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SuperDuper: Backup of the Gods

SuperDuper: Backup of the Gods"Time Machine is donewhen SuperDuper won't run" ;)FoldersSynchronizerI use FoldersSynchronizer to back up to an external hard disk. Seems to work smoothly, and the files on the external disk are readable, as opposed to being in some proprietary backup format.http://www.softobe.com/products/flsy/pp.htmlgMail + external drive + imaging...

Tags: Backups, SuperDuper, backup, FoldersSynchronizer

Discussion threads 2008-02-05

SuperDuper: Backup of the Gods

Maybe it's experience, maybe it's wisdom, maybe old age but I'm absolutely obsessed with backups. Part of it comes from a bad experience with data loss many years ago (sounds like Tequila, doesn't it?), part of it comes from recovering friends data over the years and another part of it...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Backups, Press Release, SuperDuper

Blog posts 2008-02-05

Additional Resources

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

SuperDuper 2.6.2 (Mac)

Carbon copies. And a whole lot more. The 2005 and 2006 Eddy Award winning SuperDuper is the most advanced, yet easy to use disk copying program available for OS X. It can, of course, make a straight copy, or "clone" - useful when you want to move all your data...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Shirt Pocket, Backups, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-13

4 reasons NOT to upgrade to Snow Leopard today

AV software is not compatible.For companies and universities that use NAC, there are little to no AV products that are compatible. Prior to SnowLeopard, there were McAfee and Symantec/Norton. Right now about nothing works, screwing the NAC policies for folks.Oh wait, Mac's dont get viruses. LOL ...

Tags: Scanners, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, AV Software, Disk Utility, operating system, Robin, Snow Leopard, hardware, scanner, Time Machine, Apple Macintosh, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Will your Mac boot 64-bit Snow Leopard by default? Not unless its an Xserve

Mac Mini returns EFI64I got my Mac Mini in April, so I think it's the latest or at least only 1 iteration behind. I ran your command and got EFI64 back. I've SuperDuper'd my system to an external drive so I'm ready to give it a try.Unless...Will all my apps...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Xserve, EFI64, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Soooo, 64-bit

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Runcore Pro IV SSD benchmarks

Runcore Pro IV SSD benchmarkssomething's up with your WD drive!53 seconds to open mail? that's insane. 26 for firefox? i have the same system with the 7200 rpm drive, and though i would expect it to be faster than the 5400, it opens firefox in a couple seconds.yes, the SSD...

Tags: Web browsers, Runcore Pro IV SSD, SSD, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Best storage at CES 2009

Data storage is a necessary part of the digital lifestyle. The good news: the hardware is getting more stylish and the software easier to use. Backup The best news: Windows backup has improved markedly in the last year. Storage Appliance Corporation's Clickfree line of Windows and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-01-12

Mac Time Machine: backup for the rest of us?

Time Machine really works. But is it the best backup tool for you? Perhaps not. Here's what you need to know. Easiest backup on the planet One you are running OS X 10.5, setting up Time Machine couldn't be easier. Plug in a USB drive and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, Time Machine, TM, System Disk, Backups, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-06-02

News to know: Microsoft's new language; Yahoo saga; Apple; Vulnerability counts

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft declares its modeling love with a new language, ‘D’ Larry Dignan: Yahoo's conundrum: White knights are hard to find Dan Farber: Mitch Kapor: Microsoft+Yahoo, major integration challenge David Morgenstern: Will Microsoft support Windows on Macs?...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-02-06

SuperDuper 2.5 (Mac)

Carbon copies. And a whole lot more. The 2005 and 2006 Eddy Award winning SuperDuper is the most advanced, yet easy to use disk copying program available for OS X. It can, of course, make a straight copy, or "clone" - useful when you want to move all your data...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Shirt Pocket, Backups, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-02-04

Western Digital raises the mobile HDD bar to 320GB

It's actually more like 300GB after formatting and accounting for the marketing effect* but either way Western Digital has shipped the mother of all notebook hard drives the Scorpio WD3200BEVT. *A common marketing ploy by hard drive manufacturers is to calculate the size of a hard disk by using...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Hard Drive, Notebook, Western Digital Corp., Apple MacBook, Notebooks, Mobile, Problem, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, WD3200BEVT

Blog posts 2007-11-16

Leopard Time Machine: Don't trust it yet

Leopard Time Machine: Don't trust it yetSounds familiarIs Apple the new Microsoft? Sure sounds like they have borrowed a QA department from Redmond.Even if Leopard Time Machine has issue's...Thats no reason to go back/stay with Tiger, it is an application issue not an OS issue. That said I still...

Tags: Super Duper, Leopard, Time Machine

Discussion threads 2007-11-05

Leopard Time Machine: Don't trust it yet

With more than 100 posts, the Time Machine Errors thread on Apple Discussions keeps growing. The complaints fall into three categories: Time Machine won't complete its initial backup; it won't complete a subsequent backup; and worst of all, it won't complete a restoration of a file...

Tags: Backup, Apple Inc., Leopard, Backups, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-11-05

Regular Mac users: wait for v10.5.1 to upgrade

I've used a lot of operating systems starting with the late, great TOPS-20 on DEC's 36-bit DECsystems. Also VMS, RSTS, CP/M, MS-DOS, Windows versions 3.1 to XP, Solaris and Mac OS versions 6 to 10.5 Leopard. My definition of a great OS is one that makes...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Tiger, Operating System, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-11-01

Back up b4 Leopard upgrade!

Update: I'm seeing reports that other people are having upgrade problems. Before you upgrade to Leopard you really want to create a bootable back up. There are 2 free utilities that will do this for you on either a FireWire or USB 2 drive: Carbon Copy Cloner...

Tags: Account, Laser, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-10-26

Leopard pounces, don't get mauled

Today is Leopard day. Apple's sixth major upgrade to the OS X operating system goes on sale today in the United States at 6 p.m. I'll be heading to the Apple Store in Atlantic City at 6 to grab my copy of the cat and will install it on my...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Mac OS X, Folder, Apple Inc., Network, Operating System, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Home Entertainment, Leopard, Personal Technology, Software

Blog posts 2007-10-26

CloneEject 1.0 (Mac)

CloneEject is a simple Applescript drag and drop application that creates an invisible file named ".metadata_never_index" at the root level of any unlocked drive dropped on it. Then it ejects the drive. The purpose of the file is to prevent Spotlight from indexing the drive the next time it is...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Disk, TracyValleau.com, CloneEject, Tools & Techniques, Scripting Languages, Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2007-08-21