[geeks] Apple and backup habits of users, was Re: windows backup software

[Ben Greisler]

The magic of Time Machine (the software versus Time Capsule the optional
hardware) is that Time Machine requires no user input other than agreeing to
have your machine be backed up and where you want it backed up to. No decision
on what to backup and how often. This is very different from most other backup
solutions. It backs up automatically and with no thought from the user. That
is a huge difference from a user standpoint even if the underlying tech can be
found elsewhere. That said, I don't know how many other solutions use hard
links to preserve the appearance of the file system and present the whole file
system to the user for browsing in a Finder-like window.

Ben

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On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I took their 'invention' to be the 'Plug it in and it just works' model
(AKA
> backup appliance for Macs) - on that I'll grant them a bit of hyperbole.
>
> Was there anything similar (one-click backup setup) for Macs or PCs at the
> time. That it could be cobbled together isn't the point, it's that it was
> offered as an actual appliance you could walk in and buy at a retail store.
>
> Lionel
>
> On Mar 26, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Shannon <shannon at widomaker.com> wrote:
>
>> Time Machine was rather prominently advertised as a totally new thing
>> Apple made, that is what I mean. Written up as if none of it had ever
>> been possible before. That's just typical of their ad copy.
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