OS X 10.5.2 is out
If there is one reason to try out the new, updated Super Duper backup utility, it is this. Apple has just released the latest upgrade to Leopard.
One of my biggest gripes is on Time Machine. It’s a great utility, but I have no idea whether it is on standby mode or it is busy backing up my machine. This info is especially important just before I pack up my laptop and disconnect the external drive as I don’t want to interrupt the backup process. For me to check on the status, I have to launch System Preferences and click on the Time Machine icon. Moreover, to bypass the hourly schedule and force Time Machine to do an immediate backup, you have to do it through Finder. You can’t right-click on the external disk icon that’s floating on the desktop.
Now, apparenly with this latest update, there is now a Time Machine icon on your menu bar. By clicking this icon, you can see the date and time of the last Time Machine backup and commands to start a backup manually. And when Time Machine is performing the backup, the icon, which is the shrunken Time Machine clock icon, will show the little clock’s hands moving backward.
The other list of updates can be found here.
February 12 2008 12:10 pm | OS and Software
