Backing Up Data on a Remote ‘Cloud’ Computer – NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/technology/personaltech/03basics.html?pagew…

A decent write-up of the Internet-based backups currently on the market. I have worked with Carbonite, Mozy, & JungleDisk. San Antonio company Rackspace has purchased the last, and partially rebranded it Cloud Drive; the Times article does not mention that Jungle Disk will also let you backup to the Rackspace Cloud, at somewhat lower rates. The software is still called Jungle Disk, which confuses folks who already have a hard time grasping where there digital stuff is going.

I have finally landed on CrashPlan as my best recommendation. They offer a great family plan that lets you backup anywhere from 2 to 10 computers in your household to the cloud for as little as $6/month (if you pre-pay 2 years’ worth), and for free you can backup one of your computers to another configured with CrashPlan, even across the Internet. Their software is the most transparent and most versatile, without being too complex, and it makes file retrieval fairly straightforward.

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March 5, 2011 | Filed Under Tech | Leave a Comment 

Fixing Apple Mail after you’ve tried accidentally to send a giant attachment

This might happen with other email hosts, but I've only ever gotten the call to fix a Gmail account. (And really, why would you use another email host?) Mail will choke on that big message, and prevent you from receiving any more of your Gmail. I've fixed it multiple times before, but thanks to Glenn for digging up this more consistent and reliable fix.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Glenn Anderson
Date: Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:01 PM
Subject: recovered messages folder
To: Jonathan Marcus

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"Recovered Messages" mailbox in Apple Mail

(for Gmail account that chokes on large attachment)

1.Take the Gmail account offline from within Mail and delete the Recovered Messages folder. 
2. Make invisible files visible
Download the widget to show the hidden files from http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/developer/hiddenfiles.html
or use TinkerTool
3. Go to ~/Library/Mail/IMAP-<username>@domain.tld@imap.domain.tld/.OfflineCache
4. Delete all the data within .OfflineCache folder – do not delete the folder.
5. Close Mail application and reopen.

Alternatively, you can find that .OfflineCache folder via Terminal.

Gmail Maximum attachment size

With Gmail, you can send and receive messages up to 25 megabytes (MB) in size.

You may not be able to send larger attachments to contacts who use other email services with smaller attachment limits.

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March 3, 2011 | Filed Under Tech | Leave a Comment