In the first two parts to this series we detailed how to create a bootable Mac OS X install hard drive, and include disc images of pro apps installer DVDs and other programs on it. In part three, we identify a user’s data files, custom files and presets, and folders that should be copied to [...]
I wish the adage “the best camera is the one you have with you” also applied to tripods. Unfortunately, tripods are often essential, and seldom convenient. They are too big, long and heavy to fit in a camera bag or backpack. The market has yet to respond with a small, stable and easily transportable [...]
Introduction. A common concern of Mac video users is how to quickly reinstall Mac OS X and associated applications while preserving settings, documents, and other important data. If a boot drive is failing, or the OS or applications don’t work reliably, many users understandably resist a clean install.
The approach is perceived as taking too much [...]
This is part one of a multi-part tutorial that suggests a long term strategy designed to produce a problem-free install, and a quick reinstall if problems should arise again — with the proviso that you spend a one time spare afternoon preparing the necessary files and materials. The strategy is intended to produce long term [...]
Introduction. We saw in part one of this multi-part series the procedure for creating a bootable USB2/Firewire hard disc drive containing the OS X installers. That tutorial can be accessed here or here. In this installment, we will utilize a similar procedure to create DMG images of your application install DVD/CDs.
Although this task takes several [...]