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4 reasons NOT to upgrade to Snow Leopard today

AV software is not compatible.For companies and universities that use NAC, there are little to no AV products that are compatible. Prior to SnowLeopard, there were McAfee and Symantec/Norton. Right now about nothing works, screwing the NAC policies for folks.Oh wait, Mac's dont get viruses. LOL ...

Tags: Scanners, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, AV Software, Disk Utility, operating system, Robin, Snow Leopard, hardware, scanner, Time Machine, Apple Macintosh, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

HP introduces new ex485 and ex487 MediaSmart Servers with Time Machine support

HP introduces new ex485 and ex487 MediaSmart Servers with Time Machine supportOnline Backup ReviewsHere are detailed reviews of Online Backup services, including HP's:http://www.backupreview.info/category/our-reviews/

Tags: MediaSmart Server, Time Machine, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-12-29

Time Machine and the Cloud rescue me

Time Machine and the Cloud rescue meTime Machine makes on-premise data and application recovery trivialDoes it?Hmmn, my time machine filled up with only 15gb spare to store a new 21 gb backup home movies. Also, I could no longer see anything but the most recent backup.I couldn't find a...

Tags: Backups, Notebooks, Time Machine, backup

Discussion threads 2008-12-08

Is Microsoft adding a Time Machine-like interface to next version of Windows Home Server?

Is Microsoft adding a Time Machine-like interface to next version of Windows Home Server?Haven't backed up anything for a long timeAt least for personal usage. With Live Mesh around the corner, the need to backup becomes even less likely.RE: Is Microsoft adding a Time Machine-like interface to next version of...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Time Machine, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., server

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

Enriching Network Security Analysis With Time Travel

In many situations it can be enormously helpful to archive the raw contents of a network traffic stream to disk, to enable later inspection of activity that becomes interesting only in retrospect. The paper presents a Time Machine TM for network traffic that provides such a capability. The TM leverages...

Tags: Network, Network Traffic, Network Security, Association For Computing Machinery, Time Machine, Networking

White papers 2008-08-22

Mac Time Machine: backup for the rest of us?

Mac Time Machine: backup for the rest of us?I despise uneeded UIsThere is no reason for a backup/restore utility to have a separate UI. Microsoft got this [b]just right[/b] by making restore as simple as:1. Right Click and choose "Restore previous versions" on whatever you want to restore.2. Double click...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Backups, Apple Macintosh, Time Machine, Microsoft Windows Vista, backup

Discussion threads 2008-06-02

Mac Time Machine: backup for the rest of us?

Time Machine really works. But is it the best backup tool for you? Perhaps not. Here's what you need to know. Easiest backup on the planet One you are running OS X 10.5, setting up Time Machine couldn't be easier. Plug in a USB drive and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Disk, Time Machine, TM, System Disk, Backups, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Rumor Mill: What's next from Apple (updated)

Rumor Mill: What's next from Apple updatedNot backing up while working?That's insane. That's when I WANT my hourly backups. Too much dinosaur IT thinking (back up when the system isn't under load).POC?You might want lump all low-end PCs in this category as this is all the Psystar is. It benefits...

Tags: Notebooks, Rumor Mill, Apple Inc., Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-05-16

Mac online backup that works

Mac online backup that worksMozy for MacRobin, thank you for the comments about Mozy. I use Macs and have been looking for reliable offsite backup. The Amazon S3 service using a front end like JungleDisk should also work on the Mac. I understand that this option may...

Tags: Backups, Desktops, Jungle Disk, Mac Software, Time Machine, Apple Macintosh, backup, online Backup, backup company, JungleDisk

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

Time Capsule = cash grab?

Time Capsule = cash grab?Maybe, Maybe not.That's a good theory. I remember hearing that this feature was taken out because it was still giving Leopard a kernel panic. I guess that wasn't true :-)I thought Adrian was nuts when he bragged about thisntAll Apple Product areshameless cash grab. Apple consumers...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Time Capsule, Apple Inc., AirPort Extreme, Time Machine, USB 2.0

Discussion threads 2008-01-21

Time Capsule works with PCs too

Time Capsule works with PCs tooMaybe a silly question, but......why would anyone need a Gigabit WAN connection? Are there people out there with dedicated OC-24 connections into their houses?Very nice and well pricedWireless backup is a breakthrough product. Very nice.Combined with a 1/2T drive, wireless printer port and Gbit Ethernet...

Tags: Desktops, Linux, Printers, Network technology, Wireless backup, Time Capsule, PC, Time Machine, T/C, printer

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

Time Machine in action! (Apple's Time Machine - Part II)

Time Machine in action! (Apple's Time Machine - Part II)Mixed feelingsI've had mixed feelings about Time Machine since it's release. While it is definitely easy to install and generally runs without a hitch, the lack of control over it's storage, lack of support for some devices, etc, make it hard...

Tags: Time Machine, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-23

Leopard's Time Machine: Consider the 'bad and ugly' side of storage

Leopard's Time Machine: Consider the 'bad and ugly' side of storageApple is PERFECT and has already thought of thisJust format your Time Machine drive to use ZFS. OS X's implementation of ZFS is far superior to Solaris' and will survive even a total physical failure of the disk.You know, the...

Tags: RAID, SILENT DATA CORRUPTION, Apple Mac OS X, hard drive, Time Machine, Apple Inc., storage

Discussion threads 2007-11-23

Leopard Time Machine: Don't trust it yet

Leopard Time Machine: Don't trust it yetSounds familiarIs Apple the new Microsoft? Sure sounds like they have borrowed a QA department from Redmond.Even if Leopard Time Machine has issue's...Thats no reason to go back/stay with Tiger, it is an application issue not an OS issue. That said I still...

Tags: Super Duper, Leopard, Time Machine

Discussion threads 2007-11-05

Leopard suffers the post release blues

Leopard suffers the post release bluesActually he has bashed on MS before did you FROget?Mactards rarely read, only repeat, and never look at facts of which are presented clearly here.You are such! :)It's not like he's a *real* journalist or anything like that...It's been pointed out previously by ZDNet staff...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2007-11-01

Time Machine - Part II: Going back in time with Time Machine

Time Machine - Part II: Going back in time with Time MachineLooks very simple ...I give kudos to Apple for making a simple to use backup tool. For Linux you have Simple Linux Backup, which is very easy to use, but it's just not as seamless:http://simplelinuxbkup.sourceforge.net/I have no problem with...

Tags: Backups, Operating systems, UNIX, Time Machine, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-30

Time Machine - Part I: Is it as good as Apple wants us to believe?

Time Machine - Part I: Is it as good as Apple wants us to believe?This is great news,,,So if Adrian thinks it's great , that's good news for all who wanted to know . I for one did think it was going to be great . Although I'm currently not...

Tags: Backups, Time Machine, Apple Inc., Part-I, backup

Discussion threads 2007-10-29

Time Machine - Part I: Is it as good as Apple wants us to believe?

Over the past few days I've had quite a bit of hands on time with Apple's latest OS - Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard." Rather than rush out a review of the OS I've decided to take my time and take a look at individual aspects of the OS....

Tags: Backup, Apple Inc., Time Machine, Backups, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-10-29

Leopard to debut to excellent reviews

Leopard to debut to excellent reviewsTime Machine and BackupFrom what I've read so far, when you set up Time Machine, it simply asks you to identify which external drive you which to use. Thats it. So I plan on just buying a 500G external FW 800. When that gets full...

Tags: Backups, backup, Leopard, excellent review, Time Machine

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

Countdown to Leopard: Snapshots are a good thing

Countdown to Leopard: Snapshots are a good thingNot really snapshots but closeWithout violating any NDA Time machine is just a good built-in backup system with one of the best restore UI's out there. I have used many backup systems and Time machine works for the end user the best. Configuring...

Tags: Apple Mac OS, Backups, Operating systems, Time Machine, recovery, Countdown, Leopard

Discussion threads 2007-09-04