OS X: Time Machine backups
I have been running Time Machine backups as described in my tutorial for more than a week. In the Apple forums there have been discussions that the above method does not work. However: Backups via Time Machine to a NAS...
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NAS: Avoid data corruption from power failures
So I got this 1 terabyte beauty of network storage where I can stream high-definition video onto my TV (at a gorgeous 5MB/sec videorate) and suffered on the weekend the first power-outage. Although it was a self-induced incident (lesson learned:...
OS X: Garmin Bobcat beta 2.0.0.8 released
Get it from here. Fixes include: Added finding partial street names to Find Address Updated city search to work for ‘City, State’ queries Fixed issue where some route calculations could hang interminably Fixed ‘Displaying results within…’ string not updating for...
The Friday Picture: Fire
The Friday Picture will provide you with inspirational and (de)motiviational guidance to make the approaching weekend so much more appealing:
NAS: Advertise your shares via Bonjour
This at least works with the Synology products – in my case with the DS107+. This tip solves two problems for any mac-user – SSH access directly to the NAS as well as ensuring that Bonjour advertises the shares into...
NAS: The downfall of desktop-class harddrives
As the DS107+ is a single-bay NAS there is no option for raid. To have proper redundancy you need at least a 4-bay (preferably 5-bay for appropriate speed) NAS-device – which costs a small fortune. With a single-bay NAS you...
OS X: Time Machine backup to Synology DS107+
I finally got the single-bay, 1TB NAS: It took a few hours to “make” OS X TimeMachine to accept the NAS and perform backups – the steps below will outline what is necessary. Update 2009-05-14: With 10.5.7 Apple seems to...
OS X: Garmin Bobcat – latest beta released
Garmin has just released an update to their latest OS X mapping software, Garmin Bobcat If you are still on a version before 2007, it is worth the update as it solves a number of annoying crashes (it is beta...
Eskom: Hallelujah!
Eskom’s service is generally up to shit (only Telkom is worse), and in my specific case I cancelled my Eskom account on the 7th September 2007 and have been impatiently waiting for the refund of my R 1,800 deposit. It...
NAS: Synology DiskStation DS-107+
In a couple of days, I am going to get this great NAS-device: The DS107+ features a single-bay 3,5″ drive bay and I will populate it with a 1TB Western Digital drive. The WD’s have been quite reliable in the...
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