Yes. If I brought a 512 gb flash drive to do a mirror image backup of
my macbook pro, I would have to put an exFAT file system on it. exFat
works across most OS(s) including windows, OS X and Linux. The file size
limit on exFAT is 16 eb or 16,000,000,000 gbs. I was able to install
the exFAT drivers in Fedora 20 from the add/remove menu. I think OS X
and Windows come equipped with exFAT capabilities.
Regards,
LelandJ
On 5/18/15 12:31 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
Just so I make myself clear, I do backups like you do. The things I
put on the FTP site are the things you might put on a CD or thumb
drive when on the road.
On 5/18/2015 10:20 AM, Leland Jackson wrote:
Yes. There are lots of options when it come to backups. All my Linux
computers have two identical drives. Periodically I make a mirror
image backup to the backup drive. After the backup, I disconnect the
backup drive form the computer's motherboard, and it reside safely
stored in a tray with the computer's inclosure on the ready.
My Macbook pro has a 512 gb ssd drive, and right now I haven't worked
out a mirror image backup for it. Hopefully I'll get around to
that. LOL Anyway, most of my critical work and configurations
reside on the Linux boxes which have mirror image backups.
Regards,
LelandJ
On 5/18/15 12:03 PM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
I personally FTP all that stuff to my web site. Then I download it
when I need it. Like installs.
On 5/18/2015 10:01 AM, Leland Jackson wrote:
One other thought. You can pay extra for an apple CD/DVD player,
or other usb CD/DVD, which connects to one of the 2 available USB
3.0 ports on the Macbook Pro, but I really don't find a CD/DVD
device necessary. The use of CD/DVD media is rapidly declining in
favor of stream over the internet or LAN.
If you need portable storage today, I would go with a 128 gb or 256
gb usb 3.0 flash drive, which are becoming more affordable
everyday, (eg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=thumb+drive+128+gb&N=-1&isNodeId=1).
I find the flash drive much more reliable than a CD/DVD R/W device,
and much more portable.
If you have old software/apps on CD/DVD media, and need to install
it, Just put an image of it on the CD/DVD flash drive using one of
your Linux systems. When the flash drive is inserted into a usb
2.0/3.0 port, the image then become available to the target
computer/os.''
The Macbook Pro is supper slim, compact, and light; because, it
doesn't include a CD/DVD device inside the case.
Regards,
LelandJ
Regards,
LelandJ
that install
On 5/18/15 11:23 AM, Leland Jackson wrote:
On 5/18/15 10:51 AM, Leland Jackson wrote:
On 5/18/15 10:21 AM, Leland Jackson wrote:
On 5/18/15 9:01 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Dave Crozier
<[email protected]> wrote:
Damnit ... I think I'm becoming a Fanboi! How sad! Yes it was
expensive, but the applecare warranty means that in 2 years it
will still be a saleable machine should I want to get rid of it.
While there are some questions on their QA lately, and they do
try too
hard to lock you in, Apple does make a beautifully designed
machine.
I and the wife have been running Macbook Pro for about 6 months.
We're running the mid 2014 models that come with the beautiful
retina display. See here:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1072689-REG/apple_mgxc2ll_a_15_4_macbook_pro_notebook.html
I've been very happy with mine. It works well with my Linux
media server and postgresql, Apache, Postfix, DBmail server. I
can network/connect to my Linux computer using NFS. I have not
used ssh, as I'm mostly working within my LAN, but I'm sure you
wouldn't have any problem using it. If you're familiar with
the Linux/Unix command line syntax you're good to go in OS X
10.10 Yosemite.
The keyboard is not full scale, (eg no numeric keypad), but it
feel good to me, once I adjusted to it. You can easily add to
the basic package by buying a full keyboard, magic mouse, and
you can stream the macbook pro screen to any modern hdtv over
hdmi. just connect the two together.
I'm also running Oracle's Virtualbox on my macbook pro, and it
preforms perfectly.
Also there is more support on the macbook pro for apps. For
example, turbotax provide a native version of its income tax
software; no vm needed. lol
Regards,
LelandJ
I forgot to mention that the Macbook pro's functionality
increases when using other apple products like iphone, for
example. I have my iphone 6+ configured as a personal hotspot,
so I can access the internet form anywhere by connecting to my
iphone 6+ over Wi-Fi. Also, I brought a BOSS Bluetooth speaker
for high quality sound, (eg
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/digital_music_systems/bluetooth_speakers/soundlink_wireless_speaker/index.jsp&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=45-54000377-2&perfsourceid=K22350&src=K22350).
It's all very portable. I use a Filson breifcase, which hold
everything comfortably, (eg
http://www.filson.com/products/Filson-Padded-Computer-Bag.70258.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=googlebase&utm_campaign=GoogleBase&kpid=70258200135&kpid=70258242135&gclid=CPWhlqHSy8UCFYNDaQodmZ4A9A).
Regards,
LelandJ
One other nice feature I forgot to mention. The apple products
come with icloud to keep all you're apple devices backed up. The
icloud account coordinates among your devices. For example, if I
update a spreadsheet on my iPhone 6+, the next time I open the
spreadsheet on my macbook pro, the spreadsheet will open with the
changes made per the iphone 6+. That's a nice feature. lol. The
icloud account is free within limits. Once you max the free
storage out, you pay for to additional storage.
Apple is a strong company and the biggest company currently listed
on any stock exchange. The method used to calculate companies
sizes is total number of shares outstanding multiplied by the
current price per share.
Regards,
LelandJ
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