Backup Hard Drives | Getting Dirty in Photoshop CS3 | Terry White's Time Capsule Review

By RC Concepcion in Layers Blog
Wednesday March 19, 2008

When I wrote about the use of the Ministack NAS unit to save files to your network at home, the post was based on having a separate place where you can place your images and music to access them later (those are my drives, as I have them setup in the office on the right). Some of you wrote in and talked a little bit about the need for a backup hard drive, and how you can address that. I figured I’d offer two ways of going about this.

The first way is to use the Mercury Elite AL- Pro from Other World Computing. Be it Mac or PC, the triple Firewire 800/400 USB 2.0 drive gives you enough options to connect to the most common sources – and it is a fast puppy! Right now, I am using their 1TB system, and it’s able to do a lot of the heavy lifting for my backups. On this computer, I am using the Super Duper program for a backup because, to be honest, I just have been too lazy to get my computer upgraded to Leopard. Make sure that you visit the OWC folks and check out that hard drive. I’m loving it.

Time Machine on a Mac, today’s new tutorial, and some other links after the jump. Follow me onward!

Time Machine for a Leopard Based Machine
One of the most touted features for Mac’s new Leopard OS is Time Machine. Built right into the OS, Time Machine takes all of the pain of creating backups, and makes the process easier than it’s ever been. You can use the Mercury Elite drives in conjunction with Time Machine, and your Mac backup problems are solved.

For the super wirelessly inclined individuals, there is Time Capsule. 802.11n Wireless storage for up to 1TB! Sure, your original backup will take a while, but it’s one of those “Set it and Forget it” technologies which will let you really sleep well at night. The other cool part of Time Capsule is that you can sync multiple Macs to it, making it fun for the whole [mac] family.

What I usually tell people is this. If Terry White likes it, then you know you have a winner on your hands. Make sure you check out his full review.

Dave Cross gets Dirty in Photoshop CS3

Check out Dave Cross’ new tutorial on Getting Dirty in Photoshop CS3 by clicking here. This effect should give you that really crunchy look for your pictures that is all the rage. It’s not Lucis Art (a la Scott Kelby), but it is really cool.

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Author: RC Concepcion Rafael Concepcion (RC) is an education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and the co-host of Layers TV - The How To Podcast For Everything Adobe. An Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, RC has over 10 years in the I.T. and ecommerce industries and spends his days developing content for all applications in the Adobe Creative Suite. RC has held training seminars in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, and recently combined his photographic and web experience to teach with famed wildlife photographer Moose Peterson at the "You Can Do It Too" workshops in Mammoth, CA and at the Voices That Matter Web Conference in San Francisco, CA. RC also writes columns for Layers and Photoshop User magazines.