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    Cron Scripts Necessary for New Intel MacBook?

    The problem with the built-in help text is that word "may." So, OK, maybe you need to run them manually, maybe you don't. Which is it? That text doesn't help you decide. What actually does happen seems to be pretty complicated and, for practical purposes, rather unpredictable. The...
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    Cron Scripts Necessary for New Intel MacBook?

    As the unusually terse g/re/p points out: Or, in somewhat clearer terms: The article says there's "some" chance that the scripts might never run. That's mathematically true, I suppose, but not too likely. Looking at my own logs, it seems like the daily task runs, on average, about every two...
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    Retrospect without login/windows?

    How can I get EMC Dantz Retrospect 6.1 to work (Backup Server mode) without having someone logged in to display the progress window? I've got Retrospect set up and working great to back up my home network (4 laptops, one desktop). I've got the desktop configured as a "Backup Server," and it...
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    Boot problem on PowerBook G4

    Clean install is indeed best here, but if you have stuff on this box that's not backed up, then "Archive" install may be the right compromise. Try once using the "preserve user and network settings" options, see if that helps. If not, try again without "preserve."
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    2006 MacWorld Expo BOLD Prediction

    OK, now, this is what "bold" is all about: It will be revealed that the new Intel logo is part of a joint Apple / Intel agreement to replace D-dropped-e-ll with Apple as the premier consumer of Intel processors!
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