Vanessa asks: I really need to get some back up Hard Drive. I’ve heard I need at least 3 HDDs. is that what I use? Also what brand or memory space do you think is required? On a mac the best back up is a external firewire HD and then setting up time machine. Time […]
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Time Machine Drive Size (Mac)
Curtis asks: I bought a new drive and am partitioning it to limit how much Time Machine uses. How big should I make the partition? Short Answer: I’d say around 25% larger than what your computer’s hard drive size. Backing up is SO important, and Apple’s new operating system includes a very powerful and easy to […]
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Quick Tips
Create a Folder Containing Your Current Selection
Create a folder containing your current selection by choosing File > New Folder with Selection or by pressing Control-Command-N (⌃⌘N).
Handy as hell.
Six Unexpected Uses for the Application Switcher
I didn’t know about half of these.
Tip: save a copy of your Mac’s Apple System Profiler report to your Dropbox folder. If your Mac dies you’ll have exactly what you lost.
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