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louisgray.com - 8/23/2008
Apple's "Ease of Use" Fails Again, Time Capsule the Culprit
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Time Capsule, Apple's external hard drive for backup, looks to have some serious quality problems. I'm this close to returning mine...
Apple's "Ease of Use" Fails Again, Time Capsule the Culprit

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louisgray.com:  Why In the World Can't I Customize Apple's Time Machine?

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  • louismg louismg
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    Of interest, I finally got it all to work out, but it was such a hassle. I was _this_ close to returning the product outright.
    Posted 8/31/2008 respond (flag)
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Why In the World Can't I Customize Apple's Time Machine?
louisgray.com — In March of 2007, when writing for The Apple Blog, now part of the GigaOM network, I openly speculated that Apple would debut a wireless network storage device, combining their expertise in Airport wireless devices with an external hard drive and give users a simple way to back up all their files. Sure enough, Cupertino rolled out the combination of Time Machine software and the Time Capsule backup device to do just that. And while I'm one of those Apple customers backing up my data through the air, you have to color me unimpressed with the flexibility of Time Machine - as its options are so limited, it's practically assumed I'm too stupid ...

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