Category Archives: Mac OS X

Amanda: recovering a Mac OS X client

This is the third post about Amanda, an open source backup system for UNIX-based computers. The previous two posts were a general introduction to Amanda inner workings, and instructions for configuring a Mac OS X amanda client. In this post … Continue reading

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Amanda: installing a Mac OS X client

In my previous article, I presented Amanda, its basic concepts, and how does it compare to Time Machine. Now, I’ll give you an example of how to install and configure a Mac OS X machine to be an Amanda client. … Continue reading

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Amanda on Mac OS X

Given that Retrospect 8 is essentially a piece of crap, I’ve been searching for an alternative I can use when Time Machine is not an option for backing up Macs. The main two points I’m focused on is reliability and … Continue reading

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Retrospect w8

There’s a rule of thumb for software development: make it, make it good, make it fast. For those unfamiliar with it, this means you should first build the core functionality of the software. Then, fix it’s bugs and make it … Continue reading

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Apple 2009 wish list

It’s a brand new year. So here’s my wish list for Apple: Please fix the wireless driver that causes my Mac to crash about 10% of the times I turn Airport off. Please fix the trackpad driver, or whatever is … Continue reading

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Versions is out

Versions is finally out! :) João Pavão, together with the Sofa team, released their new Subversion client. It’s a really powerful application made by people who deeply understand how a Mac application should be. In a world full of dubious … Continue reading

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PGP Desktop 9.9 mini-review

Introduction As I previously wrote in my blog, I was waiting for a whole disk encryption solution to be made available for Mac OS X. Some months ago, Checkpoint released what I believe was the first solution ever to support … Continue reading

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PGP Desktop 9.9 released

PGP finally released the 9.9 version of it’s PGP Desktop product I had mentioned before, featuring full boot-disk encryption for OS X (Intel only). The demo version is not yet available, but I can hardly wait to try it. I … Continue reading

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