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Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups
Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups
Table of Contents
Copyright
Introduction
Quick Start
Chapter 1. Start on the Right Foot
Install the Latest Version of Mac OS X
Turn On Software Update
Update Third-Party Software
Clean Out Accumulated Cruft
Turn Off Unneeded Login Items
Create a Backup System
Run Apple Hardware Test
Be Sure You Have Enough RAM
Run Disk Utility
Make Sure Scheduled Maintenance Tasks Run
Install Antivirus Software
Use a Surge Protector
Chapter 2. Perform Daily Tasks
Back Up Changed Files
Download Software Updates
Chapter 3. Perform Weekly Tasks
Clean Up Your Desktop
Back Up Everything
Rotate Backups Offsite
Use Software Update to Install Apple Software Updates
Check for Third-Party Software Updates
Reboot If Performance Seems Slow
Consider Clearing Certain Caches
Chapter 4. Perform Monthly Tasks
Empty Your Trash
Use Disk Utility s Repair Disk Feature
Clean Your Screen
Clean Your Mouse or Trackball
Exercise Your Notebook s Battery
Chapter 5. Perform Yearly Tasks
De-Dust Your Mac
Clean Your Keyboard
Clean Your iSight
Make Archival Backups to DVD
Remove Unneeded Files
Change Your Passwords
Chapter 6. Things You Might Never Need to Do
Repair Permissions
Defragment Your Hard Disk
Chapter 7. When Apple Releases a New Version of Mac OS X
Buy It
Buy Take Control of Upgrading to _____
Make a Fresh Bootable Backup
Upgrade
Chapter 8. Monitor Your Mac s Health
Use Monitoring Utilities
Check Your Drives S.M.A.R.T. Status
Chapter 9. Decide on a Backup Strategy
Do You Need Duplicates?
Do You Need Archives?
Do You Have Special Backup Needs?
The Duplicate
The Archive
Scheduling Backups
Keeping Multiple Backups
Backing Up a Small Network
Joe s Recommended Strategy
Chapter 10. Choose Your Backup Hardware
Hard Drives
Optical Media
Magneto-Optical Disks
Other Removable Media
Tape Drives
Flash Drives
SAN and NAS
Local Network Servers
iDisk
Internet Backup Services
Camcorders
Joe s Hardware Recommendations
Chapter 11. Choose Your Backup Software
Duplication Features
Archiving Features
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