Take Control of Mac OS X Backups: The Online Appendixes
Info about more than 100 Mac backup apps and a Retrospect 6.x primer!
by Joe Kissell
Welcome! If you want to compare features in Mac backup apps or get help with Retrospect 6.x, you are in the right place. The content here is free to all, but it is associated with a commerical ebook, written by Joe Kissell and published by TidBITS Publishing Inc. The ebook helps you figure out your best strategy for making backups in Tiger and Leopard, and then it covers all the details of set up, testing, maintenance, and restoration.
Get Comprehensive Backup Advice!
Backup guru Joe Kissell helps you pick the best backup strategy for your needs and understand the whys and hows of what you are doing, helping you go far beyond the false security of turning on Time Machine or copying a few files to CD. You'll find an at-a-glance comparison of different backup strategies (low-cost, easy, safest), along with advice for backing up digital photos and massive video projects. You'll learn the pros and cons of many types of backup media; discover how to pick the best backup software for your needs; and find time-tested recommendations for setting up, testing, and maintaining backups, complete with the essential instructions on how to restore after a crash. 196 pages. $15. More details...
Make Great Backups the Easy Way!
If you want to make backups in Leopard, but would prefer to not explore as many options, read Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard, also by Joe Kissell, which takes a focussed look at Leopard-based backups, covering Time Machine in detail, but providing guidance for how to proceed if you need a backup feature not offered by Time Machine, such as a bootable duplicate. 96 pages. $10. More details...