Backup strategies for photographers
Back in the days of film, your sole copy of data was either a negative or a slide. If that got damaged or lost, that was it. Of course with negatives and slides, backing up your media wasn’t really practical. Things have changed a great deal since the days of film as digital capture has changed the game. Multiple backups can be made for very little cost, yet I find it interesting how many photographers can easily be convinced that they need extremely expensive tools for backing up data such as products made by Drobo and other products that utilize RAID or RAID-like technology. How did...
read moreDo Macs need antivirus software?
Actually the better question to ask would be “do Macs need anti-malware software”. Technically speaking a computer virus is code that self-replicates, and propagates by attaching itself to other applications. The term “virus” is often erroneously used to refer to malware but regardless of what you call it, yes, Mac users should be running anti-malware software. But “Macs don’t get viruses malware” -While the variety of malware for OS X isn’t what it is under Windows, OS X is most certainly vulnerable to malware and contrary to popular...
read moreWindows Tip – What the heck does that Windows logo key do?
Have you ever wondered what the heck the key on your keyboard with the little Windows logo does? I’m personally a big fan of keyboard shortcuts and this little Windows Logo Key can save you from a lot of mousing around. Just like the control key, and the alt key, the Windows Logo key is a keyboard modifier. Try this: While holding down the Windows Logo key, press ‘e’ on your keyboard. This is my favorite. No matter what application you’re in, pressing this key combo will bring up a Windows Explorer window (not to be confused with Internet Explorer). Here’s a few...
read moreOS X tip – Use Spotlight to search in the system folder
One of the things that really drives me nuts about OS X is how Apple sometimes seems to be a bit overprotective with their UI (User Interface). Have you ever tried to search for something in the System Folder? Oy! At one point I was using the UNIX command line to search for things. Turns out though, there’s a lot of functionality in Apple’s search tool that often goes overlooked. Step 1 – First you want to go to the Finder (your desktop) and press command-F which will bring up the “find” Window. Step 2 – Click the plus sign indicated by the red arrow below...
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