Time Machine

Getting Started: Time Machine

by Matt on January 6, 2009

This is the first article at Mac Guru Lounge in the “Getting Started” series. Starting with basic explanations and real-world scenarios, these articles are designed to help you learn about technologies and applications already on your computer. In reading this article, your first question to me might be, “Why start with Time Machine? Surely there [...]

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See Which Files Time Machine Backed Up

by Matt on December 10, 2008

One of the glaring weaknesses with Apple’s implementation of Time Machine is that there is no way to see which files Time Machine backs up during any of its scheduled runs. Why would you even care? For one thing, you may want to make sure that files you know have changed are getting backed up, [...]

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Make Time Machine remotely back up to your Time Capsule

by Matt on November 30, 2008

KB wrote in to ask whether it is possible to have her Mac Book’s Time Machine automatically mount her Time Capsule (which is at her home) while she’s traveling and back up her Mac. The answer is yes, but it’s only easy to do if you have MobileMe. For those of you without a MobileMe [...]

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