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Backup

Automatic WP backup with Cron

In Backup, WordPress on 6 July 2005 with no comments

Podz did an awesome job with a few people to help create a script to automate the backup of a WordPress database. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m hopeful that it’ll work. Sweet!

Get your drivers

In Backup, Computers, Tip on 22 April 2005 with no comments

Someone called me up late last night and was trying to get their laptop running the way it was before. However, he didn’t have his restore CD - just a Windows CD (I think). Anyway, it sounded like he got everything working properly except the integrated wireless card. He thought that all restore CDs were the same, so he was trying to get one from me. Sadly, they’re not, and now he has to figure out another way to get those drivers for it. Plus, he doesn’t know what model the card is. Yikes.

Lesson: Get all the information you can on your system, and get the drivers burned onto a CDR periodically, when cases like this arise.

Trying BackupBuddyVFS Personal

In Asides, Backup, Geek, Palm Software on 21 April 2005 with no comments

I’m trying out BackupBuddyVFS Personal. I haven’t been too good in backing that data up, other than HotSync - and that doesn’t cover everything.