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Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups. Industrial-Strength Techniques

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Year: 2004
Pages: 144

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• 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
• Ease of Use
• Support and Reputation
• Price
• Joe s Software Recommendations
• Chapter 12. Set Up Your Backup System
• Test Hardware First
• Partition Hard Disks
• Install and Test Software
• Label Media and Files
• Set Up Duplicates
• Test Your Duplicate
• Set Up Archives
• Test Your Archive
• Automate Your Backups
• Mind Your Media
• Restore Data from a Backup
• Appendix A. Troubleshooting Resources
• Appendix B. Backup Software
• DuplicationArchiving Software
• Duplication Software
• Archiving Software
• Synchronization Software
• Photo-Cataloging Software
• Photo-Sharing Services
• Internet Backup Services
• Version Control Software
• Other Software
• Appendix C. A Retrospect Primer
• Retrospect Terminology
• The Directory
• Set Up a Duplicate Script
• Set Up a Backup Server Script
• Set Up a Backup Script
• Back Up Network Clients
• Recycle a Backup Set
• Restore a Backup
• Glossary
• Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups Periodic Task Checklist
• Index
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