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Tag Archives: Backups
Apple Authorized Service, Apple Data Recovery, Better Mac Computing, Data Recovery, Warnings
A Time Machine Backup Hard Drive Makes a Great Mother's Day Gift
14
May
May
Happy Mother’s Day! Do you know what makes a great Mother’s Day gift? A Time Machine backup hard drive! If you’re the keeper of the photos, you must have them backed up at all times. The older the computer, the greater the risk of hard drive failure, but ANY hard drive (including Solid State hard […]
Better Mac Computing, Data Recovery, Warnings
Winter Storm Pax Is Coming! Is Your Data Backed Up? Are You Prepared To Telework When The Bad Weather Hits?
12
Feb
Feb
Winter Storm Pax will most likely hit the Mid-Atlantic area (MacMedics territory and from the looks of it we will be ground zero!), and it will likely destroy some data in some way. Here in the Mid-Atlantic area, MacMedics clients and friends should un-plug their computer and remove and store backup hard drives in a […]
Announcements, Better Mac Computing
With Lion 10.7 Out, This Would Be A Great Time To Upgrade Your Hard Drive
20
Jul
Jul
Every time Apple releases a new version of OS X, we end up helping clients replace their hard drives, that “died” while trying to upgrade to the new OS the very next day. This makes it a great time to just upgrade your hard drive proactively. MacMedics can help. Just buy a copy of Lion […]
Announcements, Apple, Better Mac Computing, Data Recovery, iMacs, iTunes, Mac Pros, MacBook Air, MacBook Pros, MacBooks, Macintosh Consulting, Macintosh Service, MacMedics, Software Updates, Warnings
Apple Releases Snow Leopard 10.6.5 – Back Your Hard Drive Up Before You Install
10
Nov
Nov
Apple has released Snow Leopard 10.6.5. This is a MAJOR software update and it should installed ONLY if you have a TESTED and WORKING back up system, and that you’re not in the middle of a production deadline. Our advice for MacMedics clients regarding this update, is NOT to install it right away. We recommend […]
Announcements, MacMedics
MacMedics Presents How To Protect Your Data To The Professional Photographers Of Greater Annapolis
21
Apr
Apr
Dana Stibolt will be the guest speaker at next meeting of PPOGA – Professional Photographers of Greater Annapolis. He will be talking about backing up your important data redundantly and automatically. The meeting will be held at the Annapolis DoubleTree Hotel (near the Annapolis Mall) Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 6:30pm. Free gifts from MacMedics […]
Apple, Better Mac Computing, Data Recovery, MacMedics, Warnings
MacMedics Frequently Asked Macintosh Service Questions: Snow Leopard Installation
03
Jan
Jan
MacMedics Frequently Asked Macintosh Service Questions: Snow Leopard Installation Do I need to to back up before installing Snow Leopard? In a word YES! Whenever you run a minor or major software update, you DO need to have your data backed up (and be sure to have that back up tested as well!). Time and […]
Apple, Apple Authorized Sales, Apple Authorized Service, Better Mac Computing, Data Recovery, MacMedics, Warnings
Are You Planning On Erasing Your Old Mac Or Hard Drive Today?
02
Jan
Jan
UPDATE 12/26/10: I’m re-posting this Blog POST from last January, because lots of folks are spending time during the X-Mas/New Year holidays to do some house keeping on data from 2010. I’m sure lots of people got new Macs for the holidays too, so be sure to read the Blog post below. Two things to […]
Apple, Better Mac Computing, Software Updates, Warnings
Apple's 10.5.7 will be out soon. Rumored release date of 5/8 turned out to be wrong.
08
May
May
Word on the street is that Apple might release OS X 10.5.7 very soon (it was rumored to be released on Friday 5/8, but that turned out that not to be the case). While the 10.5.7 Leopard update will be very exciting news, MacMedics DOES NOT recommend that Mac users install this update the day […]
Apple, Better Mac Computing, Data Recovery, MacBook Pros, MacMedics, Warnings
Installing a second hard drive into a MacBook Pro = Very Cool. Having a mobile bootable backup anywhere = PRICELESS.
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Apr
Apr
This Blog post is from Kory Barrett from MacMedics Washington: Even the employees here at MacMedics are not immune to Macintosh troubles. No matter how closely we follow our own advice, computers being the mortal devices that they are, we too experience problems. So it wasn’t a real shock when my MacBook Pro recently failed. […]
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