For those of you on the Dark Side

[lsanderson]

Back-Up Your Mac, Effortlessly

Well, I’m finally ready to write my review of the Time Capsule.

I’ve loved the concept ever since Apple announced it. So much, in fact, that I actually bought one. (Apple: “Mr. Pogue? We’d like to loan you a Time Capsule to review.” Me: “Actually, that won’t be necessary.”)

Imagine a Wi-Fi base station, of the sort that turns your home into a wireless hot spot, with a huge hard drive inside (and, mercifully, no power brick–just a slender power cable). The Time Machine automatic backup feature of the latest Mac OS X version backs up your Macs onto the Time Capsule, automatically, constantly, completely and wirelessly. And in my book, automatic, constant, complete backups are the only kind that really count. More