Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Spencer: Yeah. We use Time Capsule which backs up our family business iMac and MacBook Pro 13. I was musing whether or not SmartReporter would work with the Time Capsule drive. Maybe not possible due to protective code in OSX. And yes, I know we should probably have another drive working alongside the Time Capsule. Just in Case. Yet another detail that has nothing to do with keeping the family Landscape business solvent but is for sure a good idea. Equipment and vehicle repairs will always come first. Oh, and food and utilities and....just like most of us in this Forum. Meanwhile, I eyeball the (lately) more and more affordable external/portable drives on the shelf at Costco. Again, maybe none of them work with Mac as Costco has an ongoing grudge match with Apple. No iPhones or computers, only the toys. Meanwhile I'll take your advice to heart; act swiftly if the little green icon goes to red! Cheers and thanks again, Bob Bob Shaw rsphotoimages at comcast.net On Dec 4, 2010, at 3:45 PM, Spencer Cheng wrote: > Hi Bob, > > My pleasure. Don't get complacent though. The H/W diagnostics (SMART) in > the HDDs which SMARTReporter uses may not be able to detect disk failures > more than a few minutes ahead time instead of hours. You might not have > enough time to get home. Backup, backup, backup... > > Regards, > Spencer > > On Dec 4, 2010, at 12:15, Bob Shaw wrote: > >> Thanks for the URL, Spencer. >> >> Just loaded it on my MacBook Pro 13 and will also load on iMac. Would >> load on iPhone 4, but no HD. Yet. >> >> I like it that you can opt for an email alert (test email worked great) >> and the little HD icon on the tool bar now sports a comforting Green for >> OK status. >> >> So now I can get email alert on iPhone 4 that one or both Macs are in >> trouble before I get home. >> >> Way cool. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information