Are You Ready for Lion?
With the announcement of Lion’s imminent launch, there are some basic questions involving any type of major upgrade that you should consider before grabbing the latest and greatest OS. They all fall under the “Are you Ready?” category, and there are plenty of great todo lists out there, but here’s my thought process and hopefully it makes sense to anyone who reads this. Does my device[s] meet the minimum system requirements? Have I properly backed up everything? Have I made sure my essential software is compatible with the upgrade? Have I properly backed up...
Read MoreI 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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