[Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread shirling neueweise
after doing backups manually for years -- and for that reason not doing them nearly often enough -- i am going to automate this. any suggestions? looking for something cheap to free if possible. i need something that allows as much of the following as possible: - timed as well as manual

Re: [Finale] New expressions

2008-02-03 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 3, 2008, at 12:23 AM, Carl Dershem wrote: I've been working with a youth band for a coupe of years now, and have come up with a few expressions that, if they don't necessarily exist in print yet, probably should. Of course, expressions are usually in Italian. Perhaps some of you

Re: [Finale] New expressions

2008-02-03 Thread marcello noia
Carl Dershem ha scritto: I've been working with a youth band for a coupe of years now, and have come up with a few expressions that, if they don't necessarily exist in print yet, probably should. Of course, expressions are usually in Italian. Perhaps some of you have others of your own you

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Robert Patterson
SuperDuper is a fantastic OSX volumn backup program. It's cheap (shareware, with a usuable free demo version), and it knows all the ins and outs of OSX volumes, at least thru Tiger. What I do is use SuperDuper to backup the entire volume manually (and infrequently) so as to be able to recover

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread ThomaStudios
If you're on a Mac and intend, or are already on Leopard, try Backup. I haven't used it but I did look it over at one point. Easy to setup and beyond that, Im sure it's fine. If you want to spend $$ $, go with Retrospect. They've been on the Mac for a long time, the software is

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Robert Patterson
ThomaStudios wrote If you want to spend $$ $, go with Retrospect. I was so put off by Retrospect that I purposely left it off my list. I'll take your word that recent versions are better, but I think the recent versions are quite pricey, and I am unhappy about the lack of update path the

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread shirling neueweise
For timed backups, I uses the online service Mozy.com. holy krap, sounds interesting... i know it's so oldschool, but is it possible to create hard backups from the online data? absolutely failsafe in case of fire or even hurricane or earthquake, which could nail an offsite backup in

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread ThomaStudios
Robert, You're right, Retrospect is NOT cheap. But I seem to remember getting it bundled with a drive at some point way back, when it was known as Retrospect Client I think. At that time it was about $249. But I got it with the drive and started using it. Upgrade paths have been

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread shirling neueweise
If you're on a Mac and intend, or are already on Leopard, try Backup. hi, thanks. yeh i forgot to mention i'm on 10.4, but i guess sometime should upgrade anyways... If you want to spend $$$, go with Retrospect. 800 clams. ouch. ___ Finale

Re: [Finale] New expressions

2008-02-03 Thread Carl Dershem
Christopher Smith wrote: On Feb 3, 2008, at 12:23 AM, Carl Dershem wrote: I've been working with a youth band for a coupe of years now, and have come up with a few expressions that, if they don't necessarily exist in print yet, probably should. Of course, expressions are usually in

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Robert Patterson
shirling neueweise wrote: holy krap, sounds interesting... i know it's so oldschool, but is it possible to create hard backups from the online data? Well, I don't backup the *whole* drive to Mozy: just my data files, which includes recordings of my concerts, which is why my upload

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread ThomaStudios
$800. Wow. I don't think so. Are you sure you looked at the most appropriate product for you? I just looked it up. They now call it Retrospect Desktop. Here's one place selling it for less than $100. HTH. Good luck with whatever you go with. You WILL rest easier. J D Thomas

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Robert Patterson
ThomaStudios wrote: They now call it Retrospect Desktop. BTW, it sounds like you are using removable media for backups. (You mentioned tapes.) In my book that is old-school, and Retrospect may indeed be the best bet for that approach. SuperDuper is intended for backing up to another hard

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Chuck Israels
Two questions: Is there any disadvantage to using a 2nd internal drive for backups (as opposed to an external one) and, are there shortcomings with Time Machine (Leopard's auto-backup system) that I should know about? So far, it seems to be working well. TIA, Chuck PS - on the subject

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread ThomaStudios
I am using tapes, but also a Firewire drive. Tapes may be old school, but I can recall one time when having them saved my a** big time when my Firewire drive was offsite. So I don't mind being 'old school' on this one. When I do access backups, 99 times out of 100 (or more) I'm

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread shirling neueweise
These days it seems external hard drives (Firewire or USB-2) provide the best bang for the buck as backup media. (Also ease-of-use.) what about this HD on 'roids? http://www.apple.com/ca/timecapsule ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Not really on Roids. It has a server grade hard drive, so, supposedly you can leave it on for months/years without it failing. I think Time Machine is a great option for backup. On 2/3/08, shirling neueweise [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These days it seems external hard drives (Firewire or USB-2)

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Robert Patterson
ThomaStudios wrote: You mentioned you live on a very active earthquake fault. Actually I said I live on a volatile fault. However, it has not been active for many years. It is the New Madrid fault centered in southeast Missouri. Geologists warn the next big New Madrid earthquake could

Re(2): [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Leigh Daniels
Chuck, I also use my second internal drive to backup my Finale work but if something happens to the computer, then that drive may be gone. I have also found over the decades now that I cannot assume that any given backup (regardless of the medium used) will be readable when I need it to be

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Robert Patterson
Chuck Israels wrote: Is there any disadvantage to using a 2nd internal drive for backups (as opposed to an external one) and, are there shortcomings with Time Machine (Leopard's auto-backup system) that I should know about? So far, it seems to be working well. Any backup is better

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Eric Dannewitz
That's cool. You could have yourself an Apline retreat after the next quake ;-) On 2/3/08, Robert Patterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ThomaStudios wrote: You mentioned you live on a very active earthquake fault. Actually I said I live on a volatile fault. However, it has not been active

Re: Re(2): [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Chuck Israels
On Feb 3, 2008, at 11:28 AM, Leigh Daniels wrote: Chuck, I also use my second internal drive to backup my Finale work but if something happens to the computer, then that drive may be gone. plus every month or so I burn a DVD of all my scores and store it at my mother-in-law's house. I

[Finale] Re: OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Tobias Giesen
Hello, I'd like to mention that I will be publishing a Mac OS X version of my (other) main product called Super Flexible File Synchronizer in about two months. It does all kinds of backups, be it online or to a hard disk or network location. The web site is http://www.superflexible.com Currently

Re: [Finale] New expressions

2008-02-03 Thread John Howell
At 9:18 AM -0500 2/3/08, Christopher Smith wrote: Tempo di Moondance - self-explanatory Today, perhaps, but meaningless a generation later. Tempo di In the Mood - I saw this on an arrangement of In the Mood. Duh! Sort of like Handel's indication of Tempo Giusto (The Correct Tempo, which

Re: [Finale] finale 2008a quits on start up

2008-02-03 Thread David W. Fenton
On 31 Jan 2008 at 14:11, Eric Dannewitz wrote: On 1/31/08, A-NO-NE Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you sure companies recommending repair permission isn't pre-Tiger? Nope. Not pre-Tiger at all. Lots of vendors give stupid advice. On the Windows side of thing, the usual (stupid) advice is

[Finale] RE: OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Paul Hayden
shirling neueweise wrote: after doing backups manually for years -- and for that reason not doing them nearly often enough -- i am going to automate this. any suggestions? looking for something cheap to free if possible. A good PDF book ($15) that examines OS X backup software is:

Re: [Finale] finale 2008a quits on start up

2008-02-03 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Thanks for thesoap box? What exactly does this contribute? I said that the advice I got from M-Audio worked. How is that stupid? On 2/3/08, David W. Fenton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 31 Jan 2008 at 14:11, Eric Dannewitz wrote: On 1/31/08, A-NO-NE Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread David W. Fenton
On 3 Feb 2008 at 10:52, ThomaStudios wrote: I am using tapes, but also a Firewire drive. Tapes may be old school, but I can recall one time when having them saved my a** big time when my Firewire drive was offsite. Tapes can be very useful as part of an overall backup strategy --

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread David W. Fenton
On 3 Feb 2008 at 13:33, Robert Patterson wrote: It all depends on your comfort level with risk. I personally don't worry about scenarios 5 or 6, but 1-4 are quite plausible and have happened either to me or people I know right here in the USA. Scenario 5 is quite plausible for many people

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread John Howell
At 5:57 PM +0100 2/3/08, shirling neueweise wrote: If you're on a Mac and intend, or are already on Leopard, try Backup. hi, thanks. yeh i forgot to mention i'm on 10.4, but i guess sometime should upgrade anyways... My son-in-law is an IT specialist, and he told us all to wait until the

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 3, 2008, at 6:14 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: It seems to me that somebody ought to make a business out of storing backup DVDs -- you'd mail a copy of your weekly backup DVD to a warehouse on the other side of the country. The fact that it takes several days to get there is really

Re: [Finale] New expressions

2008-02-03 Thread Christopher Smith
On Feb 3, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Carl Dershem wrote: 1. Sempre Prosciutto = play with too much expression. How is Ham it up racist? Sorry, my misinterpretation. I read something else into it. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] OT: OSX backup software suggestions?

2008-02-03 Thread Noel Stoutenburg
Friends: Of the scenarios about which Robert Patterson wrote, this one: 2. A power surge sends a jolt into your computer and fries all the circuitry in it. Your backup on the internal drive is now worthless *and* your Time Machine is worthless. may, if one is willing or able to spend the