Monthly Archives: April 2013

CrashPlan backing up NAS from windows

I am finally going to do a cloud backup of my system for extra redundancy, and the CrashPlan system seems to be well regarded and recommended by many.

Easiest way to set this backup up is to run the client software from a windows machine. I have a Win7 VM running 24/7 anyway, so that is a perfect place to setup the CrashPlan software.

To get the CrashPlan software to read and backup a NAS drive, read the following links:

http://virtualj.net/20120126/use-crashplan-automatically-backup-network-drive-nas
http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=17672.0
http://www.midnightspark.com/blog/?p=116
http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/recipe/adopting_another_computer

They all talk about the same technique.

Createspace options

For creating books with images that go off the page, export the file from inDersign as (from the “File > Adobe PDF Presets” menu) PDF/X-1a:2001. In the “Marks and Bleeds” menu of the PDF Export, check off the “Use Document Bleed Settings” check box.

In the createspace environment select “Bleed ends after the edge of page”

createspace-bleed-image