubbish?
- Friday Rant - Why is ActiveSync so rubbish?Adrian, have you tried rsync? It is commmand line, but works great.Somebody needs to put a GUI on it for normal users though. But, for nerds like you, . . . .Rant RantThis can't be a real rant. Windows, and Windows Mobile must...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Friday Rant, Microsoft ActiveSync, mobile
- Discussion threads 2007-06-03
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