Linked by David Adams on Fri 30th Nov 2007 19:26 UTC, submitted by netpython
In a PC Magazine opinion piece, Oliver Rist makes note of some deficiencies in Apple's new OS, declaring, "Before Apple makes any more smug OS-related attacks on Microsoft, it ought to take a good look in the mirror."
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2006-01-01
On the Mac...
Buy ANY external USB drive plug it in. A OS X asks you if you would like to use the disk for time machine. You say yes and your done. (Beauty is, even if you had no intention to use the drive for a backup it asks you and gets you thinking about backups)
When you need to restore something, click on time machine icon and find the file in a familiar finder interface. Click restore.
On the PC...
Think to yourself hey I need to backup my stuff and find a USB drive that has backup software. Plug it in. Install the software. Configure what files to backup and set a schedule. You find out the backup software is a lite version, which will not allow you to backup network drives or other computers or requires you to remember to press a button on the drive to start a backup.
When you want to restore from the external drive provided software, you have to remember what was the name of the funky backup software? Find it in the start menu. Start the application. Figure out the 3rd party restore function and, most likely, pick only the last available copy.
Now chances are next time you buy a external drive, you will get a totally different set of backup software or you have to decide I only want to buy drives from manufacture X.
Which scenario do you want your grandma/mother-in-law/cousin/neighbor using? If you say PC than you probably have too much time on your hands or enjoy getting calls on the weekend. Oh and by the way each of your callers will have a different backup program installed.