Browse tag: Time Machine

Browse tag: Time Machine

Apple quietly updates AirPort Extreme, Time Capsule
Amidst all the big Mac updates announed Tuesday, Apple has also updated its AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule units with faster performance.
HP boosts Mac integration with new MediaSmart home servers
HP has introduced two new MediaSmart home servers with expanded Mac, iPhone and iPod integration.
Iomega intros four-bay NAS
Iomega's new four-bay StorCenter NAS system works with Time Machine and comes with a host of its own software.
Mozy online backup fixes Time Machine bug
Dechosaid it has fixed the problem associated with its MozyHome and MozyPro online backup services that occurred with users of Apple's Time Machine.
Identify causes of large Time Machine backups
Learn about possible sources of large Time Machine backups, and tools you can use to identify those sources.
BackupLoupe 1.4
BackupLoupe lets you browse your Time Machine backups, showing you exactly what was backed up, and how much data was copied, at each event.
Mac News Briefs: HoudahSpot adds new search capability
HoudahSpot 2.5 adds the ability to search the “any text” attribute using a single criterion. The Dream Capture video recording application and Backup Loupe Finder-based file browser for Time Machine backups also saw updates.
BackupLoupe peeks into your Time Machine backups
BackupLoupe is a simple third-party utility that can tell you what exactly Time Machine is backing up and help you cut down on the amount of space that it takes up.
Review: Back-In-Time 1.3.4
Back-In-Time complements Leopard's Time Machine backup feature, offering a number of unique options for browsing, and recovering from, your backups.
Review: TM Error Logger 1.18
TM Error Logger helps you figure out what those near-useless Time Machine error messages actually mean.
Review: Time Capsule
Apple's latest Time Capsules are what any good networking and backup devices should be: easy to set up, manage, and forget about. If you're replacing an older base station and want to use Time Machine to back up multiple Macs, the new Time Capsule is well worth it.
Apple updates Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station firmware
Apple has updated the firmware for the 802.11n-compatible models of the AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and Time Capsule.
Look before leaping... and formatting hard drives
Rob Griffiths learns—the hard way—the importance of double-checking one’s plans before implementing them, especially when it comes to hard drives.
The perfect storm of data loss: a cautionary tale
You may think you've got backups of your important data, but do you really? If you're relying on your iDisk, you may want to think twice.
Apple tells developers MobileMe still has issues
Macworld UK reports that Apple has told developers that its collection of Web-based services is still having performance issues.
TimeMachineEditor 1.3
If you’ve ever wanted to change Time Machine’s schedule, Time Software's TimeMachineEditor lets you do just that. You can tweak the interval so that Time Machine backs up every, say, four hours, or you can choose to have Time Machine back up once a day, once a week, or once a month.
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines
Mac OS X is relatively hassle-free—most people can get by without doing any routine maintenance at all. But you can greatly reduce your chances of problems, both big and small, by regularly performing a few simple tasks. I recommend performing some—such as backing up your data—diligently and often. Others require your attention only occasionally.
Apple fixes 70 issues with Mac OS X 10.5.3 update
Apple addressed 70 issues with the release of Mac OS X 10.5.3, including fixes for Mail, iChat and Spaces.
Bugs & Fixes: Time Machine holdups
Ted Landau’s Time Machine backups began sticking at the “Preparing…” stage of starting a backup. So he did some digging to find out what was causing the problem.
A Time Machine trip to the mid-'90s
Jason Snell takes a trip to the mid-'90s, where a discarded Apple operating system suggests hints of a Time Machine to come.
Turn off the ‘Use disk for Time Machine?’ warning
Learn how to disable the “Use this drive for Time Machine?” dialog that pops up in Leopard when you connect an external drive for the first time.
OWC intros 500GB portable drive
Other World Computing's newest Mercury On-The-Go portable drive is 500GB and features FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 connections.
Hide Time Machine's icon in the Finder
Learn a couple of ways to make your Time Machine drive invisible in the Finder, yet still functional for backups.
Time Capsule
In this installment of the Macworld Podcast we take a close look at Apple’s Time Capsule. The backup device, which shipped in late February, saw a pair of firmware updates last week—just in time for our Time Capsule review.
Review: Time Capsule
Thanks to a timely software update, Apple's Time Capsule is an easy-to-use backup appliance that provides speedy wireless network access while keeping your data safe.
Update allows Time Machine backups on AirPort Extreme
With the updates to its AirPort Extreme wireless base stations on Wednesday, Apple restored the ability of users to connect a USB disk and use it as a Time Machine backup.
Apple releases Time Machine and AirPort Updates 1.0
Apple has released an update for users of its Time Capsule backup device. Time Machine and AirPort Updates 1.0 includes compatibility improvements for using Time Machine with Time Capsule, as well as AirPort driver fixes, according to notes provided with the update.
Back up Entourage with AppleScript
John C. Welch uses AppleScript to help him back up Entourage, including compatibility with Time Machine.
QuickerTek offers antenna for Time Capsule
QuickerTek has introduced a TriBand Antenna array for Apple's Time Capsule that it claims improves range and speed.
Hands on with Time Capsule
Glenn Fleishman digs into Time Machine, getting some initial ideas about how it performs, and uncovering an unexpected feature.