Comments on: Apple’s Time Capsule begins to ship http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/ Playing with cool gadgets in the ongoing search for the Coolest Gadget Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:01:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: John http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-331791 John Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:21:20 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/#comment-331791 Apple isn't "forcing" you to buy anything....if you don't like it, then don't buy it. Quit the whining.... Apple isn’t “forcing” you to buy anything….if you don’t like it, then don’t buy it. Quit the whining….

]]> By: Eytan http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-330804 Eytan Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:05:15 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/#comment-330804 Since the new Time Capsules support backing up to an external USB HD attached to them (in addition to the internal HD), we can only hope this is a firmware patch that can be retrofitted to the Airport Extremes that shipped, especially since Apple DID advertise that functionality. Only time will tell, of course... Since the new Time Capsules support backing up to an external USB HD attached to them (in addition to the internal HD), we can only hope this is a firmware patch that can be retrofitted to the Airport Extremes that shipped, especially since Apple DID advertise that functionality. Only time will tell, of course…

]]> By: Alex Curylo http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-330728 Alex Curylo Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:05:43 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/#comment-330728 "was never explained on an official basis from what I can see" No, but it was let out on a developer list. The issue is that there's no way for the Mac to know that data has been written safely to a USB-attached disk, it only can know that the AirPort received it successfully. So there's a window there where if power/connection is lost, your alleged backup could actually be corrupt, and you have no way to realize it. In theory this should be something that a firmware upgrade ought to be able to sort out, but apparently there's actually something about WiFi and/or USB that makes it more difficult than you'd think, so Time Capsule is the solution. For now, anyways. “was never explained on an official basis from what I can see”

No, but it was let out on a developer list.

The issue is that there’s no way for the Mac to know that data has been written safely to a USB-attached disk, it only can know that the AirPort received it successfully. So there’s a window there where if power/connection is lost, your alleged backup could actually be corrupt, and you have no way to realize it.

In theory this should be something that a firmware upgrade ought to be able to sort out, but apparently there’s actually something about WiFi and/or USB that makes it more difficult than you’d think, so Time Capsule is the solution. For now, anyways.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-330713 Patrick Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:59:45 +0000 http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20080229/apples-time-capsule-begins-to-ship/#comment-330713 I don't use Time Machine on my iBook, so I don't have any specific grudge one way or the other on this issue. But I have repeatedly seen the assertion that Apple had publicly advertised (before the release of Leopard) that Time Machine would have wireless capability. I'm willing to believe, but would like a link or some support. Can you show me the advertisement? Or was a wireless Time Machine just something that was mentioned in the beta testing notes? I don’t use Time Machine on my iBook, so I don’t have any specific grudge one way or the other on this issue. But I have repeatedly seen the assertion that Apple had publicly advertised (before the release of Leopard) that Time Machine would have wireless capability.

I’m willing to believe, but would like a link or some support. Can you show me the advertisement? Or was a wireless Time Machine just something that was mentioned in the beta testing notes?

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