Alcor (nickname for the developer of Quicksilver)
is
compiling a huge list of user defaults. User defaults
include things like if you want the Safari debug menu to show up, if you want the dock to [...]

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TimeMachineEditor is a great little application that allows you to optimize your Time Machine backups much more than the regular System Preferences pane does. It is quite lightweight and simply works. If you use Time Machine for your backups, you should definitely check it out.

TimeMachineEditor gives you the option to schedule Time Machine backups at [...]

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Time Machine is a great backup tool, but one of the frustrating aspects is that there is no really obvious way to have it back up at a time other than the regularly scheduled intervals. You can’t just double click on the volume on the desktop or even tell it to back up through it’s [...]

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Some people, like me, do not have external hard drives big enough to use for full backups using Time Machine. Although I recommend buying a big external drive, you can still use Time Machine for your more precious files on smaller drives.
First of all, launch the “System Preferences” application. Under the “System” header, select the [...]

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