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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 005 EAN: 9780321492180 ISBN: 0321492188 Label: Peachpit Press Manufacturer: Peachpit Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: October 14, 2006 Publisher: Peachpit Press Studio: Peachpit Press Editorial Review: Product Description: Are you making reliable backups and performing regular maintenance on your Mac? Too few Mac users take the time to do so, and they regret it when something goes wrong. That's where Macintosh expert Joe Kissell can help. You'll learn how to keep your Mac running smoothly with a set of daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly tasks, plus get advice on preparing for Mac OS X updates. You'll also find out how to monitor your Mac to detect problems early and where to turn if trouble raises its ugly head. But the most important aspect of maintenance is a rock-solid backup strategy that protects all your important data in the event of catastrophe. To that end, Joe provides an at-a-glance comparison of different strategies, explains the pros and cons of each type of media, and helps you pick the best backup program for your needs. You'll find time-tested recommendations that help you set up, test, and maintain your backups, complete with instructions on how to restore after a crash. Important lessons you'll learn along the way include the utility of having both a duplicate and an archive, the necessity of testing backups, and the importance of offsite backups. In this book you'll find the answers to questions like these:
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 Rating:  - Love your Mac? then Buy This BookIn language which those of us without technical degrees can understand, Joe Kissell explains how to keep your Mac AND your valuable data safe and healthy. I'm one who didn't know the difference between an "archive" and a "back up". Well, I do now, thanks to this book. It is a truism that nobody backs up their data until they have lost it at least once. Don't let this be true of you when it's so easy to keep everything safe and your Mac happy. I'd also like to point out that this book ... Read More Rating: - Best Mac Book EverIt is now twenty years that I have been using Macintoshes and buying books about this computer. While many have been helpful, this one stands out in providing the essential information that is critical to users of any computer. As our world becomes more dependent on these beasts, the old dictum: there are two kinds of people in this world--those who have lost data and those who will -- is even more true. I began backing up to 3.5 inch floppies using retrospect, and then tried a Syquist Drive which ... Read More Rating: - Essential Mac MaintenanceVery helpful, especially the Mac backup information. Helped cut through the hype, provided clear answers. Rating: - A must have book for anyone that wants to protect their MacSince I have used OS X from day, I was very anxious to analyze this book and see how it compares to my actual experience. While I don't agree with everything the author wrote, the advice is solid, well explained, and very reliable. Every Mac should ship with this book. Unlike other books written for the IT crowd, this "Real World" book omits the boring details about why you should do certain tasks, and gives readers specific instructions on what to do daily, weekly, and yearly basis. You ... Read More Rating: - Solid adviceI found the Backup half particularly relevant and useful for coverage of why booting is important (ignored by many backup systems, because it's *hard*), and why archival is important (because propagating data loss sucks). Both books are well-written with lots of useful content, and contained things I hadn't known (my Mac experience goes back to Mac OS X Public Beta, and before that to the original 128k 'Mac' (no model name, as there were no other models yet). Disclaimer: I read drafts of both ... Read More |
