Mozy updated their Mac Backup beta software to version 0.6.2.4. There’s no information on the changes in this release but the previous release (v0.6.2.2) was a step back for me so I went for it. Version 0.6.2.2 had run OK since my previous problems until today when the problems returned. At 97.5% the backup would hang (regardless of size), the log would indicate “unable to connect to the backup server” and the backup would seem to end (no messages logged for 30 minutes). So I installed the latest upgrade. Unlike [...] Read the rest »
iPhoto 7.0.2 Released & Lesson Re-learned
Apple released another update to their still fresh iPhoto 7, bringing the version to 7.0.2. The official word on this is it “…addresses issues associated with publishing to .Mac Web Gallery, rebuilding thumbnails, and editing books. It also addresses a number of other minor issues.” It’s a 10MB download through software update or 8.8MB standalone download. I also found a solution to an annoyance that I had with iPhoto. It reminded me that Apple likes to bury actions in context menus. In previous versions of iPhoto when I printed a [...] Read the rest »
MacMozy Beta Updated to v0.6.2.2
Updated 8/28: See section in red block. Mozy released MacMozy 0.6.2.2 (23015), their online backup software for the Mac which is still in beta. This release was a reminder to me about the downside of beta software. I upgraded both my iMac and my Macbook. The MacBook upgrade went relatively well. I’d describe it as quirky but problem free. My Macbook backup is very small at 150MB with few changes between backups. My iMac upgrade was quirky and then became problematic. Both Macs – Quirky I downloaded and installed the [...] Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #4
New Ground I spent my free computer time this week organizing my photos and moving them from iPhoto into Aperture. The one feature that has me into Aperture is the way it handles edits. The original photo is in Aperture once as a master and any number of edits can be made. Each edit is simply the settings that need to be applied to the master, not a copy of the photo. iPhoto has one edit per photo and the edit replaces the master for all actions (although the master [...] Read the rest »
Switching to Comcast
After much angst and with great trepidation I decided to switch my broadband over to Comcast. I called AT&T again to see if faster DSL was available and it’s not. I also checked Broadband Reports to see what other broadband providers are available to me. There really isn’t an alternative to give me higher speeds than my current DSL other than Comcast. So my choice came down to staying with my current 1.5Mbps/364Kbps DSL connection or switching to Comcast. With no DSL upgrade in sight and more and more annoyances [...] Read the rest »
Parallels 3 Upgrade Checklist
I finally got around to updating my Parallels 2.5 installation to the latest Parallels 3. Parallels 3 has been out awhile and I’ll be installing build 4560. I’ll be upgrading Parallels on my iMac and have 5 virtual machines configured. I don’t have Boot Camp installed on my iMac. I checked to see if there was an update to Parallels 2.5. There was an update available for download but I was on the recently released build 3212. I didn’t see any mention of needing the newer version to do the [...] Read the rest »
Google Apps for My Domain – Part 1
I’ve completed my move to Google Apps and now all my mail goes into my inbox there, one way or the the other. In Part 1 I’ll cover the domain setup and IMAP mail migration using the migration tool, while in part 2 I’ll cover the features that are available to all GMail users. My reasons for moving to Google Apps were: Sometimes they can be a bit creepy but I trust them as much as I trust any other ISP or mail provider. I want to provide email to [...] Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #3
Upgrades – Patches – Please Stop the Madness It seems like all I did this past week was patch and upgrade. I already mentioned the iWeb ’08 update. Microsoft released 9 security updates so it took awhile to patch my VMs. Apple also updated Boot Camp to version 1.4 and I got around to updating it this week. VMWare Fusion also moved out of beta recently. I’d been running the beta version on my MacBook and finally got around to upgrading it to the final release. I haven’t upgraded to [...] Read the rest »
Boot Camp 1.4
I’ve been running Boot Camp on my MacBook since getting it. Even though I haven’t used it for anything to speak of Apple came out with an upgrade and I had to apply it. The update was easy, although a bit time consuming, mainly because of the need to burn a CD and a couple of reboots. Boot Camp Upgrade Checklist Times are for my 13″ MacBook. Download Boot Camp and mount the drive image. It’s a 347MB download. Install the Boot Camp assistant from the mounted drive. (2 minutes) [...] Read the rest »
Microsoft Security Updates
Microsoft released nine security updates this past Tuesday. When it came time to run Automatic Update on my Windows XP SP2 virtual machine (running under Parallels) I got 12 updates, so Microsoft pushed more than the security updates. The updates broke down as follows (all links are to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article number listed): Security Update for Media Player 11 (KB936782) Security Update for IE 7 on Windows XP (KB938127) Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB928365) Cumulative Security Update for IE7 on Windows XP (KB937143) Security Update [...] Read the rest »
