Hi! Match is great if you have a lot of music and not unlimited space of harddrive. The price is not that bad either. THe only thing i have to check is how to remove items from match and my local mac as i have songs there i don't want. /A 12 sep 2014 kl. 21:02 skrev Alex Hall <[email protected]>:
> I'm a huge fan of offsite backups; if that Time Capsule goes down, or if some > disaster happens, a cloud-based backup would be completely unaffected. Yes, > there are many things to consider, and if Dropbox or iCloud isn't your thing, > perhaps Carbonite or Crashplan could work for you? They both offer pretty > heavy security. > > As to iTunes Match, it is $25 per year and lets you add up to 25,000 songs > which it will essentially consider as bought. So, even if none of your music > is from iTunes, once you enable Match, that music will appear across all your > devices and be stored (sorry, I know) in the cloud as well as locally. This > is great if you have a low-capacity Macbook, or if you want to access music > on your iPhone but don't want to keep syncing it with iTunes. With Match, you > just select the song you want to hear and it plays, streaming over the > internet connection. You can also choose to download or remove songs from > your devices as necessary. I encourage you to look it up online for full > details, and I know some on this list use and love the service. > On Sep 12, 2014, at 2:38 PM, The Believer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Perhaps I am old fashioned and want full control of my data. Online >> storage is great in concept but, and isn't there always that 'but'? >> >> I hope this will not turn into a full blown 'pros vs cons' discussion. >> There are plenty of both. What it comes down to is what one needs and what >> is feasible as far as budgets go. In other words, there is no one ideal >> solution for all. >> >> Alex, you mention Tunes Match. None of my purchased music is from iTunes. >> Is this still a good path to foillow and is it free? >> >> From The Believer. . . >> . . . what if it were true? >> [email protected] >> >> On 9/12/2014 11:28 AM, Alex Hall wrote: >>> The Time Capsule is local, to your house anyway. Data duplication is good, >>> buy why not consider local and cloud backups? Or, at least, get iTunes >>> Match to save all your music files, then get some extra iCloud storage and >>> keep all your documents there? I do this with Dropbox now, and I love >>> knowing that all my important files are not only backed up, but accessible >>> from any computer I care to use. >>> On Sep 12, 2014, at 1:53 PM, The Believer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Finally took some time to review the responses to my query. I just >>>> looked up Time Capsule and its intriguing. >>>> >>>> If I understand it correctly, this is a router and storage device that >>>> my devices can access wirelessky? The 2terabyte model is $299. I only have >>>> a 500gig Iomega so would need more drive anyway. And this sounds just >>>> right. >>>> >>>> Perhaps I would get another Iomega 500 (for some reason this brand seems >>>> hard to find new now on Amazon) and keep data locally as well as on the >>>> Time Capsule. I am not ready yet to consider iCloud for backups. >>>> >>>> Automatiic backups appeals to me too, for I spend too much time doing it >>>> manually on the Windows machine. >>>> >>>> Appreciate the answers. >>>> >>>> From The Believer. . . >>>> . . . what if it were true? >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> On 9/11/2014 6:49 AM, Kayaker wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> Here is a basic strategy with increasing levels of commitment to your >>>>> time. >>>>> >>>>> 1. The Absolute Barest of Barest >>>>> Purchase an external drive that matches the capacity of your internal >>>>> drive and use either Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper to perform a >>>>> complete clone of the drive, making it a bootable volume. If you do this >>>>> weekly, you'll never lose more than a weeks worth of work. >>>>> >>>>> 2. A reasonable Method >>>>> Use plan 1 and add a time machine backup. Either a time capsule, or >>>>> another attached drive. If you have a laptop, the time capsule is a nice >>>>> solution since you do not need to physically attach the drive. This gives >>>>> you archive abilities and reduces the potential loss down to an hour's >>>>> worth of work. >>>>> >>>>> 3. A Basic Plan >>>>> Use Plan 2 and add a second backup drive to your plan 1 rotation. In >>>>> other words, have two drives that you use for making a clone and use the >>>>> first drive on odd number weeks and the second on even numbered weeks. >>>>> Keep one of those drives in a different physical location. Thus helping >>>>> you in case of meteor strikes or a black hole opening up in your house. >>>>> >>>>> Time machine is fantastic, but it's not enough. I've seen too many time >>>>> machine backups fail when it's been needed after a disaster. That is why >>>>> I think it is critical to have a cloned bootable drive of your main >>>>> system. What is nice about using an app like carbon copy cloner, is that >>>>> after making the backup, it will tell you if there are files that it had >>>>> trouble reading. This is a great indicator of the health of your data. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> --k >>>>> Faith doesn't give you the answers, it merely stops you from asking the >>>>> questions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 10, 2014, at 5:46 PM, The Believer <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Can I get a basic strategy to use for backups? I will use a USB 3.0 >>>>>> 500gig external drive. After I start doing this, I will get closer to >>>>>> upgrading to Mavericks. I created the bootable USB drive for that today. >>>>>> >>>>>> I do not plan on cloud backups at least not for a while. Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> From The Believer. . . >>>>>> . . . what if it were true? >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> Have a great day, >>> Alex Hall >>> [email protected] >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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