Time Machine is very boolean in it’s operation. It either was successful or failed. So if there is a single file that it can’t backup, it aborts it’s current backup, and shuts down until the next backup cycle. This isn’t exactly an optimal solution. Other Backup software (eg Retrospect) will log an error on [...]
The Doctor Who Proms broadcast will be taking place on Saturday 24 July.
The Prom will be broadcast live on the station from 7.30pm – 9.45pm UK Time, and will be available worldwide on the BBC iPlayer.
The Doctor is back. Two years ago, he appeared at the BBC Proms via video link. This [...]
So far, so good… I had an issue with a Western Digital External Firewire 400 Mybook 500Gb drive… After a few days, it would seemingly “go to sleep” and not always wake up properly for a Time Machine Backup…
Time Machine would start processing, but continue on indefinitely, and would get “stuck” in the [...]
Since the release of Time Machine, backing your Mac up has never been easier. If you want to back up different sets of files to more than one drive, though, this script will help you do so.
Time Machine, in typical Apple fashion, will seamlessly back up your data with little effort on your [...]
Time Travel is an odd beast. Many different concepts have been created to explain how it might be possible, but I will address to some extent my theories of how it works in the Doctor Who (Classic & New Series).
Here’s a small overview of what I plan to Address…
The Normal Flow of [...]
Valve’s announcement last week that the Mac port of Steam would be released on May 12 is already generating much excitement but until today there’s been no word on what other third party games will be available for Mac Steam users. Today Big Download has confirmed with Tripwire Interactive that its two first [...]
The argument goes something like this:
Fan Boy: “Mac OS X is immune to viruses”
Windows: “No it isn’t. Windows is just more dominant, so of course people are making viruses for it”
Fan Boy: “No it’s Windows poor security”
Windows FB: “Honestly, if OS X was really virus proof, don’t you think Microsoft [...]
Normally Time Machine is not location sensitive, for example, if you wish to use a specific backup drive at work, and a different one at home, you need to use the Time Machine Control Panel to switch between drives.
I back up my Macbook Pro using Time Machine to OS X server at both [...]
Full changelog for Mac OS X 10.6.3 update:
General operating system fixes and improvements provided for:
* performance of Logic Pro 9 and Main Stage 2 when running in 64-bit mode.
* printing reliability.
* sleep and wake reliability when using Bonjour wake on demand.
* a color issue in iMovie with HD content.
* glowing, stuck, or dark pixels when viewing video from the iMac (Late 2009) built-in iSight camera.
* an issue in which the Finder reports a -36 error when copying directories to a drive formatted as FAT32.
* reliability of photo screen savers.
* compatibility issues with OpenGL-based applications.
* an issue in which shadows in PDF of Aperture book are black instead of gray.
* an issue in which the microphone level in iChat may not increase the volume after reducing it to prevent a feedback event.
* the reliability of certain third-party USB devices.
* the Accounts preference pane can now limit login to members of groups hosted by a non-Apple directory service, such as Active Directory.
* DNS server ordering as specified in Network Preferences and DNS reliability. For details about how Mac OS X v10.6 handles unresponsive DNS servers, see this article.
* the reliability and compatibility of QuickTime X.
* Data Collection: Mac OS X v10.6.3 can collect diagnostic and usage information from your Mac and send it to Apple for analysis automatically. The information is only collected with your explicit consent, and is submitted anonymously to Apple. For more details, see this article.
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Continue reading Start your engines!!! 10.6.3 is out….
A little under two weeks after Apple previously seeded a build of Mac OS X 10.6.3 the company has released a new seed labelled 10D571.
Mac OS X 10.6.3 has been in developer testing since early January and continues to deliver enhancements and bug fixes. Unlike previous builds 10D571 comes with one known issue.
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