Features
- Complete Time Machine reporting rewrite, with per-destination reporting on 10.8+
- Full support for Gruntwork 2.1
- Two Malware additions: MacKontrol & SabPab
- The Contact Menu to be quit for the current session with Command-Option Click
- Gathers information to build BlueSky remote support URLs
Bug Fixes
- Support for UPS on Laptops.
- More reliable reporting of Casper Suite Status and URLs
- Better support for 3rd party laptop batteries
- Reduced one-off false positives related to problems reading CrashPlan settings
- Improved support from recovering from corrupted settings.
Changes
- Always report an abnormal state when CrashPlan has no destinations.
- Relies on launchd to determine of CrashPlan status should be reported.
- Reduced noise on Console.app when checking for Malware
- Improved support for custom installations summaries with Custom Branding
- Time Machine Exclusions have been moved into their own plugin.
- When our Time Machine auto-backup was in place, Time Machine is now re-enabled upon removal of our monitoring software.
When Watchman Monitoring began in 2010, Time Machine in the days of Leopard and Snow Leopard was a one-trick pony. Backing up to just one drive, and it didn’t have many tools to report its proper status. In Mountain Lion (Mac OS X 10.8) Time Machine really grew up and in version 6.0.2 of our Mac software, we’ve taken advantage of the additional features and reporting that Time Machine has to offer. Watchman Monitoring has always alerted our subscribers when their clients’ computers couldn’t back up, and now they’ll have even more visibility into the state of Time Machine backups. This release also addresses a number of issues reported by our subscribers, and internal streamlining of our processes.
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