November 7, 2009

Why version control is important for solo developers

“It’s common practice for any software project with multiple coders to use some version control mechanism. CVS or Subversion used to be popular. These days distributed systems like git and Mercurial are the quickly replacing the old standards. But what about the cases when you’re the only coder?”

by Fraser Hess via cimgf.com

Have a look at Storehouse – Easy Version Control.

November 4, 2009

Is Backup on Apple’s Back Burner or Simply Abandoned?

“When Leopard was introduced, backing up became an automatic and effortless operation. Set it and forget it. Unfortunately, Time Machine backups are not off-site and don’t protect you against an on-site disaster. When I previously covered some online off-site backup solutions, Apple’s backup utility was not one of them.”

by Dave Greenbaum via The Apple Blog