Comments on: Looking for a good backup solution http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/05/looking-for-a-good-backup-solution/ More than cats. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Wysz http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/05/looking-for-a-good-backup-solution/#comment-278 Wysz Thu, 22 May 2008 16:26:58 +0000 http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/?p=160#comment-278 Adam: Over time I've learned that in many cases it's totally worth it to pay more for convenience and peace of mind. Mozy is in many ways a superior, almost perfect solution for individuals like you or me. However, it would not be as easy for me to coordinate it with five other family members of varying technical abilities, who aren't exactly living across the street either. With Transport, assuming it works as advertised, the setup is something like this: 1. Contact family and have them change one setting in their computer's preferences. With Mozy, it would be more like this: 1. Contact family and walk through software installation. 2. Configure Mozy on each computer. 3. With every OS update, which I can't control when my family applies, hope that Mozy doesn't break or need updating. If it does, then I have to work with them again. As you can see, Mozy wouldn't be all that bad. But with Transport being built off of Time Machine, which is integrated into OS X, I feel much more confident that I would only have to set it once, and be done with it. Adam: Over time I’ve learned that in many cases it’s totally worth it to pay more for convenience and peace of mind. Mozy is in many ways a superior, almost perfect solution for individuals like you or me. However, it would not be as easy for me to coordinate it with five other family members of varying technical abilities, who aren’t exactly living across the street either.

With Transport, assuming it works as advertised, the setup is something like this:
1. Contact family and have them change one setting in their computer’s preferences.

With Mozy, it would be more like this:
1. Contact family and walk through software installation.
2. Configure Mozy on each computer.
3. With every OS update, which I can’t control when my family applies, hope that Mozy doesn’t break or need updating. If it does, then I have to work with them again.

As you can see, Mozy wouldn’t be all that bad. But with Transport being built off of Time Machine, which is integrated into OS X, I feel much more confident that I would only have to set it once, and be done with it.

]]> By: Adam http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/05/looking-for-a-good-backup-solution/#comment-276 Adam Thu, 22 May 2008 07:29:35 +0000 http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/?p=160#comment-276 I don't get it. How'd this be more useful / cost-effective than a typical online backup service, such as Mozy (the one I use) which costs about $50/year for unlimited storage per person? I don’t get it. How’d this be more useful / cost-effective than a typical online backup service, such as Mozy (the one I use) which costs about $50/year for unlimited storage per person?

]]> By: Wysz http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/05/looking-for-a-good-backup-solution/#comment-271 Wysz Wed, 21 May 2008 04:48:59 +0000 http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/?p=160#comment-271 Well, I <a href="http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/05/backups/" rel="nofollow">went for it</a> with Time Capsule. Other options were much cheaper and <em>almost</em> as good, but I really want to just set this up once and never have to think about it. With no non-Apple software, Transport is the only solution I don't have to worry about in the long run. Well, I went for it with Time Capsule. Other options were much cheaper and almost as good, but I really want to just set this up once and never have to think about it. With no non-Apple software, Transport is the only solution I don’t have to worry about in the long run.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/05/looking-for-a-good-backup-solution/#comment-264 Matthew Tue, 20 May 2008 15:29:28 +0000 http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/?p=160#comment-264 CrashPlan is the only one that allows you to have total control of your data. It's also the only one that lets you seed your initial backup. A 750GB backup drive is about $100. Cost of CrashPlan? $20 or $60 depending on features you want. There are no other costs month to month. Everything else keeps dinging you over time. This really adds up fast! CrashPlan is the only one that allows you to have total control of your data. It’s also the only one that lets you seed your initial backup.

A 750GB backup drive is about $100. Cost of CrashPlan? $20 or $60 depending on features you want. There are no other costs month to month. Everything else keeps dinging you over time. This really adds up fast!

]]> By: nbradley http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/2008/05/looking-for-a-good-backup-solution/#comment-263 nbradley Tue, 20 May 2008 14:37:32 +0000 http://www.thewysz.com/wyszdom/?p=160#comment-263 <blockquote> and if I lose my iTunes library I can just play the songs in my head </blockquote> :)

and if I lose my iTunes library I can just play the songs in my head

:)

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