This is the MacOS Thread.
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@RoguePacket said:
Heck, am baffled at how many Mac users don't know what Time Machine is, and for the ones which have an idea that don't use it. Back to "target disk mode"? Might as well try to explain craps or the workings of the stock market.
I do not use Time Machine simply because all of the data on my machine is backed in various other locations already with cloud tools. I am sure I would miss some critical yet minor thing if I wiped it.
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@JaredBusch said:
@RoguePacket said:
Heck, am baffled at how many Mac users don't know what Time Machine is, and for the ones which have an idea that don't use it. Back to "target disk mode"? Might as well try to explain craps or the workings of the stock market.
I do not use Time Machine simply because all of the data on my machine is backed in various other locations already with cloud tools. I am sure I would miss some critical yet minor thing if I wiped it.
What do you use?
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@scottalanmiller said:
@JaredBusch said:
@RoguePacket said:
Heck, am baffled at how many Mac users don't know what Time Machine is, and for the ones which have an idea that don't use it. Back to "target disk mode"? Might as well try to explain craps or the workings of the stock market.
I do not use Time Machine simply because all of the data on my machine is backed in various other locations already with cloud tools. I am sure I would miss some critical yet minor thing if I wiped it.
What do you use?
The programming stuff is all in an SVN or Git repo, so I can basically never lose it unless I am being a bad user and not committing my work.
My documents folders is shared with my windows 8.1 Parallels VM and I have Windows file history turned on pointing to an old Buffalo LinkStation (does not support Time Machine in Mavericks) at the house.
I pretty much exclusively use Chrome for a browser and have them all signed in on the same Google account so those settings are synchronized.
The other large data set that was on my MacBook Pro is my Picasa (family pictures, etc) library and again I have that mostly on the LinkStation in order to have access to the pictures from any device. The only stuff not there is a few pictures that I have dumped from the memory card but not organized and moved to the LinkStation yet.
Then there is also a Google Drive that we use for various client documents. I do not even have the Drive application installed, I just use it via the website on all of my devices (Windows or Mac).
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@JaredBusch Mac and its features do have a consumer bent. Gotta consider I.T. pros being responsible for themselves and their own processes.
Actually, surprised you did not mention doing the backups via cron/systemd/etc.
Am a bit curious on the current performance comparison between Parallels v9 and VMware Fusion v6—
- http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/the-latest-virtualization-showdown-parallels-desktop-9-vs-vmware-fusion-6/
- 'Tis one source, still want more being an I.T. skeptic & all that
