Nick Mediati, PCWorld

Earlier today, Mozilla released Firefox 3.6, the latest version of its popular browser. While it’s not as big of an update as the more ambitious Firefox 3.5….

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… Microsoft is likely to continue providing major security updates for Windows XP and Windows 2000 after ending support, but won’t offer performance patches, service packs or other non-critical upgrades.” as reported by Informationweek - http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222000858&subSection=News

This also means that your daily applications would soon be running out of there support. It’s time to start looking at new systems, new operating systems and updated applications as well. – Ralph S Gould

The issue i ran into was that it knocks out and audio file which i was unsure how to get back together. need to some more digging but it is a good way of figuring out how to make some changes in application that should make it easier than this.

Editing the Background Image in an iDVD Theme Template

If you’d like to use a particular iDVD theme but want to add or change elements in the background, such as the color, follow these steps to locate and edit the background image:

Save a copy of your chosen theme as a Favorite:

1. In iDVD select the theme you wish to change.
2. In Settings, click Save as Favorite.
3. In the pop-up box, name the new design.
4. Uncheck Replace existing.
5. Click OK.
6. Close iDVD.

Locate your iDVD Favorite files:

1. Open Finder.
2. Double-click on the hard drive icon.
3. Select Library/iDVD/Favorites.
4. Right-click on the icon for the Favorite you just created.
5. Select Show Package Contents from the pop-up menu.
6. Double-click on the Contents folder.
7. Double-Click on the Resources folder.

Make backup copies of the original image files:

1. Right-click on the Background.tif.
2. Select Copy Background.tif.
3. Right-click on an open area of the folder contents.
4. Select Paste Item.
5. Select Copy Thumbnail.tif.
6. Right-click on an open area of the folder contents.
7. Select Paste Item.

Edit your background images:

1. Open Background.tif in Photoshop.
2. Make desired changes in graphics and colors.
3. Save the image in the Resources folder.
4. From the Image menu, select Size.
5. Enter a new size for the image: 116 pixels wide and 100 pixels high.
6. Click OK.
7. Save the reduced size image as Thumbnail.tif, replacing the original file.

Open your newly edited Favorite:

1. Open iDVD and create a new document
2. Select Customize/Themes3. From the Themes menu select Favorites
3. Your newly edited Favorite will be displayed
4. Click on the thumbnail image to open the edited theme.
5. Proceed with your iDVD design.

To restore the original background:

Rename Background Copy.tif to BackgroundBAK.tif

There are a few ways to approach this. Companies like BuffaloTech (http://www.buffalotech.com/) make some great Raid Storage devices that can hold upto 4 TB of Data. (Yes that is a lot of space) The beauty here is that your data is stored over at least 3 hard drives so if one fails you simply slide it out and add a replacement so no lost or failure occurs. Prices vary for what size you purchase but reasonable none the less.

There are also online alternatives like mozy.com or idrive.com. Pay a monthly fee and your data is backed up over the internet to their systems. Initially your first backup to these services could take some time but after that it’s only changed and new files. The downside? Cost, speed and retention. If you delete something from your local system you typically have 30-90 days to recover it from your online backup before they remove it completely.

Then there is always using media such as cd, dvd, or blu-ray for storage. This can be time consuming and limiting if you have large amounts of data. There is a great benefit here that its a physical medium with no moving parts and the discs are approximately good for 50-70 years.  Many times this works well for sets of data like family vacation photos, client data or project data. Not so good for music files. Might as well just buy the cd’s or dvd’s.

Most businesses utilize tape drives and external hard drives for the purposes of backup. Costly as it typically requires the tape drive, tape media, and some sort of backup software. Don’t skimp on your business. IF this is your solution be aware that most businesses that suffer a major crash or data loss with n a few years are no longer in business. The stats are staggering like 80%. It is very hard to recovery from a poor backup strategy.

There are a few options but ultimately it comes down to size of data, budget and your time. I do believe online backup is the future but it hasn’t quite got over speed, size and costs just yet.

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