RootPrompt -- Mac OS X NewsMac OS X news and informationBacking Up and Cloning OS X (9 Oct 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Lots of details about backing up your OS X disk."There are two types of filesystem disk formats we need to worry about, HFS+, which is the default OS X filesystem format, and UFS, which is the "normal" unix file system format. All of the standard unix utilities are designed to cope with UFS. They will work on HFS+, but they will break what are called "resource forks" because this is a unique structure to HFS+. " Backing Up and Cloning OS Xhttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10395 Beam Me Up (26 Sep 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I know I will be a customer. "And think of the bits and pieces Apple will be able to sell as a result -- Mac minis, iTV boxes, iSight cameras, eventually whole HDTVs with much of this technology already installed. Remember most people haven't yet bought an HDTV, meaning there is a huge opportunity for market leadership. Expect Apple's HDTVs to be optimized for this experience, which doesn't require much more than building in an iSight camera." PBS I, Cringely . September 22, 26 - Beam Mehttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10373 Ten Rules for Buying Apple Products (22 Sep 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Some advice on when you should buy that next Apple device."After years of watching Apple, our view is that the purchase of any Apple product can be made on a single question: does the product available today have the features that will satisfy me If the answer is yes, buy it and enjoy it. If the answer is no, wait. But don't second-guess your decision or wait around for a replacement that may take years to arrive. If you buy soon after release, you'll have the longest opportunity to enjoyhttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10358 iPod nano (second-generation) (21 Sep 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Review of the new Nano iPods."Only a year has passed between Apple's introduction of the first generation of iPod nano and now. With a sizable share of the flash player market at this point, Apple revamped all of its flash players last week with a new generation of iPod nanos and iPod shuffles. The second generation iPod nano line gets a brighter screen, software updates, new headphones, new packaging, and most noticably, an entirely new enclosure made of anodized aluminum. The new case alshttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10352 Top Sysadmin Apps for OS X (20 Sep 2006)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) With all the lists of "must have" apps for OS X floating around, I thought I'd throw my own into the fray -- the Top Sysadmin Apps for Mac OS X. These are no-frills, get work done apps. Email clients and productivity software need not apply.http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10347 Showdown: Mac Media Center Applications (6 Feb 2007)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Nice look at what's out there for your Mac."Within the past year, Mac Media Center apps have been showing up like popups in Internet Explorer. There are some that are fully developed, some that are in their alpha stages, and some that are complete, but dont have many features. Today, were going to compare these apps to see which one reigns supreme." MacApper Blog Archive Showdown: Mac Media Center Applicationshttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10654 BBC wins OK for online plans (15 Feb 2007)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Interesting direction for the BBC."As proposed, the TV catch-up service on the internet relies on Microsoft technology for the digital rights management (DRM) framework. The Trust will require the BBC Executive to adopt a platform-agnostic approach within a reasonable timeframe. This requires the BBC to develop an alternative DRM framework to enable users of other technology, for example, Apple and Linux, to access the on-demand services." BBC wins OK for online plans, runs vote for Mac suphttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=10685 MacBook Air hands-on (18 Jan 2008)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Video of the new Mac laptop."After the keynote we naturally raced to the gigantic Apple booth to get our grubby hands on the MacBook Air. Watch Scott compare it to his now-beastly MacBook Pro. Also watch the nifty new multi-touch trackpad action. " MacBook Air hands-on - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)http://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=11470 Time Machine HD Swap: Secret of the Time Machine (14 Dec 2007)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Cool."I said "void the warranty" and I meant it. The process I went through today means it'll be harder for me to complain to Apple if things get weird, so be cautious! Given the experience I've had, I think HDDs will soon be given easy-access panels, like RAM has, because swapping a 2.5" SATA turns out to be straightforward, and the software, at least as far as Apple goes, is ready for novices" Time Machine HDD Swap: The Secret of the Time Machine-Assisted Hard Drive Swaphttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=11426 Exploring Leopard with DTrace (13 Dec 2007)- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Dtrace is very cool, glad it is coming to Mac OS X."A few years back, Sun Microsystems developed DTrace: a new and innovative way to trace running software on live systems. DTrace enables developers and administrators to "see" what their code, and others' code, is doing in a flexible and dynamic way. With the release of Leopard, Apple has brought DTrace to Mac OS X." Exploring Leopard with DTracehttp://rootprompt.org/article.php3?article=11422 |