Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups. Industrial-Strength Techniques
Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups. Industrial-Strength Techniques
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Year: 2004
Pages: 144
Pages: 144
- 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
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
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Real World Mac Maintenance and Backups. Industrial-Strength Techniques
ISBN: N/A
EAN: N/A
EAN: N/A
Year: 2004
Pages: 144
Pages: 144