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Marc Grubb
June 11, 2010 at 2:46 am in reply to: New System Drive – New OS

Thanks for dispelling that rumor, Zane. I haven’t had a chance to purposely NOT install QT7, then try to add it later. That’s how I had HOPED it would work.

Marc

Marc L. Grubb
Owner/Creative Technologist
fusion IT
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Marc Grubb
June 11, 2010 at 2:20 am in reply to: New System Drive – New OS

Chris,
Because you are skipping past Leopard to Snow Leopard, there could be some issues if you copy your user account using the migration asst. Personally, I’d take the time to set up a user on the new system, then copy ONLY documents/mail/bookmarks.
You can try the migration asst, but you’re taking a risk in this case. I always opt for STABILITY.
SNow Leopard has TWO versions of QuickTime; QuickTime X which is installed by default, and QT7, which you can ONLY install during the initial OS Install. (Look in the “customize” area) DO NOT proceed with the install without being sure you are also installing QT7. Snow Leopard also has different gamma settings.
Marc

Marc L. Grubb
Owner/Creative Technologist
fusion IT
Apple Certified Technical Coordinator
Member,  Consultants Network
Marc Grubb
June 10, 2010 at 9:36 pm in reply to: New System Drive – New OS

This really is NOT the best way. First, what OS are you coming from? Hopefully Leopard. Second, Pro Apps won’t copy over well. They should be reinstalled. Third, you are going to copy a bunch of files you don’t need. INSTEAD, Install your Pro Apps and use Apple’s “Migration Assistant” app. to copy users and documents.

Marc L. Grubb
Owner/Creative Technologist
fusion IT
Apple Certified Technical Coordinator
Member,  Consultants Network
Marc Grubb
June 10, 2010 at 5:27 pm in reply to: General Back up & Archive Forum

John, Ron, to split hairs a bit, RAIDs and Arrays offer *redundancy* in the event of inevitable drive failures, and are not “backup”. They certainly are not “archive” either!

Ron, I for one would also LOVE to see a dedicated backup and archive forum, and I would be active in it. I’m an IT consultant with a strong Pro Video focus, and there are LOTS of smaller businesses using hard drives as archive/backup, which is a REALLY bad idea! It’s my mission to protect businesses and especially, their data/footage.

Marc L. Grubb
Owner/Creative Technologist
fusion IT
Apple Certified Technical Coordinator
Member,  Consultants Network