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 <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> 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? > ancient.ali...@icloud.com > > 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 <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> 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? >>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>> >>> 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 <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> >>>> 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? >>>>> ancient.ali...@icloud.com >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 >> mehg...@icloud.com >> > > -- > 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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 mehg...@icloud.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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