This is sort of a follow up, or part two, to my last post on how to create a script to mirror two external hard drives. So, if you haven’t read that article yet, please check it out first.
After creating a script using rsync to mirror two hard drives we can take it one step [...]
Using cron to automate rsync
How to mirror external hard drives on a Mac
This backup technique is pretty simple but can be intimidating for those who are not comfortable with using the terminal. At the core of Apple’s OS is Unix and one of Unix’s utilities is a free nifty program called rsync. According to the manual page on rsync, rsync can “transfer just the differences between two sets [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Facebook, Personal Hub
I joke around that it’s not official until it’s on Facebook. Facebook has become the unofficial official source of information for all things friends and family.
Personally, I use Facebook as a sort of portal of Isaac. I’ve linked many of my other profiles together through Facebook. For example, when I update my Twitter status it [...]
Mac to Mac Remote Screen Sharing
Among the many great boons to having a Mac is that it’s easy to set up remote access to a Mac from a Mac over the web. Apple, of course, provides a ‘push one button and make it work’ option for $99 dollars a year. This is part of their MobileMe package. Most of the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Corrupted Databases and Backing up
Here’s an important lesson that I thought I already learned. Back up everything.
Last night I updated my blog theme to something more minimalistic and based upon the golden ratio. After several hours of tweaking I finally went to bed satisfied with my new look and functionality. However, when I awoke I found all of my [...]
MAMP and how to fix it
MAMP is a great open source program for developers. It let’s you run a local webserver with PHP and MySQL with essentially a click of a button. This is great for testing php scripts and other content you don’t want to upload to a live server. I have it tied into Dreamweaver so that when [...]
Read the rest of this entry »