Re: Mac OS X Leopard (Re: new problem)

[Diana Bloomfield <dhbloomfield@bellsouth.net>]

Thanks, Thom.  I was interested in Leopard's other features as well,  
but since they currently don't work, I'll think about the backup  
system you mention.

On Feb 5, 2008, at 11:38 PM, Thom Mitchell wrote:

> While time machine is slick, there are other backup programs out  
> there so don't let the marketing mavens at either Mac or MS force  
> you down an upgrade path.
>
> Backup is mature field that has been given new energy with all the  
> cheap disk space that is now available. If all you need is backup  
> there is no reason to upgrade your Operating System check out  
> https://mozy.com/home   Mozy is an EMC company (same people who own  
> VMWare). I have no affiliation with them but they can backup PC or  
> Mac for about $5 a month with no limit on storage.Plus it's offsite  
> which makes it far better in the event of a catastrophe like a  
> fire, flooding, etc.
>
> Of course if storage is cheap, people will store more, which means  
> there be need to be more backup, therefore more storage.....
>
> Good luck everyone with your Mac travails. -t
>
> Diana Bloomfield wrote:
> > Judy,
> >
> > I should add, Leopard also has other great promises/features-- but  
> > the immediate, biggest draw was the hourly back-up (for me).
> >
> > D