I Erased My Whole Hard Drive…
…On purpose! As mentioned in a previous post, my 4+ year-old laptop was starting to exhibit behaviors typical of an older machine: Slow start up times Weak multitasking Slow internet transfer HUGE applications folder Etc. It was time for a refresh. I backed-up my computer twice, using Time Machine for one backup, Carbon Copy Cloner for the other. (As a side note, everyone who uses their computer should adopt a similar strategy – have a consistent, historical backup for easy retrieval as well as a fully-bootable clone of your hard drive). Once I felt secure about the backups, I...
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As my main computer (13” first generation Intel Macbook) is nearing its 4th birthday, I’ve come to realize that I really only have a handful of Applications that I “need.” Out of the 181 that I have on my computer, I’m starting to wonder if a simple start-from-scratch-by-erasing-and-installing-the-OS is something to consider in the very near future. So I’ve been thinking – which Applications would be the first to install should I do a refresh of my laptop? Here’s the list I came up with: 1Password, by AgileSolutions. My lifeline in this world of a million passwords,...
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