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Re: How I lost my data trying to back it up

Derek Martin — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:11:35 -0000

The moral of the story is “By all means, have offsite physical backups, but ALSO have cloud backups JUST IN CASE!”. As they say, 1 backup is none, 2 backups is 1.

I use SuperDuper to automatically clone of my primary drive every day at noon. When it starts cloning, I go for lunch. I also have TimeMachine running, for more frequent data backups. On top of that, I use BackBlaze.com ($5/mth) for cloud backups. And finally, I use iCloud Photo Library for an additional backup of my photos and videos, AND I sync it down to another Mac at another location.

I got serious about backups when I bumped my harddrive when transferring it from an old PC to a new PC in 2000. The drive head crashed, and I lost ALL my data. It cost me $2500 to get it back via a Data Recovery company out of Toronto. A painful lesson.

Re: After Slack-like chat features, Skype now adding Snapchat-style photo filters

Derek Martin — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 09:15:39 -0000

Skype has become a dumpster fire. It constantly crashes, or doesn't show the latest messages. The smallest you can get the UI to be is over 1/4 of a 1080p display. Everything is huge and in your face. Screen Sharing has been moved to the [+] button? It just doesn't make any sense.

Re: Apple’s HomeKit Has Its First Light Switch

Derek Martin — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:16:01 -0000

Lutron Caséta wall switches are hard-wired and awesome. Philips Hue wall switches are wireless, and pretty good. Both existed and were available for purchase before this new Elgato switch.

Re: Opinion: How Apple is likely PR-managing the loss of the headphone jack on the iPhone 7

Derek Martin — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 11:46:52 -0000

You forgot one strategy: provide new features that are worth trading the headphone jack for the lightning jack. What could those be? Maybe they also added a custom audio processing chip that'll effectively give all headphones built-in noise cancellation? Maybe headphones connected via lightning can suck energy from the iPhone so they don't need their own batteries. Maybe they can alter how you hear the environment around you to give you super-hearing. Maybe there are lots of other benefits we haven't even thought of. Headphones are an area that's ready for innovation. They're the next big thing in wearables.

Re: Analysts corroborate reports claiming the iPhone 7 will feature a Force Touch Home button

Derek Martin — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:16:24 -0000

Force Touch is the old name. They don't use it anymore. It's "3D Touch" now.

Re: A Linux User's Macbook Experience | Cyphar

Derek Martin — Fri, 24 Jul 2015 08:46:00 -0000

So basically, you want to be a mechanic, while most people are happy just driving (or racing) their vehicles. That's fine -- just realize that mechanics will always be a minority. You don't need to know how to rebuild an engine in order to go to the grocery store and return home again.

>>Computers were originally created to solve real problems, not to distract people from their mundane lives.

Why something was originally created has nothing to do with how or why it's currently used.
Also, I'm sure some people who use "swipey bullshit computers" have exceptionally awesome lives.

Re: Scary Reasons To Backup

Derek Martin — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 07:21:45 -0000

Keep in mind that while iCloud & Dropbox will save you in the event that your device dies or is lost, they cannot save you from your own stupidity. If you delete one or many files from iCloud or Dropbox, that deletion will instantly happen across all your devices, and the data is gone. The cloud is not a backup. Get & use something like Superduper, CarbonCopyCloner, or Backblaze, all of which I have used and loved.

Re: Inaugural Post: How I'm running this ghost blog in docker

Derek Martin — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:18:17 -0000

congrats on a great first post :)

Re: The London Roundhouse Project — Ducts in a row. The ductwork has arrived for the...

Derek Martin — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:23:04 -0000

"The Washrooms" should totally be called "The Caboose", so that it references the hind end.

Re: Password Resets in 4.1

Derek Martin — Tue, 20 May 2014 15:08:29 -0000

I wish it was called PasswordResets instead of Reminders. Nowhere in this code do we *remind* the user of what their password is. All we do is set it to a new value. "Reminding" doesn't even enter into the equation. (Laravel's fault, not Laracasts')

Re: Kill your index.php

Derek Martin — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 22:43:03 -0000

not to be an ass, but it sounds like you're re-inventing Composer and Packagist

Re: Apple Earnings Analysis, Q1 2014: Smartphone makers are doomed | BGR

Derek Martin — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:18:01 -0000

They missed the volume consensus? I think you mean "analyst guesses".

Apple always provides its own best guesses, and this time it beat them by 0.07% -- so things are pretty much exactly as they were expected to be. Not very many companies are accurate to within 0.07%.

Re: BlackBerry Pentagon Contract: 80,000 BlackBerry devices to be used | BGR

Derek Martin — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 10:06:52 -0000

100,000 is a win, but calling it a *big* win is a bit of a stretch. iOS & Android sell that many devices before noon on a slow day.

Re: iPhone 5s Giveaway | BGR

Derek Martin — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 11:19:07 -0000

followed you. i'm @lo_fye

Re: Error Handling with Content Negotiation

Derek Martin — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:58:41 -0000

excellent :) now i just have to figure out how to let all my non-error requests negotiate content types.

Re: With All Due Respect: The Patent System’s Not Broken

Derek Martin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:41:38 -0000

The author of this article just can't fathom a world in which his area of specialization goes down the tubes. Manny W. Schecter is Associate General Counsel of Intellectual Property Law at IBM, and advises them on IP issues.

Re: How DRM will infest the 3D printing revolution

Derek Martin — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:09:32 -0000

DRM doesn't matter if the objects you want to print are open-source. There are lots of free models in the thingiverse, and that number's only going to keep increasing. You only need 1 free model of something in order for everyone to be able to print it for free.

Re: Amazon rumored clinching major labels for cloud music rights, iTunes Match feels the heat

Derek Martin — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:45:57 -0000

Enjoy It Anywhere*

*only available in the United States. Eff Canada.

Re: Full List of Siri’s New Features as Noted at WWDC 2012

Derek Martin — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:36:16 -0000

I believe that's Canadianisation ;)

Re: Engadget Giveaway: win one of four Beats Audio bundles, courtesy of Daybreak!

Derek Martin — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:32:30 -0000

I really like my Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones, but they have this wire :-/ Some wireless Beats would be awesome. Extra-bassy goodness.

Re: Engadget Giveaway: win one of four Beats Audio bundles, courtesy of Daybreak!

Derek Martin — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:32:22 -0000

I really like my Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones, but they have this wire :-/ Some wireless Beats would be awesome. Extra-bassy goodness.

Re: ASUS Transformer Prime GPS Extension Kit hands-on

Derek Martin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:56:58 -0000

I saw it. Really, I just liked the alliteration of dangling dongle. Perhaps I should have said bulging border biter.

Re: ASUS Transformer Prime GPS Extension Kit hands-on

Derek Martin — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:16:24 -0000

It should be called a "Bulkifier". I'd rather have a tablet without GPS than have that great honkin' behemoth of a dangling dongle.

Re: Watch Out, White Hats! European Union Moves to Criminalize ‘Hacking Tools’

Derek Martin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:42:00 -0000

Text editors are very important "hacking tools". So are telephones (for social hacking). Come to think of it, so is SMTP, which sends email. Oh, and DNS. Having DNS makes hacking a lot easier. And IP addresses. Hacking is much easier thanks to IP addresses. Come to think of it, computers are the best hacking tools. Outlaw them and we'll definitely all be safer and better off.

Re: Analysis of the Human Birdwings

Derek Martin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:50:11 -0000

All you have to do is look at the guy's legs as he takes off and starts to fly. At first they're dangling, but then they straighten out and follow behind him. This thing is not a hang-glider. There's nothing holding his legs up in the air. The only thing that *would* do that is significant airspeed, which he does not have. That "pose" just looks better on-camera.