Going wireless makes my Powerbook hot

Even when only having textedit running I noticed computer hot and fan running. Turning off wireless fixed this.
Not to say that it isn't a problem but you can go wired if you are getting annoyed by the heat.

Mac backup software reviews

I was needing to backup my computer and these are my quick notes on the different solutions

• Carbon copy cloner (donation-ware)- . It only works for people with administrator privilege. can't be canceled. folder selection method makes sense in terms of common actions but is non-intuitive. It doesn't remember your selections. Support is supposed to be very good.
• rsyncx- I could not install
• rsyncbackup- just a script
• synk (Full use for thirty days)- This has a nice looking interface. One useful feature is that it shows how many files were moved. One annoying part of the process was that adding folders to be copied had to be done one at a time.
  
• sync pro x (Full use for 7 days, $99)- The software seems nice. It would be useful if I needed to do syncing. Here's a useful review.
  
• superduper! (crippleware, $28)- This software had good reviews including on Macworld but not many downloads. It was recommended to me by a friend as doing the best job of preserving metadata. Unfortunately it's crippleware.
  
• The only method of copying it will let you do is to completely erase everything and then copy. Being made to delete my data is wrong.
  
• It's not possible to see how well it does at doing a differential backup especially in terms ofspeed.
  
• The available functionality is less then I'd get doing a drag using the finder.
• I emailled these concerns to the developer points to the developer. Here's his response: "A single folder is a single folder, and can be dragged and dropped. We're more useful when you have a more complicate situation..."

Problems setting up an external hard drive- Seagate hard drive and Macally enclosure

I had a much harder time than I should have setting up an external hard drive enclosure.

Macally enclosure
First I had problems getting the Macally enclosure opened and then closed. The opening problem was mostly my fault. On close it is easy to mistake whether you are putting it on backwards. The enclosure gets less than a quarter-inch from closed and then stops. It makes it seem like the reason it is not closing is that you have misjudged the alignment or need to jiggle it.
Once I had everything set up I had trouble connecting the drive. There were colored indicator lights but no explanation as to their meaning.
I called Macally for help during the problems and was happy with their support. Here's the meaning of the lights: "If you are only getting a red light, this mean two things; either the hard drive is defective or there is not enough power going from the power brick."

Seagate jumpers
The sticker showing how to set the jumpers is on the hard drive but is facing the opposite direction from the jumpers. This makes it confusing to set the jumpers correctly.
I also had some problems making sure the cables were all the way in.

Conclusions
I'd say the problems were 70% me. But it would have been easier if

• Seagate reversed the sticker
• Macally had some FAQ saying the meaning of their indicator lights
• Macally had designed the enclosure so the way parts came together was obvious.