Sounds very thorough which I appreciate as I don't just naturally understand things relating to technology unless someone teaches it to me. I didn't even understand what time capsule was until I read your e-mail even though I've seen discussions of it. :) Thanks, now I know I better back up my hard drive.
Christina On Jun 6, 2010, at 4:36 AM, Alfredo wrote: > I will have the following sections for each program that I will have a > guide for. > (name of program, and developer) > What, will inform user on what the program is and does. > When, will let users know when would be a good scenario to use the > program, such as, “ use DVD ReMaster to burn DVDs”. > Where, will inform the user where they can find the application, from > what vendor, then then in what section of your operating system you > can find it. It will also include the shortcut key for the program or > utility if it has one. It will not inform user where the program > files of the application or utility are sotre as this is out of the > scope of my tutorial. > Who, will inform user what type of person would like to use this > program. This way they can judge if they should do the tutorial or > not. For example, for the DVD ReMaster, I would put something like, > “An avid movie watcher, a person that would like to backup legal > copies of his DVDs”. > How, here is where the tutorial will start. I will also include what > areas of the program the tutorial will guide you through. > > Below is an example. > > DVD ReMaster, Metakine. > Price. Trial Version, 39.99US standard, 49.99US pro. > What. DVD Remaster will backup your DVD’s into your hard drive, then > you can back them up on another DVD, export them to a format to view > them on your Ipod or just extract the audio and then export them as a > mp3 file to carry them on your mp3 player. The Pro version is similar > to the standard version but has the added benefits of allowing you to > discard audio and video tracks, which subsequently allows for a > better compression quality while customizing the DVD with the features > you want. > When. Quoted directly from their website, “DVDRemaster is an > application which recompresses large DVDs so they can be burned on a > standard DVD or converts them so they can be watched on your video > iPod, iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and many others”. > Where. Menu Bar > Application> DVD Remaster. > Who. An Avid movie watcher, a person who wants to backup their store > bought DVDs into their HD. > How. (Here I would start the tutorial) > > It comes in two flavors, Pro and Standard. > > Time Machine, Apple, Inc. > Price: Comes with OS. > > What. Time Machine is the backup and recovery utility that ships with > Mac OS, and it is fully accessible with Voice Over. Time Machine is > like having the Backup and System Recovery utilities found on Windows > based computers in one screen reader friendly interface. It has the > ability to automatically back your files up every hour or on a > schedule you specify, after the first initial backup has concluded. > Note, the external drive must be physically connected to the computer, > or you must configure a Time Capsule, for Time Machine to > automatically back up your files to that external drive or Time > Capsule. Time Capsules is a hard drive that simultaneously acts as a > 802.11n wireless router so that you can configure wireless backups of > your system with Time Machine and be able to browse the internet > wirelessly at the same time. Time Capsule is sold by apple and many > authorize apple retailers. It is truly a time machine, as it lets you > restore files from a Time Machine backup with a date you specify. For > example, if my backups have continued on for the past month, and I > wanted to restore a Favorite folder from 2 weeks back, I would be able > to do this with Time Machine. > When. > You can use this utility to backup your computer files, both system > and user files, such as pictures, movies, music, documents, user > settings and application preferences, to either a specified section of > your internal drive or an external drive. You can later use the > utility to restore your backed up files to your system in case you > accidentally delete some files you want and would like to restored, or > your drive malfunctions. Warning, if your drive malfunctions, and you > did not backed up on an external drive, your files will probably be > lost forever, unless you are willing to pay a substantial amount for a > software-based File Recovery program or, worst, pay a File Recovery > company even more to recover your files. > Who. Everyone who cannot afford to have a hard drive malfunction > occur without an available backup. Especially if you use your > computer for work, school or have family pictures, movies and you > cannot loose the files. > Note. . I cannot stress how important backups are, since hard drives > fail when you most need access to your computer, fail when you least > expect them to and stress you like a hot volcano. I been there, > learned from my mistakes, and I now have a scheduled regular backup > with Time Machine. There is no excuse for not backing up your files > with the Mac’s OS X built in accesible, free and convinient backup and > restore utility. The accessibility and convenience of backing up your > files and restoring them with Time Machine is unparallel to any > program I have ever used, and it is a free utility shipped with the > OS. > How. Here is where I would start the tutorial. > > What do you guys think about the first two programs descritpion and > format? I think it will become a table layout format for better > anvigation, as having periods after one word is silly, plus tables > make it look professional. Anyways, if you have specfici programs, > utilities, or areas of the system you would like me to cover just let > me know, but be aware this is a 2 month project. Also before the How > section, I will have a Description of the main program window I will > guide you through. > Alfredo > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. 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