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How to Create OS X 10.9 Mavericks Bootable Installer

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So, Apple’s latest Mac OS X 10.9 finally released with codename Mavericks.

Like the previous 2 version (Lion 10.7 & Mountain Lion 10.8), Mavs doesnt ship on a disc. it’s available only as an installer app downloadable from the Mac App Store. The installer it self needs no bootable installation disc. But it cant stop you for having a bootable Mavericks installer, right?

It will be very useful if you want to install Mavericks on multiple Macs offline.

And one more thing, users running Snow Leopard and later will be able to nab the update for free via the App Store. No additional cost.

So, i’d like to share how to create a bootable Mavericks installer on a USB stick. It’s not that difficult actually.

  1. You have to get the latest version of Mavericks installer first. Since i’ve downloaded Mavericks today (23/10/2013) from App Store, my version should be 10.9.0. The installer size is about 5.3GB. After downloading the installer a new window will appear asking you to install. Just cancel it.
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    There’ll be at least 2 ways to create the bootable installer. Using Disk Utility and the fastest one is using a new feature built into Mavericks for creating an install drive called [highlight]createinstallmedia[/highlight]. I’ll use this method here.
  2. You need to have at least 8GB USB stick. Rename it to something you like. I name my USB Mavericks. Well it’s not to rename the drive. But since we will us Terminal to type the command, I think it will be easier for you to use a simple name for the drive. Make sure your USB is properly formatted.
    If you’re not sure about that, this is the step to prepare your USB drive.

    I use my previous ML USB installer
    I use my previous ML USB installer


    Open Disk Utility, select your USB drive and choose Erase tab
    Open Disk Utility, select your USB drive and choose Erase tab


    Choose format Mac OS Extended (Journaled)Give the name to your driveClick Erase
    Choose format Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
    Give the name to your drive
    Click Erase


    that's all, you'll have your USB ready
    that’s all, you’ll have your USB ready


    [highlight]Warning: This step will erase the destination drive or partition, so make sure it doesn’t contain any valuable data. [/highlight]
  3. Open Terminal, and type/copy paste this command
    sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Mavericks --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction
  4. Type your your root/admin-level account password when prompted.
  5. You’ll see the progress in the Terminal window. It will displays a textual representation of a progress bar: Erasing Disk: 0%… 10%…20%… bla bla bla. Wait until everything finished.

    I go inside the installer directory, therefore the command will be a lil bit different for you
    I browse inside the installer directory, therefore the command will be a lil bit different for you
  6. Voila! You have your bootable Mavericks-install drive.

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Evernote – Hacked – Change Your Password

Finally, I could get up from my bed. But still there’s like tons of hammers knocking out my head. Arrghh..

Anyway, ada yang tau dan pakai Evernote? Masa ga tau sih? Kalo menurut saya, Evernote itu adalah salah satu must-have-app in your computer n specially mobile devices lho :)

IMG_7262Evernote itu adalah sebuah aplikasi yang fungsi utamanya untuk note-taking, catat mencatat dan archiving. Note nya tadi ga harus teks lho, bisa beruba full webpage atau potongan webpage ^_^, voice memo. Bisa juga berupa attachment file. Note-note tadi bisa kamu kelompokkan berdasarkan grup, tag, comments dan beberapa kombinasi lainnya. It will be saved on local storage but synced up to the cloud. Jadi berguna banget (paling ga buat saya). Bikin note di Mac, tapi pas mobile bisa view di iPhone/iPad atau via web browser.

Jangan kuatir, Evernote ini multiplatform. Kalian mau pake device OS X, iOS, Chrome OS, Android, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone bahkan BlackBerry pun juga bisa.

Nah, terkait dengan Evernote di atas, ada masalah yang cukup penting minggu ini yang membuat Evernote mengeluatkan rilis baru aplikasi yang intinya sih berupa patch supaya para penggunanya segera melakukan update password mereka. 50juta user harus update passwordnya segera. Ck ck ck

Lho? Kenapa memangnya?

Mengutip berita dari blognya, Akhir Februari 2013 kemarin tim operasional Evernote menemukan ada kegiatan mencurigakan yang meneyerang jaringan mereka dan berusaha untuk mengakses bagian vital dari layanan mereka. Nah untuk melakukan pencegahan terhadapat kemungkinan-kemungkinan yang tidak diinginkan terutama terkait dengan data “catatan-catatan” para penggunanya, Evernote memutuskan supaya semua penggunanya (iya, yang 50 juta itu) untuk merubah passwordnya.

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Nah, buat kamu para pengguna Evernote sudahkah melakukan update app dan tentu saja update password? Do it ASAP.

Sebagai catatan juga terkait password, ini textbook banget sih terkait security 101

  • Avoid using simple passwords based on dictionary words
  • Never use the same password on multiple sites or services
  • Never click on ‘reset password’ requests in emails — instead go directly to the service

Referensi:
Security Notice: Service-wide Password Reset

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