I have the checkbox that reads “Put the hard disk(s) to sleep whenever possible” unchecked. I also have the “Computer sleep” settings pointing to “Never”. This way my drive is always available. If I know I’m finished using my iMac and I’m not going to be using it, and I want to change the settings so that it will go to sleep, then I unmount/eject my external hard drive and turn it off. This way my iMac can comfortably go to sleep and wake up without losing the connection to the external drive. After the iMac is awake, I reconnect the external drive and it automatically mounts the drive. I then turn the “Computer sleep” mode to “Never” again.

It is a little bit of a hassle, but since I’ve adopted this workflow with my 1.5 Terra-byte Firewire drive, I’ve had no issues. Do you have any better or different solutions? Post them in the comments.

The setup wizard uses port 8888 as the default, but is changeable. After creating a password you are notified that you’ll be using https when accessing Webjimbo in order to create a secure connection. This can also be altered but is not recommended. After entering your computers IP address or vanity name (you can use localhost for testing) you are given instructions on setting up Yojimbo for access through your software firewall. You are instructed to setup the same port (8888) on your router, AirPort Base Station, or AirPort Express. An important tip is given at the end of the setup wizard. You are instructed to make sure your Mac isn’t setup to automatically go to sleep. Otherwise you won’t have access to your Yojimbo database. Once your finished setting up you can test your access to Yojimbo by opening a browser on your Mac and pointing it to http://localhost:8888.

The web version looks almost exactly like the application version:

Your computer needs to be accessible from the internet which can be done for free through services such as DynDNS or NoIP. Webjimbo comes with a free 30-day trial and costs $29.95.

And yes, an iPhone formatted version is coming soon.