{"id":1009,"date":"2012-11-19T15:00:51","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T21:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizabethshack.com\/blog\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2012-11-19T07:45:31","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T13:45:31","slug":"vacuuming-with-big-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizabethshack.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/19\/vacuuming-with-big-cats\/","title":{"rendered":"Vacuuming with big cats"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been stubbornly insisting that I’m doing Nanowrimo, despite my paltry word count so far and my job still being very busy.<\/p>\n

However, this weekend my brain had had enough, and it pulled out a sure fire weapon to get me to admit I’m not doing Nano: “Elizabeth,” my brain said, “You need to upgrade to Mountain Lion NOW.”<\/p>\n

My brain is more clever than me, and quite persuasive, so that’s what I did. This required:<\/p>\n

* making a backup disk image of my current system, because, um, I never made an official backup of this computer, which I got three years ago, and didn’t have the space to re-use the partition I’d used for my previous computer to make a real backup<\/p>\n

* a trip to Best Buy for a new hard drive because I really should have a backup other than Time Machine. This included a bunch of other errands too. Like new socks, and a haircut, and the last of my Christmas shopping. Plus writing breaks at Panera and Starbucks (see, brain? I got work done despite you!)<\/p>\n

* making many backups of the computer and my working files, plus a bootable clone just in case I had to go back to Snow Leopard or find a program that only works under Snow Leopard<\/p>\n

* the actual installation. Step one: download the upgrade. Step two: go jogging while it’s downloading. Step three: Install. Step four: yardwork while the installation is going. <\/p>\n

* Checking all my important applications to make sure they still work. Downloaded a new version of my password manager because that one broke. So far it seems to be the only one, and I got all my data back.<\/p>\n

* Making a new backup of the new system like I should have three years ago. Because I don’t really want to lose everything. <\/p>\n

So far I like it. New software stuff to play with, what’s not to like? Except now it’s all set up, and I have to find another way to procrastinate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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