Problems starting up after update -- try re-applying combo updater from separate drive If you are having problems starting up after applying the Mac OS X 10.4.7 (i.e. startup stalls at the grey screen ...

Secondary volume booting problems: Not relegated to FireWire drives, possible explanation Yesterday we reported on an issue where Mac OS X 10.3.7 may not properly boot when it is installed on a ...

If you're using slower drives I would probably go RAID1 (OS) + RAID10 (DB) in your situation - but you would also want a hot spare (at least a cold spare) so you're talking 7 drives there. If you are ...

I have an older machine I wanted to use as a VM host (because I can export them later if I replace the box) but the drive was slooow, so I used Macrium to clone it onto an SSD. I should have unplugged ...

For those who don't want to purchase Mac OS X 10.7 Lion from the Mac App Store for $29.99, Apple is now selling the $69 USB install drive in its online store. Buying Lion on a physical medium from ...

Years ago, partitioning your hard drive was a smart way to organize files and simplify OS reinstalls. However, with the advancements in storage technology and the prevalence of cloud services, drive ...

Last week we pointed you toward a virtual machine build of Chrome OS for anyone eager to play around with (the still incomplete) Chrome OS, but if you'd rather try running it from a thumb drive, ...

If you have a Mac, and if BadUSB or the code released at DerbyCon to make BadUSB work didn’t scare you off from using thumb drives, then you might want to start using a free app like CleanMyDrive. Why ...