TODO: search for rikrikr to find duplicates.

and how I use Cloud storage

Mac 2020 going forward

Moving from an iMac to a separates Mac.

Observations

My existing home setup is getting long in the tooth & really in need of a refresh / rethink.

A “Big Bass Drum” approach my well be worth investigation.

Behind all this is the prospect of a Apple move from Inter to ARM.

My existing iMac is a lovely machine but it is now gettiong a little long in the tooth with a couple of issues:

Single box solution, so can’t expenad storage, change monitor etc.

I hardly use my iPad Pro at all these - possible a side effect of COVID-19 / no travel. But a small MacBook would probably be used in more places.

Although I work mainly at my desk, a portable solution would certainly be apprecieted.

The ARM Macs are a comming & the rumour is a 12” could be on the way. I really loved the 12” I had - but it was fundamentally underpowered, would ARM change this? I don’t really need raw CPU just a chunk of RAM (24Gb works, more = better) and about a 2Tb SSD. At a push I could probably live with 16Gb though.

Storage

As I’ve moved things like git & Dropbox to a network share the amount of SSD space I really need has lessened and I can probably work with 2Tb. I really hope the MacBook comes with that as an option.

Attachments

When docked (even with a single port), I would expect the MacBook to have the following:

Monitor
Ethernet
4Tb SSD for music (so it’s backed-up to Backblaze)
Headphones - USB DAC to Naim Headline etc

TimeMachine

Via Synology, so, no need for physical connection.

Monitor

About that monitor

That Apple HDX Monitor is a beauty. But if I can’t afford that, then there is a 4K 32” Dell which looks nice too.

Other Hardware

Mac Mini

Currently mainly acts a device to provide a Backblaze backup point for:

Photo Library (on 1Tb SSD)
Music (And a redundant copy too)
8Tb LaCie HD (Just what is on there) - lots of photo backups I guess.

This Mac Mini is not really necessary, but I don’t think it’s worth the effort to remove it for now.

Roon Rock

This appears to run 100% Ok with it’s audio files stored on the Synology at nas.local/music/… Only an i3 but quiet etc.

I’m unsure of the validity of having a external (or insternal SSD) holding the music local to the Rock as the network appears quite capable of streaming over SMB. The only advantage would probably be faster response to music updates and a quicker start for playback - but this could be a side effect of the i3 CPU.

Synology NAS

I probably need about 10 Tb of storage for [[Plex]], photos, kits etc. obviously this need not be on the Mac but the Photos (750Gb) and Library (150Gb) should be. I would say 2Tb is the minimum sustainable.

If a Mac Pro was used then an internal PCIe M2 SSD RAID set could easily (but expensively) provide all the storage I need. See this link.

The Synology is great. With it’s new expansion box I can easily maintain the storage I need in a reliable manor.

Obsolete Offsite backup currently provided by Backblaze via SMB mounted folders. No offsite for files on Synology, unless duplicated elsewhere.

Requirements

Photo management

See [[Photo management]] for detailed notes.

Development

Something to run [[VSCode]] or [vim] on.

Hardware

Worth looking at this Ars Technica Home Office Setup Guide

TODO

Since the Dropbox price hike, there is some pressure to move away.

Pro’s
- Existing solution which ‘just works’
- Can install on /Volumes/USB etc
- No file ‘stubs’, always all the files.
Con’s
- Cost
- No-longer able to stream directly - so Audio less useful
- 1Password needs it (But I could still use the free account)

Also… should I move from the Synology NAS to the MacMini as the way I can run BackBlaze, PiHole, Roon etc

General

Engadget Work-From_home Essentials

Monitor / Display

Monitors

Apple Pro XDR

Weight is 16.5 lbs / 7.5 kg VESA Mount screws are M4 x 10 mm (VESA Std. FDMI MIS-D)

The LG 5K has some issues.

Mount via VESA to one of these arms:

These will save the 1,000 cost of the stand (& clear my desk)

Also this 43” Dell monitor would be ideal for Jan.

c.f.

Set up your macOS development environment using Thoughtbot’s Laptop script

People with the 6K display:

paulstamatiou.com

You can configure a top-of-the-line MacBook Air (1Tb SSD / 16Gb RAM) & still have change from £2k. Perhaps that’s a starting place. Mate to a 6K Pro display via an external GPU. GPU no-longer needed as new Iris GPU good for 6k.

How does having an external GPU affect the ability to plug-in an iPad Pro? Do I get USB-3 speeds (comprsssion of video) Mac Pro base GPU doesn’t . Hang disk’s off the GPU ports

LG have just announded a nice 4K display (As I can’t justify Apple’s HDR one) the LG UltraFine Ergo (32UN880), looks nice. Or this 34” Ultrawide https://ww.9to5mac.com/2018/11/26/review-lg-5k-2k-34wk95u-ultrawide-monitor-mac-mini-macbook-air-pro-thunderbolt-3-video/#

The Apple HDR display is pretty much perfect - I really do need to see if I can possibly afford one. However, that does bring some large questions as far as things like desk(top) machine usage.

HDR Setup desk images
This is an intesting monitor ultrawidescreen 34” driven by Thunderbolt 2 - LG 34UM95 Ultrawide Thunderbolt Monitor 3440x1440 (But can be driven by ‘old’ Thunderbolt 1.)

Except for the off video re-encoding via Handbrake, I never push the CPU of the iMac at all. Do I really need big-CPU? Probably not.

I think I should wait for the rumoured 14” MacBook Pro as that will have:

Better keyboard
Cheaper SSD
Thunderbolt 3
Lightweight

until then, just wait.

And a nice desk light too - https://www.dyson.co.uk/task-lighting/dyson-lightcycle-overview.html or floor light - https://www.dyson.com/task-lighting/dyson-lightcycle-morph-overview.html

Belkin speaker ? https://www.belkin.com/us/p/P-G1S0001/

Keyboard - Kychron K2

Speakers reviewed - https://www.whathifi.com/best-buys/best-computer-speakers

Cygnus VESA Flat screen arms can support the HDR display (they support upto 10Kg).

The Humanscale M2 monitor arm is the best.

Interesting setup - for video - https://9to5mac.com/2020/02/03/back-to-the-mac-016-behind-the-scenes-of-jeffs-video-editing-workspace/

Hardware

Desk

What about these LED strip light - expensive, I know - https://thesweetsetup.com/tony-lindkolds-mac-pro-setup/ & https://www.amazon.com/FilmGrade-WHITE-Daylight-lights-photography/dp/B079HF9STC

Mac

Q: Do I go MacMini or MacBook?

If I don’t go for the (new) 14” MacBook Pro then I’m

The main issue with the Mac mini is that it doesn’t directly support the XDR & i would need an external GPU - which would add at least £500 to the overall costs.

Keyboard

The Keychron K2 works just about perfectly for me.

I want this keyboard - https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k2-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=31063869522009 From DF = That keyboard is a Keychron K2 with Gateron brown switches. I like it, but the Gateron switches are nowhere near as nice as the ones from Cherry. They feel a little cheap. ↩︎

Mouse / trackpad

No muose, use a Apple Trackpad 2; but what colour?

Display

Apple Pro Display XDR

The product page states that the USB-C Ports on the back are for charging and synching. Footnote 3: https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/specs/#footnote-3

When connected to the Mac Pro they’re supposed to be at USB2 speeds but when connected to a MPB 16” USB3. Is this because of the display stream compression of the Navi graphics found in the MPB 16”? If so this should mean that the ports also reach USB3 speeds when using the (not available yet) W5700X? (see (see under W5700X https://support.apple.com/kb/SP797?locale=en_US)?

Q: Do the Blackmagic eGPU’s support display stream compression? [Support for Display Stream Compression (DSC)] A: No. Display Stream Compression (DSC)

Notes on moving Mac

HomeBrew

TODO: Install [[bitbar]].

Need a list of npm & brew instalations

npm list -g --depth=0
brew list & brew cask list

# creates Brewfile in the current directory from currently-installed packages
brew bundle dump
# edit Brewfile
# install everything from the Brewfile
brew bundle

TODO: This should be a gist or in dotfiles.

cat Brewfile
tap "azure/aks-engine"
tap "caskroom/cask"
tap "homebrew/bundle"
tap "homebrew/cask"
tap "homebrew/cask-fonts"
tap "homebrew/core"
tap "jmespath/jmespath"
brew "azure-cli"
brew "carthage"
brew "go"
brew "dep"
brew "diff-so-fancy", link: false
brew "gist"
brew "git-recent"
brew "gitversion"
brew "python", link: false
brew "gron"
brew "helm"
brew "lua"
brew "imagemagick"
brew "jid"
brew "jp"
brew "jq"
brew "lesspipe"
brew "marathon-swift", link: false
brew "mas", link: false
brew "mdcat"
brew "node"
brew "pandoc"
brew "pipenv"
brew "swiftlint"
brew "tree"
brew "vim"
brew "vsts-cli"
brew "wget"
brew "xctool"
brew "yamllint"
brew "youtube-dl"
brew "yq"
brew "azure/aks-engine/aks-engine"
cask "asset-catalog-tinkerer"
cask "basictex"
cask "coconutbattery"
cask "fastlane"
cask "font-fira-code"
cask "powershell"
cask "qlcolorcode"
cask "qlimagesize"
cask "qlmarkdown"
cask "qlstephen"
cask "qlvideo"
cask "quicklook-json"
cask "quicklookase"
cask "suspicious-package"
cask "webpquicklook"
mas "Acorn", id: 1233861775
mas "BetterSnapTool", id: 417375580
mas "Clock mini", id: 867539680
mas "com.alice.mac.GetPlainText", id: 508368068
mas "DaisyDisk", id: 411643860
mas "Differences", id: 1289067356
mas "Downlink", id: 1454269192
mas "EasyGit", id: 1228242832
mas "Front and Center", id: 1493996622
mas "JS Beautifier", id: 700229527
mas "Keynote", id: 409183694
mas "Lightweight PDF", id: 1450640351
mas "Marked 2", id: 890031187
mas "Microsoft Remote Desktop", id: 1295203466
mas "Microsoft Remote Desktop", id: 715768417
mas "MP3-Converter", id: 463687032
mas "Numbers", id: 409203825
mas "Pages", id: 409201541
mas "Photos Duplicate Cleaner", id: 592704001
mas "Reeder", id: 1449412482
mas "Soulver", id: 413965349
mas "SQLPro for MSSQL", id: 828466809
mas "Tagr", id: 903733783
mas "Tagr", id: 903733783
mas "Transporter", id: 1450874784
mas "Triode", id: 1450027401
mas "Xcode", id: 497799835

Current

iMac 27”

24Gb RAM
1Tb SSD (Internal)
2Tb SSD (External - for Photos, downloads & stuff)
Backed up via TimeMachine to ReadyNAS Big 6 Pro [No longer true]
Roon folder from Mac Mini (Roon) mounted via hardlink to allow it to be off-site back via BackBlaze

Mac Mini

Acts as Roon Core
Runs BackBlaze
2x 4Tb HDs in LaCie Thunberbolt 2big enclosure
- These disks a mirrored via Carbon Copy Clone on a daily basis
- Hold all music (Mainly in FLAC)
USB3 ‘small’ removable offsite spinning disk used for secondary CCC daily clone
What about a das with laptop disk?

Synology 814(?) NAS

Runs Plex
Holds far too much stuff

ReadyNAS Big 6 Pro

Used for TimeMachine backups from iMac
Also has (Very old) photo libraries on it - in theory these have all be subsumed into Photos
This Machine has to go.

Future

Seriously considering moving from the iMac - but why? Having a small, reasonably powerful laptop would be useful for the commute - especially if I’m going to write some SwiftUI iOS apps.

But: I currently have too may ‘server’ style machines - at-least one actual server too many (e.g the ReadyNAS)> If I were to move its files to the MacMini then it could be discarded and we would have the advantage of a BackBlaze offsite backup. Move a disk from the ReadyNAS into the second LaCie 2big & add the 8Tb would make this possible. This could be a task for Christmas. Using the MacMini as a server does make sense. Could give the ReadyNAS (& cleaned disks) to Rob.

TODO

Since the Dropbox price hike, there is some pressure to move away.

Pro’s
- Existing solution which ‘just works’
- Can install on /Volumes/USB etc
- No file ‘stubs’, always all the files.
Con’s
- Cost
- No-longer able to stream directly - so Audio less useful
- 1Password needs it (But I could still use the free account)

Also… should I move from the Synology NAS to the MacMini as the way I can run BackBlaze, PiHole, Roon etc

c.f.

Set up your macOS development environment using Thoughtbot’s Laptop script

Large replacememt monitor - http://www.digitaltrends.com/monitor-reviews/samsung-cf791-review/ http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dell-u3417w-monitor

Also, home network.

Also available for windows

So, I guess the question is should I keep to the Mac or consider my options. Apple does appear to be depreciatin the desktop Mac’s in favour of the MacBook Pro but that deosn’t fit with my general usage pattern.

If I’m not going to contiunue iOS app development then do I keep to keep Mac? The HP Elite Slice Desktop looks rather nice, rather like what a Mac Mini should be.

No, the Z2 mini, also HP is the puppies.

Install

Etcher to write SD Cards for RaspPI etc
Amethyst A tiling window manager for macOS, recommended by ToM

Installed Apps

iTerm 2
Visual Studio Code
TypeScript
Ruby /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Homebrew
- brew install carthage
- brew install wget
- brew install gron
- brew install node
- npm install -g typescript
- Then brew update && brew upgrade && brew cleanup
- brew doctor
- brew update
sudo gem update
sudo easy_install Markdoc
sudo easy_install pip

Some software I always install on my Mac

OmniDiskSweeper
TODO: TimeMachine - sort with this app, as show in ToM

brew install xcpretty
gem install xcpretty
pip install Markdoc
easy_install Markdoc

cd /Users/rik/Dropbox/Projects/Content\ Blockers/Third\ Party\ Applications
find . -name "*.json"
cat 3.3/Payload/Umbra.app/blockerListJavascript.json
cat ./Umbra\ 3.3/Payload/Umbra.app/blockerListJavascript.json

find . -name "*jenkins*"

This is quite a nice Heroku / Fastlane toy for onboarding beta testers - https://elements.heroku.com/buttons/fastlane

cd /Users/rik/Dropbox/Projects/_ASSETS\ for\ Konductor_/UPnAtom-master/Examples/ControlPointDemoMacOS_Swift

 sudo gem install cocoapods
 sudo gem install cocoapods
 gem install activesupport -v 4.2.6
 sudo gem install activesupport -v 4.2.6
 sudo gem install cocoapods

pod install

open ControlPointDemo.xcodeproj
open ControlPointDemo.xcworkspace


cd /Users/rik/Desktop/Reachability.swift-master
pod update
cd ReachabilitySample/
pod update

After installing Xcode -

sudo xcode-select --install

Homebrew

npm install -g newman
npm install -g typescript

sudo gem update gym
sudo gem update fastlane

Show hidden files in Finder

Then Options + finder icon -> restart

or how I setup my new Mac Mini.

or how I will setup the new iMac.

The iMac should last for a good few years, so best to upspec it.

Go with:

1Tb SSD
4GHz Quad i7
5K

This iMac has:

4x USB3
SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 2

This will give me an extreamly fast PC suitable for just about everything.

Would like to move away from using a noisy Drobo etc and not use it for Roon (Except as a remote).

Connectivity

64Gb USB3 stick for downloads / transient stuff.
Meridian / Schiit for audio
Timemachine - currently on Drobo, what about an external 2Tb disk?
Audio ripping ? BluRay drive
Microsoft mouse - I’m finding the Apple Bluetooth mouse OK

As we won’t be holding audio on this PC what do I do about $/Music & the 4Tb disk ?

To consider

USB connectivity etc

USB: Keyboard + mouse are bluetooth

TO DO

BluRay Recorder = Samsung SE506 AB, Use Verbatim or HTL [High To Low] (40 Year) disks
USB 3 Hub, There is a nice 7 port on my Amazon wish list (appears to work with OS-X).
A quiet 10 key less keyboard

Monitor

Marco uses a HP ZR30w, I’ll stick with a 27” Dell for now.

Connectivity

FW800 LaCie 2Big RAID for TimeMachine.

USB3.1 Headphones USB3.2 iPhone USB3.3 1Tb LaCie SuperDuper USB3.4 Occasional iPad

Thunderbolt Future expansion

Wifi off

Ethernet LAN

Xcode 5 nvAlt MacVim .profile

MBA Activities

Dot files ,profile .vimrc Create a dot_files folder & symlink

Also a script to do the links

ToDo

Backblaze

Philosopy

I would like a minimal Mac, with only the essential applications installed. If there is a reasonable built in app, then I’ll use that in preference to whatever else is on offer.

Applications

OS-X normally stores apps in system & users (~/Applications), it may be nice to store some apps in DropBox (If not run often / small) & drop a symlink in place to Dropbox/Applications.

dropbox
nvALT 2.1
App Store Apps
- X-Code
- iTunes
node
- typescript
vim
symlink stuff (Dropbox, Music etc)
keyboardmaestro, should I use this?
squidman as a network proxy
appify Turn shell scripts into Mac OS X applications
trim guide / setup
Using the superdrive in any Mac
brew ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
- brew install libtool – for Audioxxx 2.0
Marked
iTerm 2

Installed

None App Store, Download

dropbox Enough Said
Menu Meters from Raging Menace (Hides in the preferences page)
vlc

Under Consideration

AppVis2, copy the ~/Library/Application Support/AppViz 2 file to the same place on the new machine.
- http://www.amarkulo.com/appviz-on-more-than-one-mac-no-problem/
1Password, Bought, but is it (mainly) obsoleted by iCloud KeyChain?
BackBlaze

Fonts

Are stored in ~/Library/Fonts, only extra font is SourceCode Pro

Quicklook

Old notes and thoughts on a new Mac

SSD : Fastest / PCPro recommended is Samsung 840 Pro (256Gb / 170), there is also a 512Gb for 380. Don’t need 512Gb as will always use external Thunderbold disk (Mirrored) for Dropbox storage (Which will expand to include ALL photos.

LCD monitor is Dell UltraSharp U2913WM 29” LED.

But what?

Was thinking a MacBook Pro Retina with min 256Gb SSD. But what about a MacBook Pro, none Retina, with anti-reflective display. Can quite cheaply add 16Gb RAM and an SSD (Or two).

Chepest option is to get MBP with “big enough” spindle disk & move to SSD in a month or two. Should get RAM immediatly (As it’s faster than an SSD anyway!).

This 960Gb SSD is what I will use.

New Mac

iMac MacBook Pro Retina Mac Mini

The issue with the mini is the I would need to keep the old MBA which is worth 750 ish.

MacBook is 1450 with 256 SSD. iMac is rather lovely but I would prefer a really widescreen and the flexibility the Pro provides. Also Pro is only 750 after sale of MBA taken into account.

Pro = 2x Thunderbolt, 2x USB3 & hdmi.

A 27” iMac

With 3Tb Drive, probably not Fusion because of issues with drive failures.

3Tb split as follows (‘ish).

250 Gb for system + ‘own’ Dropbox files

1Tb for Aperture photos

1.5Tb for music.

25,000 tracks is

750Gb ALAC
100Gb mp3 @128kbs

See audio for more notes on this. But 100Gb is > 250 CDs.

Or perhaps a MacBook Pro. The main issue would be the SSD cost from 256Gb upto 512Gb. The majority of this storage would be taken up with Aperture Photos.

Cost for a 15” MBP, 8Gb RAM 256 SSD = 1,800; 512 SSD = 2,050.

Mac Mini

Why do I need a new PC

Starting to run Aperture slowly with large RAW files.
256Gb SSD is getting full.
Is 4Gb RAM enough?
External USB2 drives are getting a little (lot) flakey.

What about a base 13” Retina Pro (With max RAM though)? 1,450 with 256Gb SSD. Expanding that upto 512Gb SSD really does make sense. (For 240GBP).

Laptop or desktop

I really would like a seriously large monitor (27” or so).

The desktop isn’t able to follow me around.

I like having everything in Dropbox. Should I use selective syncing on Mac and store Aperture files on ReadyNAS/Dropbox exclusivly?

I want to move to the cloud - so should I force myself to stay at 256Gb? This would certainly save some cash. More Aperture to external SSD & backup (A lot). Would need a VIGEROUS backup schedule - could use n x 512Gb Rugged disks, which I’d ship to Rob / Sage.

MacBook Air

Overview

What to install and to do on the MacBook Air

Other setups

Hackintosh Essential Mac

Future Upgrades

Obviously it would be nice to have / use one of the Apple 27” monitors but we need a Mac capable of driving a Display Port. So either wait for a 11” Air or go towards a Mac Mini & let’s face it the new Mini looks rather nice. But then we are in the two computers camp which isn’t good - or nice.

So we have three options:

MBA + 27”
Mac Mini + 27” + MBA
27” iMac + MBA

My ‘ideal-world’ senario is a 11” MBA with 8Gb RAM [For VMs]. I could then have an external break out box with ethernet, USB, DVI ext - happily pay 150 for one of these. And I could use my beloved monitor.

The 27” monitor is certainly the nicest option to use. One cable & a nice monior etc.

If I’m not going to contiunue iOS app development then do I keep to keep Mac? The HP Elite Slice Desktop looks rather nice, rather like what a Mac Mini should be.

Install

ToDo Etcher to write SD Cards for RaspPI etc

Installed Apps

The iMac should last for a good few years, so best to upspec it.

Go with:

1Tb SSD
4GHz Quad i7
5K

This iMac has:

4x USB3
SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 2

This will give me an extreamly fast PC suitable for just about everything.

Would like to move away from using a noisy Drobo etc and not use it for Roon (Except as a remote).

Connectivity

64Gb USB3 stick for downloads / transient stuff.
Meridian / Schiit for audio
Timemachine - currently on Drobo, what about an external 2Tb disk?
Audio ripping ? BluRay drive
Microsoft mouse - I’m finding the Apple Bluetooth mouse OK

As we won’t be holding audio on this PC what do I do about $/Music & the 4Tb disk ?

To consider

USB connectivity etc

USB: Keyboard + mouse are bluetooth

TODO

BluRay Recorder = Samsung SE506 AB, Use Verbatim or HTL [High To Low] (40 Year) disks
USB 3 Hub, There is a nice 7 port on my Amazon wish list (appears to work with OS-X).
A quiet 10 key less keyboard

Monitor

Marco uses a HP ZR30w, I’ll stick with a 27” Dell for now.

Connectivity

FW800 LaCie 2Big RAID for TimeMachine.

USB3.1 Headphones USB3.2 iPhone USB3.3 1Tb LaCie SuperDuper USB3.4 Occasional iPad

Thunderbolt Future expansion

Wifi off

Ethernet LAN

Xcode 5 nvAlt MacVim .profile

MBA Activities

Dot files ,profile .vimrc Create a dot_files folder & symlink

Also a script to do the links

Philosopy

I would like a minimal Mac, with only the essential applications installed. If there is a reasonable built in app, then I’ll use that in preference to whatever else is on offer.

Applications

OS-X normally stores apps in system & users (~/Applications), it may be nice to store some apps in DropBox (If not run often / small) & drop a symlink in place to Dropbox/Applications.

dropbox
nvALT 2.1
App Store Apps
- X-Code
- iTunes
node
- typescript
vim
symlink stuff (Dropbox, Music etc)
keyboardmaestro, should I use this?
squidman as a network proxy
appify Turn shell scripts into Mac OS X applications
trim guide / setup
Using the superdrive in any Mac
brew ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
- brew install libtool – for Audioxxx 2.0
Marked
iTerm 2

Installed

None App Store, DVD

Aperture 3

None App Store, Download

dropbox Enough Said
Menu Meters from Raging Menace (Hides in the preferences page)
X-Code 5, preview
QuickLook plugins for everything!
vlc

Under Consideration

AppVis2, copy the ~/Library/Application Support/AppViz 2 file to the same place on the new machine.
- http://www.amarkulo.com/appviz-on-more-than-one-mac-no-problem/
1Password, Bought, but is it (mainly) obsoleted by iCloud KeyChain?
BackBlaze

Fonts

Are stored in ~/Library/Fonts, only extra font is SourceCode Pro

Quicklook

Extensions are stored in ~/Library/Quicklook.

TODO

QLMarkdown

Download the latest release by clicking here.
Extract it somewhere temporarily and copy the QLMarkdown.qlgenerator file into ~/Library/QuickLook (you may need to create this directory).
Relaunch Finder by alt+right-clicking on the icon in the dock and selecting the option at the bottom.

$ brew cask install qlcolorcode qlstephen qlmarkdown quicklook-json qlprettypatch quicklook-csv betterzipql qlimagesize webpquicklook suspicious-package

Also consider http://fletcherpenney.net/2011/02/multimarkdown_quicklook_generators, http://hiltmon.com/blog/2012/03/22/markdown-quick-look/ & http://brettterpstra.com/2012/03/19/multimarkdown-quick-look-with-style/.

Older notes and thoughts on a new Mac

Jan’s LCD monitor is Dell UltraSharp U2913WM 29” LED.

But what?

Was thinking a MacBook Pro Retina with min 256Gb SSD. But what about a MacBook Pro, none Retina, with anti-reflective display. Can quite cheaply add 16Gb RAM and an SSD (Or two).

Chepest option is to get MBP with “big enough” spindle disk & move to SSD in a month or two. Should get RAM immediatly (As it’s faster than an SSD anyway!).

New Mac

iMac MacBook Pro Retina Mac Mini

The issue with the mini is the I would need to keep the old MBA which is worth 750 ish.

MacBook is 1450 with 256 SSD. iMac is rather lovely but I would prefer a really widescreen and the flexibility the Pro provides. Also Pro is only 750 after sale of MBA taken into account.

Pro = 2x Thunderbolt, 2x USB3 & hdmi.

A 27” iMac

With 3Tb Drive, probably not Fusion because of issues with drive failures.

3Tb split as follows (‘ish).

250 Gb for system + ‘own’ Dropbox files

1Tb for Aperture photos

1.5Tb for music.

25,000 tracks is

750Gb ALAC
100Gb mp3 @128kbs

See audio for more notes on this. But 100Gb is > 250 CDs.

Or perhaps a MacBook Pro. The main issue would be the SSD cost from 256Gb upto 512Gb. The majority of this storage would be taken up with Aperture Photos.

Cost for a 15” MBP, 8Gb RAM 256 SSD = 1,800; 512 SSD = 2,050.

Mac Mini

Why do I need a new PC

Starting to run Aperture slowly with large RAW files.
256Gb SSD is getting full.
Is 4Gb RAM enough?
External USB2 drives are getting a little (lot) flakey.

What about a base 13” Retina Pro (With max RAM though)? 1,450 with 256Gb SSD. Expanding that upto 512Gb SSD really does make sense. (For 240GBP).

Laptop or desktop

I really would like a seriously large monitor (27” or so).

The desktop isn’t able to follow me around.

I like having everything in Dropbox. Should I use selective syncing on Mac and store Aperture files on ReadyNAS/Dropbox exclusivly?

My next PC will be a Mac Mini 1Tb + (extra) 512 SSD, upgraded to 16Gb RAM.

Could start by installing the minimalsever Java server from the Linn forums.

Power up Mac Mini - more RAM ? Fit SSD ?

About SSD TRIM, also Trim support in Lion. Not relavent fo Apple SSDs.

MacBook Air

Overview

What to install and to do on the MacBook Air

Other setups

Hackintosh Essential Mac

Future Upgrades

So we have three options:

MBA + 27”
Mac Mini + 27” + MBA
27” iMac + MBA

The 27” monitor is certainly the nicest option to use. One cable & a nice monior etc.

TODO

BluRay Recorder = Samsung SE506 AB, Use Verbatim or HTL [High To Low] (40 Year) disks
USB 3 Hub, There is a nice 7 port on my Amazon wish list (appears to work with OS-X).
A quiet 10 key less keyboard

Monitor

Marco uses a HP ZR30w, I’ll stick with a 27” Dell for now.

Connectivity

FW800 LaCie 2Big RAID for TimeMachine.

USB3.1 Headphones USB3.2 iPhone USB3.3 1Tb LaCie SuperDuper USB3.4 Occasional iPad

Thunderbolt Future expansion

Wifi off

Ethernet LAN

Xcode 5 nvAlt MacVim .profile

MBA Activities

Dot files ,profile .vimrc Create a dot_files folder & symlink

Also a script to do the links

TODO

Backblaze

Philosopy

I would like a minimal Mac, with only the essential applications installed. If there is a reasonable built in app, then I’ll use that in preference to whatever else is on offer.

Applications

OS-X normally stores apps in system & users (~/Applications), it may be nice to store some apps in DropBox (If not run often / small) & drop a symlink in place to Dropbox/Applications.

dropbox
nvALT 2.1
App Store Apps
- X-Code
- iTunes
node
- typescript
vim
symlink stuff (Dropbox, Music etc)
keyboardmaestro, should I use this?
squidman as a network proxy
appify Turn shell scripts into Mac OS X applications
trim guide / setup
Using the superdrive in any Mac
brew ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
- brew install libtool – for Audioxxx 2.0
Marked
iTerm 2

Installed

None App Store, Download

dropbox Enough Said
Menu Meters from Raging Menace (Hides in the preferences page)
X-Code 5, preview
QuickLook plugins for everything!
vlc

Under Consideration

AppVis2, copy the ~/Library/Application Support/AppViz 2 file to the same place on the new machine.
- http://www.amarkulo.com/appviz-on-more-than-one-mac-no-problem/
1Password, Bought, but is it (mainly) obsoleted by iCloud KeyChain?
BackBlaze

Fonts

Are stored in ~/Library/Fonts, only extra font is SourceCode Pro

Quicklook

Extensions are stored in ~/Library/Quicklook.

TODO

QLMarkdown

Download the latest release by clicking here.
Extract it somewhere temporarily and copy the QLMarkdown.qlgenerator file into ~/Library/QuickLook (you may need to create this directory).
Relaunch Finder by alt+right-clicking on the icon in the dock and selecting the option at the bottom.

Old notes and thoughts on a new Mac

LCD monitor is Dell UltraSharp U2913WM 29” LED.

But what?

Was thinking a MacBook Pro Retina with min 256Gb SSD. But what about a MacBook Pro, none Retina, with anti-reflective display. Can quite cheaply add 16Gb RAM and an SSD (Or two).

Chepest option is to get MBP with “big enough” spindle disk & move to SSD in a month or two. Should get RAM immediatly (As it’s faster than an SSD anyway!).

This 960Gb SSD is what I will use.

New Mac

iMac MacBook Pro Retina Mac Mini

The issue with the mini is the I would need to keep the old MBA which is worth 750 ish.

MacBook is 1450 with 256 SSD. iMac is rather lovely but I would prefer a really widescreen and the flexibility the Pro provides. Also Pro is only 750 after sale of MBA taken into account.

Pro = 2x Thunderbolt, 2x USB3 & hdmi.

A 27” iMac

With 3Tb Drive, probably not Fusion because of issues with drive failures.

3Tb split as follows (‘ish).

250 Gb for system + ‘own’ Dropbox files

1Tb for Aperture photos

1.5Tb for music.

25,000 tracks is

750Gb ALAC
100Gb mp3 @128kbs

See audio for more notes on this. But 100Gb is > 250 CDs.

Or perhaps a MacBook Pro. The main issue would be the SSD cost from 256Gb upto 512Gb. The majority of this storage would be taken up with Aperture Photos.

Cost for a 15” MBP, 8Gb RAM 256 SSD = 1,800; 512 SSD = 2,050.

Mac Mini

Why do I need a new PC

Starting to run Aperture slowly with large RAW files.
256Gb SSD is getting full.
Is 4Gb RAM enough?
External USB2 drives are getting a little (lot) flakey.

What about a base 13” Retina Pro (With max RAM though)? 1,450 with 256Gb SSD. Expanding that upto 512Gb SSD really does make sense. (For 240GBP).

Laptop or desktop

I really would like a seriously large monitor (27” or so).

The desktop isn’t able to follow me around.

I like having everything in Dropbox. Should I use selective syncing on Mac and store Aperture files on ReadyNAS/Dropbox exclusivly?

My next PC will be a Mac Mini 1Tb + (extra) 512 SSD, upgraded to 16Gb RAM.

Could start by installing the minimalsever Java server from the Linn forums.

Power up Mac Mini - more RAM ? Fit SSD ?

About SSD TRIM, also Trim support in Lion. Not relavent fo Apple SSDs.

MacBook Air

Overview

What to install and to do on the MacBook Air

Other setups

Hackintosh Essential Mac

Future Upgrades

So we have three options:

MBA + 27”
Mac Mini + 27” + MBA
27” iMac + MBA

The 27” monitor is certainly the nicest option to use. One cable & a nice monior etc.

SSD

I should investigate the OWCs 6G SSD upgrade if I get another MBA, it could be a significant cost saving & a lot faster to boot.

USB2 hub

Need a simple. but fast 7 port USB 2 hub. This will be mounted under the desk & power the following items

Keyboard + mouse [No, use bluetooth]
Ethernet adapter
Full backup disk
TimeMachine backup disk [No, use ReadyNAS]
iPhone
iPad
Spare [Kindle / USB Stick etc]
USB Audio Device / Headphones

What do I REALLY need?

If the 4 disk bay device works then I can use the following.

iPod / iPad / Kindle / wp7 - it is quite unlikely that I’ll need more than one at a time.
Headphones
Ethernet
4x Disks
Mouse

What about having an external iTunes disk? This could act as a backup of the media held on the ReadyNAS. Would need to be big, fast & RAID.

Could even have this as the master with some clever copying etc. Ths would alleviate the need to have a Mac Mini all together.

Do I use the hub which is built into to monitor - my gut reaction is no. Only 4 port.

Disk Usage & Backup Stratergy [TODO]

iTunes & iPhoto

These are both high storage applications. I should move them both to the external LaCie Little Big Disk. This will provide reasonably fast access via RAID 1 (Striping). Existing disk is > 512Gb so should provide sufficient storage for the short term. Can move / larger to faster EN spec 3.5” disk over time.

Backups

We have two different, complementary backup stratergies detailed below. I guess we should use separate disks for each.

TimeMachine

Just needs to match the disk size of the SSD + Little big, 256+6xxGB so < 1Tb.

Carbon Copy Clone

Ideally should be a little larger to allow for previous versions. I guess that 1Tb will do for now.

Could use the spare RAID storage box I’ve got with 2x1Tb but to configure for JBOD? Hide it under the desk!

So. that’s it grab a couple of 1Tb disks & we’re off.

TimeMachine backups to ReadyNAS: FAIL, sorry just too slow as MBA insists on using Wi-Fi
Full disk backups (clones) to external self powered 2.5” disk

Requirements

Markdown VOX JdiskReport TuneUp

Resources

Using & extending Rhino - see Developer Works

Android sdk
Acorn3 - done

Dashboard for SimpleNotes

Handbrake DVD Ripping

To Be Installed

SDK Help
Virtual Box
Android x86 V2.2

Installed

http://www.backblaze.com/
ClickToFlash
Rdio
Transmit -> Amazon S3 A/c
FolderWatch App.
XCode 4
Acorn 3

In the future I should use a (small) Win7 VM to rdp to everywhere. This could live on a SD / USB card if needed.

Large replacememt monitor - http://www.digitaltrends.com/monitor-reviews/samsung-cf791-review/ http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dell-u3417w-monitor

Also, home network.

Also available for windows

If I’m not going to contiunue iOS app development then do I keep to keep Mac? The HP Elite Slice Desktop looks rather nice, rather like what a Mac Mini should be.

No, the Z2 mini, also HP is the puppies.

Install

Etcher to write SD Cards for RaspPI etc
Amethyst A tiling window manager for macOS, recommended by ToM

Installed Apps

iTerm 2
Visual Studio Code
TypeScript
Ruby /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Homebrew
- brew install carthage
- brew install wget
- brew install gron
- brew install node
- npm install -g typescript
- Then brew update/upgrade/cleanup
- brew doctor
- brew update
sudo gem update
sudo easy_install Markdoc
sudo easy_install pip

Some software I always install on my Mac

OmniDiskSweeper
TODO: TimeMachine - sort with this app, as show in ToM

brew install xcpretty
gem install xcpretty
pip install Markdoc
easy_install Markdoc

cd /Users/rik/Dropbox/Projects/Content\ Blockers/Third\ Party\ Applications
find . -name "*.json"
cat 3.3/Payload/Umbra.app/blockerListJavascript.json
cat ./Umbra\ 3.3/Payload/Umbra.app/blockerListJavascript.json

find . -name "*jenkins*"

This is quite a nice Heroku / Fastlane toy for onboarding beta testers - https://elements.heroku.com/buttons/fastlane

cd /Users/rik/Dropbox/Projects/_ASSETS\ for\ Konductor_/UPnAtom-master/Examples/ControlPointDemoMacOS_Swift

 sudo gem install cocoapods
 sudo gem install cocoapods
 gem install activesupport -v 4.2.6
 sudo gem install activesupport -v 4.2.6
 sudo gem install cocoapods
pod install
open ControlPointDemo.xcodeproj
open ControlPointDemo.xcworkspace
cd /Users/rik/Desktop/Reachability.swift-master
pod update
cd ReachabilitySample/
pod update

SSD

I should investigate the OWC�s 6G SSD upgrade if I get another MBA, it could be a significant cost saving & a lot faster to boot.

If I’m not going to contiunue iOS app development then do I keep to keep Mac? The HP Elite Slice Desktop looks rather nice, rather like what a Mac Mini should be.

TODO

Installed Apps

The iMac should last for a good few years, so best to upspec it.

Go with:

1Tb SSD
4GHz Quad i7
5K

This iMac has:

4x USB3
SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 2

This will give me an extreamly fast PC suitable for just about everything.

Would like to move away from using a noisy Drobo etc and not use it for Roon (Except as a remote).

Connectivity

64Gb USB3 stick for downloads / transient stuff.
Meridian / Schiit for audio
Timemachine - currently on Drobo, what about an external 2Tb disk?
Audio ripping ? BluRay drive
Microsoft mouse - I’m finding the Apple Bluetooth mouse OK

As we won’t be holding audio on this PC what do I do about $/Music & the 4Tb disk ?

To consider

USB connectivity etc

USB: Keyboard + mouse are bluetooth

TODO

BluRay Recorder = Samsung SE506 AB, Use Verbatim or HTL [High To Low] (40 Year) disks
USB 3 Hub, There is a nice 7 port on my Amazon wish list (appears to work with OS-X).
A quiet 10 key less keyboard

Monitor

Marco uses a HP ZR30w, I’ll stick with a 27” Dell for now.

Connectivity

FW800 LaCie 2Big RAID for TimeMachine.

USB3.1 Headphones USB3.2 iPhone USB3.3 1Tb LaCie SuperDuper USB3.4 Occasional iPad

Thunderbolt Future expansion

Wifi off

Ethernet LAN

Xcode 5 nvAlt MacVim .profile

MBA Activities

Dot files ,profile .vimrc Create a dot_files folder & symlink

Also a script to do the links

Philosopy

I would like a minimal Mac, with only the essential applications installed. If there is a reasonable built in app, then I’ll use that in preference to whatever else is on offer.

Applications

OS-X normally stores apps in system & users (~/Applications), it may be nice to store some apps in DropBox (If not run often / small) & drop a symlink in place to Dropbox/Applications.

dropbox
nvALT 2.1
App Store Apps
- X-Code
- iTunes
node
- typescript
vim
symlink stuff (Dropbox, Music etc)
keyboardmaestro, should I use this?
squidman as a network proxy
appify Turn shell scripts into Mac OS X applications
trim guide / setup
Using the superdrive in any Mac
brew ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
- brew install libtool – for Audioxxx 2.0
Marked
iTerm 2

Installed

SSD

I should investigate the OWC�s 6G SSD upgrade if I get another MBA, it could be a significant cost saving & a lot faster to boot.

USB2 hub

Need a simple. but fast 7 port USB 2 hub. This will be mounted under the desk & power the following items

Keyboard + mouse [No, use bluetooth]
Ethernet adapter
Full backup disk
TimeMachine backup disk [No, use ReadyNAS]
iPhone
iPad
Spare [Kindle / USB Stick etc]
USB Audio Device / Headphones

What do I REALLY need?

If the 4 disk bay device works then I can use the following.

iPod / iPad / Kindle / wp7 - it is quite unlikely that I’ll need more than one at a time.
Headphones
Ethernet
4x Disks
Mouse

What about having an external iTunes disk? This could act as a backup of the media held on the ReadyNAS. Would need to be big, fast & RAID.

Could even have this as the master with some clever copying etc. Ths would alleviate the need to have a Mac Mini all together.

Do I use the hub which is built into to monitor - my gut reaction is no. Only 4 port.

Disk Usage & Backup Stratergy [TODO]

iTunes & iPhoto

Backups

We have two different, complementary backup stratergies detailed below. I guess we should use separate disks for each.

TimeMachine

Just needs to match the disk size of the SSD + Little big, 256+6xxGB so < 1Tb.

Carbon Copy Clone

Ideally should be a little larger to allow for previous versions. I guess that 1Tb will do for now.

Could use the spare RAID storage box I’ve got with 2x1Tb but to configure for JBOD? Hide it under the desk!

So. that’s it grab a couple of 1Tb disks & we’re off.

What about using Dolly Drive? $10/month for 250Gb looks quite reasonable - and easy. No - fail - probably a nice service but doesn’t play nice in my environment.

TimeMachine backups to ReadyNAS: FAIL, sorry just too slow as MBA insists on using Wi-Fi
Full disk backups (clones) to external self powered 2.5” disk

Requirements

Markdown VOX JdiskReport TuneUp

Resources

Using & extending Rhino - see Developer Works

To Be Installed

SDK Help
Virtual Box
Android x86 V2.2

Installed

http://www.backblaze.com/
ClickToFlash
Rdio
Transmit -> Amazon S3 A/c
FolderWatch App.
XCode 4
Acorn 3

In the future I should use a (small) Win7 VM to rdp to everywhere. This could live on a SD / USB card if needed.

My Sweet Mac Setup

or how I setup my new Mac Mini.

To consider

USB connectivity etc

I can attach the LaCie 2big in JBOD mode to use for 1. Stand alone backup 2. occasional TimeMachine

USB: Keyboard + mouse are bluetooth

TODO

BluRay Recorder = Samsung SE506 AB, Use Verbatim or HTL [High To Low] (40 Year) disks
USB 3 Hub, There is a nice 7 port on my Amazon wish list (appears to work with OS-X).
A quiet 10 key less keyboard

Monitor

Marco uses a HP ZR30w, I’ll stick with a 27” Dell for now.

Connectivity

FW800 LaCie 2Big RAID for TimeMachine.

USB3.1 Headphones USB3.2 iPhone USB3.3 1Tb LaCie SuperDuper USB3.4 Occasional iPad

Thunderbolt Future expansion

Wifi off

Ethernet LAN

Xcode 5 nvAlt MacVim .profile

MBA Activities

Dot files ,profile .vimrc Create a dot_files folder & symlink

Also a script to do the links

TODO

Backblaze

Philosopy

I would like a minimal Mac, with only the essential applications installed. If there is a reasonable built in app, then I’ll use that in preference to whatever else is on offer.

Applications

OS-X normally stores apps in system & users (~/Applications), it may be nice to store some apps in DropBox (If not run often / small) & drop a symlink in place to Dropbox/Applications.

dropbox
nvALT 2.1
App Store Apps
- X-Code
- iTunes
node
- typescript
vim
symlink stuff (Dropbox, Music etc)
keyboardmaestro, should I use this?
squidman as a network proxy
appify Turn shell scripts into Mac OS X applications
trim guide / setup
Using the superdrive in any Mac
brew ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go)"
- brew install libtool – for Audioxxx 2.0
Marked
iTerm 2

Installed

None App Store, Download

dropbox Enough Said
Menu Meters from Raging Menace (Hides in the preferences page)
X-Code 5, preview
QuickLook plugins for everything!
vlc

Under Consideration

AppVis2, copy the ~/Library/Application Support/AppViz 2 file to the same place on the new machine.
- http://www.amarkulo.com/appviz-on-more-than-one-mac-no-problem/
1Password, Bought, but is it (mainly) obsoleted by iCloud KeyChain?
BackBlaze

Fonts

Are stored in ~/Library/Fonts, only extra font is SourceCode Pro

Quicklook

Extensions are stored in ~/Library/Quicklook.

TODO

QLMarkdown

Download the latest release by clicking here.
Extract it somewhere temporarily and copy the QLMarkdown.qlgenerator file into ~/Library/QuickLook (you may need to create this directory).
Relaunch Finder by alt+right-clicking on the icon in the dock and selecting the option at the bottom.

Old notes and thoughts on a new Mac

SSD : Fastest / PCPro recommended is Samsung 840 Pro (256Gb / �170), there is also a 512Gb for �380. Don’t need 512Gb as will always use external Thunderbold disk (Mirrored) for Dropbox storage (Which will expand to include ALL photos.

LCD monitor is Dell UltraSharp U2913WM 29” LED.

But what?

Was thinking a MacBook Pro Retina with min 256Gb SSD. But what about a MacBook Pro, none Retina, with anti-reflective display. Can quite cheaply add 16Gb RAM and an SSD (Or two).

Chepest option is to get MBP with “big enough” spindle disk & move to SSD in a month or two. Should get RAM immediatly (As it’s faster than an SSD anyway!).

This 960Gb SSD is what I will use.

New Mac

iMac MacBook Pro Retina Mac Mini

The issue with the mini is the I would need to keep the old MBA which is worth �750 ish.

MacBook is 1450 with 256 SSD. iMac is rather lovely but I would prefer a really widescreen and the flexibility the Pro provides. Also Pro is only �750 after sale of MBA taken into account.

Pro = 2x Thunderbolt, 2x USB3 & hdmi.

A 27” iMac

With 3Tb Drive, probably not Fusion because of issues with drive failures.

3Tb split as follows (‘ish).

250 Gb for system + ‘own’ Dropbox files

1Tb for Aperture photos

1.5Tb for music.

25,000 tracks is

750Gb ALAC
100Gb mp3 @128kbs

See audio for more notes on this. But 100Gb is > 250 CDs.

Or perhaps a MacBook Pro. The main issue would be the SSD cost from 256Gb upto 512Gb. The majority of this storage would be taken up with Aperture Photos.

Cost for a 15” MBP, 8Gb RAM 256 SSD = 1,800; 512 SSD = 2,050.

Mac Mini

Why do I need a new PC

Starting to run Aperture slowly with large RAW files.
256Gb SSD is getting full.
Is 4Gb RAM enough?
External USB2 drives are getting a little (lot) flakey.

What about a base 13” Retina Pro (With max RAM though)? 1,450 with 256Gb SSD. Expanding that upto 512Gb SSD really does make sense. (For 240GBP).

Laptop or desktop

I really would like a seriously large monitor (27” or so).

The desktop isn’t able to follow me around.

I like having everything in Dropbox. Should I use selective syncing on Mac and store Aperture files on ReadyNAS/Dropbox exclusivly?

My next PC will be a Mac Mini 1Tb + (extra) 512 SSD, upgraded to 16Gb RAM.

Could start by installing the minimalsever Java server from the Linn forums.

Power up Mac Mini - more RAM ? Fit SSD ?

About SSD TRIM, also Trim support in Lion. Not relavent fo Apple SSDs.

MacBook Air

Overview

What to install and to do on the MacBook Air

Other setups

Hackintosh Essential Mac

Future Upgrades

So we have three options:

MBA + 27”
Mac Mini + 27” + MBA
27” iMac + MBA

The 27” monitor is certainly the nicest option to use. One cable & a nice monior etc.

SSD

I should investigate the OWC�s 6G SSD upgrade if I get another MBA, it could be a significant cost saving & a lot faster to boot.

USB2 hub

Need a simple. but fast 7 port USB 2 hub. This will be mounted under the desk & power the following items

Keyboard + mouse [No, use bluetooth]
Ethernet adapter
Full backup disk
TimeMachine backup disk [No, use ReadyNAS]
iPhone
iPad
Spare [Kindle / USB Stick etc]
USB Audio Device / Headphones

What do I REALLY need?

If the 4 disk bay device works then I can use the following.

iPod / iPad / Kindle / wp7 - it is quite unlikely that I’ll need more than one at a time.
Headphones
Ethernet
4x Disks
Mouse

What about having an external iTunes disk? This could act as a backup of the media held on the ReadyNAS. Would need to be big, fast & RAID.

Could even have this as the master with some clever copying etc. Ths would alleviate the need to have a Mac Mini all together.

Do I use the hub which is built into to monitor - my gut reaction is no. Only 4 port.

Disk Usage & Backup Stratergy [TODO]

iTunes & iPhoto

Backups

We have two different, complementary backup stratergies detailed below. I guess we should use separate disks for each.

TimeMachine

Just needs to match the disk size of the SSD + Little big, 256+6xxGB so < 1Tb.

Carbon Copy Clone

Ideally should be a little larger to allow for previous versions. I guess that 1Tb will do for now.

Could use the spare RAID storage box I’ve got with 2x1Tb but to configure for JBOD? Hide it under the desk!

So. that’s it grab a couple of 1Tb disks & we’re off.

What about using Dolly Drive? $10/month for 250Gb looks quite reasonable - and easy. No - fail - probably a nice service but doesn’t play nice in my environment.

TimeMachine backups to ReadyNAS: FAIL, sorry just too slow as MBA insists on using Wi-Fi
Full disk backups (clones) to external self powered 2.5” disk

Requirements

Markdown VOX JdiskReport TuneUp

Resources

Using & extending Rhino - see Developer Works

Android sdk
Acorn3 - done

Dashboard for SimpleNotes

Handbrake DVD Ripping

To Be Installed

SDK Help
Virtual Box
Android x86 V2.2

Installed

http://www.backblaze.com/
ClickToFlash
Rdio
Transmit -> Amazon S3 A/c
FolderWatch App.
XCode 4
Acorn 3

In the future I should use a (small) Win7 VM to rdp to everywhere. This could live on a SD / USB card if needed.