As the end of the year is closing in, I would like remind all parents and students that we’ll be erasing and wiping the data off of the computers to prepare them for a fresh install for the next school year.
Please review the how-to videos linked to below if you want to archive and backup any of the data before turning in the laptops.
Clean Up Your Mac
http://gallery.me.com/gbusch6/100194
Backup to DVD media
http://gallery.me.com/gbusch6/100223
Backup iTunes
http://gallery.me.com/gbusch6/100209
Backup Movies
http://gallery.me.com/gbusch6/100208
Backup iPhoto
http://gallery.me.com/gbusch6/100210
Please use the download link to allow you and your students to watch these videos offline.
In the videos, I refer to using an external hard drive, if you don’t have an external hard drive you can find them at most electronic retail stores like Best Buy, Radio Shack, Fry’s etc. We will be offering hard drives for sale at the beginning of next school year at special pricing along with other accessories, however we will not be able to coordinate an order at this time. You other option is to use DVD media and you can follow my video on how to burn to blank DVD media.
Here is a link to the recommended external drive we purchased earlier this year for backup.
Iomega eGo Mac Edition
http://www.amazon.com/Iomega-FireWire-Portable-External-34649/dp/B002BWOO1G/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1273692022&sr=1-4
