Fazal Majid's low-intensity weblogMostly random pontification, delivered at irregular intervals.The value of over-the-counter service- April 25, 2008 My primary computer is a dual 2GHz PowerMac G5 until I can upgrade it with a Nehalem Mac Pro, most likely around the end of the year or early next year. I bought it in 2004, along with a 23" Apple Cinema HD (the old pinstripe plastic bezel kind with an ADC connector). Unfortunately, about a year ago the CCFL backlight on the monitor started turning pink from old age, and thus unusable in a properly color-managed photographic workflow. I used that as an excuse to splurge on a humongous...http://www.majid.info/mylos/weblog/2008/04/24-1.html Backing up is hard to do (right)- April 10, 2008 You can never overstate the importance of backups. Over the last year I have put quite a bit of effort in making sure my data is backed up properly. The purpose of this article is not to describe backup best practices (that is a vast subject, there are other, better resources available on the web, and in any case there is no one-size-fits-all solution). I am just documenting my setup, the requirements that drove it, and possibly give readers some ideas. The first part in planning for backup is.http://www.majid.info/mylos/weblog/2008/04/10-1.html |