Sam, I second your "sacred rule" comment. Among other daily disciplines, as
I use Time Machine. I discovered to my horror that TM was backing up fine
6 wks or so. Even the Apple product specialist to whom tech support
Re-indexing solved the problem--but good lesson learned. Even OCD isn't a
> From: Samuel Herschbein <
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> I've been using online backup via Backblaze and Jungle Disk on my Mac,
> both work OK. But I've been violating a sacred rule of backup: do
> test restores periodically to verify it's working... I also backup up
> to .Mac using Apple's Backup, as well as to two other Macs @ home & 2
> hard drives, one always off site.
>
> You might be thinking I'm a bit OCD about backup... ;)
>
> There are more and more flat-fee online backup sites popping up, if
> you choose one be sure it has good encryption.
>
> Sam
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Ibrahim Bittar Torres wrote:
>
>> I agree with Samuel. This year I've had 6 horror stories about
>> people loosing data.
>>
>> Yo can fill those gaps with SafetyNet for your FM Backups (I use it,
>> very nice) and iDrive for the rest of your data.
>>
>> Saludos
>>
>> Ibrahim Bittar Torres
>> Director General
>> Eikonsys
>> FileMaker 10 Certified Developer
>>
http://www.eikonsys.com>> FileMaker Business Alliance
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 09/11/2009, at 13:25, Samuel Herschbein wrote:
>>
>>> I agree that the new Mac mini running OS X Server is a good choice
>>> for an economical server. The caveats are:
>>> 1) it uses laptop drives which are slower and less reliable than
>>> 3.5" drives.
>>> 2) it does not have server-optimized hardware like an Xserve.
>>>
>>> IMHO it is an excellent choice. As with ALL servers, a robust/
>>> reliable backup method is required. Don't rely on RAID, Time
>>> Machine, or a single external drive.
>>>
>>> The list of people I know who have lost all their data because they
>>> chose not to properly backup grows and grows... A friend had a
>>> backup drive but just didn't get around to using it: she lost years
>>> of pictures of her grandkids, et al.
>>>
>>> Sam
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 9, 2009, at 5:28 AM, Patrick Neame wrote:
>>>
>>>> For those of you wondering about a peer to peer or server set up
>>>> Apple's announcement of the Mini Server might be of interest. I
>>>> hesitated before posting this but it had completely passed me by,
>>>> and I like to keep up with things Mac, so I thought I'd risk
>>>> posting something that is slightly off topic and might look like a
>>>> shameless plug for Apple.
>>>>
>>>> However, there was a recent discussion about a glitch with a peer
>>>> to peer network. I think it's fair to say that many of the experts
>>>> on this list are not fans of peer to peer. On top of that there
>>>> have also been discussions in the past about server hardware, in
>>>> particular the question of whether the Mac Mini is good enough.
>>>> With both of those points in mind the Mini Server might be the
>>>> answer for some people on a budget. It comes pre-loaded with Snow
>>>> Leopard server unlimitted.
>>>>
>>>> Patrick Neame
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