The one of the guy back-flopping in to the pool is painful.
Category: General Tech
A Template for Creating a Good, Well-Rounded Backup Strategy
Earlier today, Shawn Blanc outlined his backup strategy. I wrote about it back in 2010, and thought that in light of this week’s news, it would be a good time to re-visit the topic.
A good backup solution has multiple layers:
- Local
- Off-site
- Cloud
Additionally, as Shawn pointed out, backing up should be easy and automatic. Here’s how I do it for my Mac mini at home. My setup at work is not all that different, however.
Starbucks Signs Up With Square⇢
Jack Dorsey:
I am pleased and proud to announce that today Starbucks signed up for Square.
Square will be at 7,000 locations across the US. Crazy.
Amazon Quietly Closes Security Hole⇢
Wired’s Nathan Olivarez-Giles:
On Tuesday, Amazon handed down to its customer service department a policy change that no longer allows people to call in and change account settings, such as credit cards or email addresses associated with its user accounts.
Good.
How Mat Honan Was Hacked⇢
In short, oversights in Amazon’s and Apple’s security systems made hacking Mat Honan easier than it should have been. Yikes.
All Hail Slogger⇢
Holy Brett Terpstra, Batman.
Mat Honan’s Bad Week⇢
People suck.
Daily Dose of Mad Men Videos
First, Mad Men in sixty seconds.
Secondly, Sesame’s Street take on the show. via my wife
The Verge Changes Link Styles⇢
The tech news site is now using in-line and source links. Good for them.
via The Loop
Christopher Nolan Says Goodbye to Batman Trilogy⇢
If you haven’t seen the new movie, shame on you.
Automating Markdown Links⇢
While Viticci’s method is cool, I use a much simpler one to get inline Markdown links inserted: TextExpander.
When I type ;mdl TextExpander takes the URL I’ve previously copied and does this with it:
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The cursor gets inserted where I can type the text that should be linked. It’s a little backwards, but I’ve learned to think about the URL first, with the text second. It’s fast, easy and works in TextExpander-equipped iOS apps, too.
Fact-Checking ‘Breaking Bad’⇢
If there’s one thing constantly running through the heads of nerds watching Breaking Bad, it’s that Walter White might be the most badass chemist of all time. Most of the badass part comes from the skills of Bryan Cranston, who plays the chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-cooker, but the chemist part comes from the diligent work of researchers Gordon Smith and Jenn Carroll, who make sure every molecular formula that comes out of the character’s mouth is perfect.