Comments on: A fresh computer is a happy computer

By: Pat

Pat — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:42:09 +0000

Listen to Dan H…please go visit the Apple Store and just talk to them. I have been a loyal Mac user since college and have not owned anything but Apple. My husband’s boss just switched six months ago after being a loyal PC guy for years. He said that even the conversions he was worried about went easier than he’d expected. Now, he’s lobbying for their office to have Macs. Once you have a Mac you won’t look back! Plus, you’re very creative and will have a lot of fun with all the bells and whistles!!!!

By: Dan H

Dan H — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:29:26 +0000

On my 3rd year with my MacBook Pro. Still fast and problem free. Easy backups with TimeMachine whenever I plug in my external.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:32:52 +0000

You can always run Linux with a VirtualBox of Windows 7 so you have the best of both worlds.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:00:36 +0000

True. Son #1 runs Linux on his main machine. Maybe that’s where I need to look instead of a new machine.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:36:18 +0000

I would love to get a Mac someday…just tell me how to get the $2,000 I need to get a decent one when I can build a similar PC for less.

By: Wilson828

Wilson828 — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:35:36 +0000

There is just something about an online service that doesn’t feel good. Letting them store private data and the high probability they’ll go out of biz and my backups are gone.

Use redundant backup drives. And use Acronis software …. http://www.acronis.com

I’ve used Acronis for years and restored data and it works flawlessly. Backups are scheduled.

Get a good router and slap a harddrive on it for wireless backup in the house.

Oh and the backup takes only moments with their compression routine.

Then go buy a Mac. You don’t need one. You can’t do anything business wise on it … it will frustrate you because somethings won’t move over to the Mac platform but you’ll so love it – love like you do your iPhone or iPod Touch.

It’s all about toys.

I’m going to buy the iPad. I don’t need it. I have no real use for it. But I think I need to have it. It’s Apple and it’s fun.

And as soon as Apple gets a clue and moves the iPhone to more cell phone companies so I’m not forced to AT&T … I’ll get one of those too.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:36:23 +0000

I’ve had a 500gb external for a couple of years now that’s not even half full. With compression and all, I should be fine. It might be time to pick up a second, though. I do like a second place to put all my photos.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:11:29 +0000

I agree with the others. Use an external hard drive. It’s faster and larger, and if you go on places like TigerDirect or Newegg, they’re extremely cheap. If you must go with an online service, use iDrive. You get 2GB free and 10GB extra if you refer your email contacts. I believe more storage is only $4.95 per month for 150GB of data. There are even more plans for more space. I use an external drive along with a backup to my dedicated server, which I’m in a server co-op with.

By: BrkfldDad

BrkfldDad — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:44:51 +0000

You can get a 1TB external hard drive from BestBuy for $110. I did that rather than some external service.

By: The Chad

The Chad — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:20:41 +0000

An external hard drive is also nice to have as it makes the restore process quicker since you aren’t limited by the speed of your connection. Mozy or Carbonite is nice to have in the event of some sort of structual disaster and to complement the external hard drive.