NewsGator has released a Beta update (3.2b6) of NetNewsWire, which is their Mac syndication feed reader. I've used NetNewsWire for over a year, and before that I used their FeedDemon syndication reader on Windows. I've been very happy with their readers, so when I received the notice of the new version + impending change to … Continue reading NetNewsWire: A Review
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CrashPlan and CrashPlan Pro, Revisited
An update from my prior post about CrashPlan: Code 42's Matthew Dornquast generously helped me resolve the kinks in my CrashPlan installation. I misunderstood how the consumer edition handled NAS drives. Matthew also explained the firewall changes needed for CrashPlan Pro. The consumer edition (CrashPlan) can backup to a NAS folder. The folder simply has … Continue reading CrashPlan and CrashPlan Pro, Revisited
CrashPlan Pro vs. Retrospect 8.1
UPDATE 7/27/09: Since writing this post, I've made additional discoveries and corrected a misunderstanding about CrashPlan's operation. Rather than changing this one, I wrote another post about CrashPlan. —— I bought Retrospect 8 in March. It's been a disaster. We customers are doing the QA that EMC should have done. The two support forums contain complaints … Continue reading CrashPlan Pro vs. Retrospect 8.1
EMC Retrospect 8.1
On Monday, EMC released Retrospect 8.1. Here's the lowdown: There is still no user manual. This is shameful for a product that was released for sale three months ago. The engine — console communications are better. The console UI is getting better, but it's still goofy in some respects. In the support forums, there still … Continue reading EMC Retrospect 8.1
Another review of Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh: Fail
An update to my earlier reviews of Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh. There have now been two updates to the product since its release on March 22. It still has a ton of problems. It still is not at a minimally acceptable level of quality or performance. It still sucks. It is still a Failboat. It … Continue reading Another review of Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh: Fail
Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh: Stay away
EMC has released one update to Retrospect 8.0 since my review. They fixed a slew of bugs, but it's still not yet ready for prime time. Don't buy this product. I haven't kept records of the bad software releases of my life, but I think this has been the worst software release I've ever experienced. … Continue reading Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh: Stay away
A review of EMC Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh
What do you look for in a backup solution? If you have only one system, you might choose a local FireWire or USB disk, and a simple quasi-real-time application, like Time Machine. If you have multiple systems, you have to consider multiple local disks and backup applications, or one central target (a tape, NAS, whatever) … Continue reading A review of EMC Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh
What to do with iMac 1GB memory modules?
I upgraded my wife's 24" 2.8GHz iMac memory to 4GB. This required replacing the two 1GB DIMMs with two 2GB DIMMs. So. I now have two spare 1GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM modules. What to do with them? A quick perusal of eBay indicates they might fetch $20 each. Maybe. Is it worth the effort to sell … Continue reading What to do with iMac 1GB memory modules?
EMC Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh: Beta 2
EMC released Beta 2. I'm going to give it a shot this weekend. ——— Update @ 1/25: I tried it. Specifying the media for disk backup sets didn't work, and I aborted after fiddling with it for 15 minutes.
A review of EMC Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh Beta 1
I downloaded the public Beta 1 of EMC Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh. History For years, I used Retrospect to back up my Windows machines. When I switched to Macs at home, I looked for a better backup tool, and eventually tried Memeo LifeAgent for Mac. It was terrible. Chastened, I switched back to Retrospect, this time … Continue reading A review of EMC Retrospect 8.0 for Macintosh Beta 1
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