2009-08-28

mac os x 10.6: boot from usb

I always like to play around and I hate CDs etc. That's the reason I took an .iso of the dvd and restored it onto a usb diskdrive and restarted the computer while holding down alt(option) key and selected that usb disk.

everything is fine. mac os is now even better than before and the price is more than right. The best feature is the dock and gallery view with scrolling and folder traversing.

BTW: The .iso must be on a mac formated disk, mounted (by double clicking) and then using the disk utility can be restored to the usb disk. But you'll have to drag the mounted iso to source and select the usb disk. somehow I always forget to do that and it takes a few minutes until I realize I need to do it this way.

Have fun.

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