Category: 724: Tech Tails TV: Take Two!, Backup of Your Backup: RAIDs, Activity Monitor, Browser History Mystery

Every internet browser I have seen or used includes a feature known generally as “history,” which is essentially a map of where you have been surfing (over the last session, few days or even months or longer if your settings allow it). This history list is something you can go back to and search if…

My MacBook Pro was acting strangely last week: slow application launch times, incessant beach-balling, fans at full speed all the time, hot to the touch, and miserable battery life. The battery gave out on me in the middle of a Keynote presentation, after which I set aside all else that needed doing so I could…

Continuing on the the theme of redundant backups, nothing is more fitting than discussing RAIDS: Redundant Array of Independent Disks. RAIDs are commonly used by businesses and pro-users but they can also provide solutions for home users as well depending on one’s needs. While there are several types of RAID options, today we will be…

Here’s some entertainment news you won’t read in “Variety Magazine.”:http://www.variety.com A few months ago, we experimented with hosting our bi-weekly Tech Tails TV web show on Ustream.com. Tech Tails TV is our live web show where we repair and troubleshoot Macs, gossip about industry news, and answer all of your Apple-related questions. While this was…

Happy Tuesday, Following what seemed like an interminable heat wave, I’m thrilled by the refreshing low humidity and mild temperatures in the seventies. A very powerful storm rolled through the area a few nights ago with violent winds and thunder, and some friends of mine in Northfield reported downed trees, flash flooding, and some very…