Re: Re: Wolfram WorkBench and iDisk
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- Subject: [mg97728] Re: [mg97720] Re: [mg97663] Wolfram WorkBench and iDisk
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:24:23 -0500 (EST)
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- Reply-to: drmajorbob at bigfoot.com
I must agree about the pitiful iDisk (MobileMe, it's now called). I'll have to give Dropbox a try. Thanks! Bobby On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:13:59 -0500, peter <plindsay.0 at gmail.com> wrote: > I'm a mac fan but would not recommend iDisk for anything other than a > good > laugh.An excellent alternative [ that works ] is Dropbox. I think its > free > for the first 2GB. You can also back-track to recover previously deleted > stuff I think. > > Peter > > 2009/3/18 robert prince-wright <robertprincewright at yahoo.com> > >> >> I have a MacBook and an i-Mac and have been struggling with version >> control. I've also been wondering how to keep my Mathematica work >> totally >> safe. >> >> My first attempt to control versions and keep files safe was to start >> using >> Apple's i-Disk. This ensured my mac-Book and i-Mac were always >> synchronized. >> All was going well, until i deleted a file from a local copy on the >> MacBook, >> only to find it was deleted on the i-Disk and i-Mac. That led me to read >> horror stories online by people who have lost all their i-Disk and local >> files! This lead me to think I should not Auto Sync the computers - have >> others had similar problems and do you have a better approach? >> I spoke to someone at Apple Store and they suggested I use the iDisk to >> provide offsite storage and accessibility, and that I write an Automated >> Script to copy the i-Disk to my i-Mac. That way its backed up on my Time >> Capsule. Has anyone written this script already? If so I would >> appreciate a >> copy. >> >> Now the main question is whether anyone has tried using Workbench with a >> 'WolframWorkbench\Base' folder located on an i-Disk? I am wondering >> whether >> this is sensible or not if so I can use the approach described above. >> >> What do you all think? >> >> >> >> >> > > -- DrMajorBob at bigfoot.com
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- Wolfram WorkBench and iDisk
- From: robert prince-wright <robertprincewright@yahoo.com>
- Wolfram WorkBench and iDisk