[G4] Two Qs -- synchronization & extending computer life

[Jamie Pruden]

On Mar 6, 2006, at 8:52 PM, David Minger NPG Cable wrote:

> Hi everyone -- I appreciate all the help on this listserv. Two  
> questions:
>
> 1. I'm using a G4 450 running 10.4.5. I have two internal drives.  
> One's my backup. Synchronizing the backup files is rather tedious.  
> Any utilities that come with OS X or that can be downloaded or  
> purchased? (I do have some older software but I think it was for OS  
> 9 or less.)
>
> 2. For life of computer and energy costs -- is it better to leave  
> my Macs on but put them to sleep rather than to shut them down and  
> restart once or twice a day?
>
> Best,
> David

Hi David,

Check out Carbon Copy Cloner from http://www.bombich.com. One of the  
less advertised features of this program is its ability to use psync  
to do synchronization... it works GREAT.

smiles,
Jamie