A few months back, I was looking to migrate my aging Dell M1330 from its 160GB magnetic HDD to a Crucial M4 128GB SSD. I was reluctant to do a straightforward backup and clean install of Windows 7 onto the SSD, including reinstalling applications, if I could avoid it. So, I did some Google investigating and tried several open source options, before settling on Clonezilla. Sadly, after fluffing around for hours trying to configure a backup, Clonezilla would either hang or stop mid-way, a painful experience when backing up over 100GB of data. Little did I know there was a much easier way to get the job done. More »
Yesterday, I started trying to translate Mac-speak to Windows-talk. That continues today as I look at customisation, security and applications for those making the switch from OS X to Windows. More »
If you’ve been a long-time Mac user, sitting in front of a Windows machine can be quite confusing. In this instalment of our switching guide, I take a look at the Windows interface and translate between OS X and Windows 7. More »
Windows 7 has been on sale since October 2009, and if you’re a dedicated geek you’ve probably been running it for 18 months or more at this point. But corporations move to a different and much slower drum, and 2011 is the year many will finally make the shift away from Windows XP and towards Windows 7. If you work in IT, what do you need to know about that process? More »
Automated tools for blog migration can be really handy if you switch publishing platforms, but they remove your ability to control the process. Pocket Mojo’s guide to how it migrated from B2Evolution to WordPress serves as a reminder that sometimes it’s best to get down and dirty with your database server.
Windows: If you’re installing Solid-State Drive (SSD), you probably won’t be able to migrate your entire drive over, since SSDs tend to be smaller. Migrate OS to SSD will let you specify which folders you want to migrate to the smaller drive. More »
