Tag Archives: Backups

Backing Up Data With rsync

Written by Aijaz Ansari. Posted on April 18, 2010. Filed under Computers. Tagged , , , . 1 Comment.
The Agra Fort
This post shows you how to use the 'rsync' command to back up data from one directory to another (or one drive to another).

What To Do When Your Mac Is Temporarily Disabled

Written by Aijaz Ansari. Posted on December 24, 2009. Filed under Computers. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
Sad Mac
Last night, my Macbook Pro would not wake up from sleep. After jiggling the mouse and hitting the space bar a few times I powered it down. I powered it back up, and I could hear it booting up, and could feel the hard disk move, but there was nothing on the screen. After a little Googling I suspected the video driver was dead.