Mac

Q: Is there a way to do Time Machine backup into a cloud?
A: Yes there is, meet Dolly Drive – Cloud Storage For Time Machine. Dolly Drive Backup Utility Review by Mac|Life.

Time Machine Tips

• How to access hidden files to restore in Time Machine

[Apple – Mac OS X: Time Machine]

Pixelmator Reviews

Ars Techincas has a comprehensive Pixelmator 1.6.4 review. Here are some of the topics:

• The Pixelmator Interface – “…Interface really sells it as the sleek package that it is.”
• Lightweight and fast
• Similar workflow to Photoshop, down to the last key
• UI criticisms
• The Tools and Adjustments – “…Tools and adjustments straddle the line between hardcore image editor and consumer app.”
• Brush handling
• Robust Layers
• Web Slicing and Output – “…simple but strong enough for serious work.”
• The Filters
• Type Handling
• The Consumer-specific Tools – “…number of consumer-oriented features like export options for various Web galleries (Flickr, Facebook and Picasa).”
• Camera support
• Compared to the Competition
• Pixelmator vs Photoshop Elements 9
• Pixelmator vs The GIMP 2.6.x
• Things Clearly Missing from Pixelmator
• Conclusion
• Pros: Very responsive with high-res images, well thought out interface, makes a great starter edition to learning Photoshop…
• Cons: Can't save to Photoshop documents as working file format, type editing is limited, zoomed-out image aliasing problems…
• Takeaway: The start of something great for Mac image editing.

Mac App Store Articles

• Mac App Store licensing and copy protection, explained
• ‘Installed' apps, the Mac App Store, and you

Mac App Store Troubleshooting

Purchase Failures

• An unknown error occurred (100)
  The solution is typically a simple one: Quit the App Store and wait a few seconds. Then relaunch the App Store and try again.
• App purchase doesn't appear to complete
  Just try again—clicking the Buy, Install or Resume button as relevant. If you cannot find a previously purchased app in the Purchases list, and you are correctly signed in to your account, press Command-R to refresh the page.

Sign in Failures

• Sign in sheet does not appear, or does not accept typed text
  The likely problem here is third-party system enhancement software. Apple specifically cites Unsanity’s FruitMenu and APE (Application Enhancer) as causing this. The solution? Disable the third-party software. Hopefully, a future update to the software will resolve the conflict.
• Unresponsive after clicking Updates icon — App Store app freezes
  This is a rare symptom, triggered by “certain third-party Mac NTFS software and/or connected partitions with versions of Microsoft Windows that contain the NTFS filesystem.” The solution is to remove the NTFS drive/partition from the Spotlight search list. As an alternative, if you can determine the specific utility that is causing the symptom, you may be able to disable it from the utility’s own preferences.

General Troubleshooting

• Troubleshooting the Mac App Store
• First, if a problem is specific to an individual app, delete the app from your drive and select to reinstall it from the App Store
• Next, try to Restart your Mac
• Next, reinstall Mac OS X 10.6.6 via the combo update
• As a very very last resort, reinstall Mac OS X 10.6 from your original install media

Launched in 2007, Apple’s iTunes U is a powerhouse of knowledge. Currently more than 800 international universities maintain active sites and the digital library houses some 350,000 free lectures, videos, films and other resources available for download on the iTunes store.

Here are five reasons iTunes U is better than actually going to college.

1. Affordability
2. Quality of materials
3. Diversity of offerings
4. Scheduling flexibility
5. Lifestyle tolerance

Do you have the opposite experiences?

[Cult of Mac: 5 Reasons iTunes U is Better than College →]

You need to transfer files. Maybe to an FTP or SFTP server, or the cloud via Amazon S3, or using WebDAV. You maintain a website, do backups, or upload photos. You need Transmit.

[Panic: Transmit]