Yep. That did the trick.
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Yep, the software update makes it all work. I'm really enjoying my Magic Mouse. In face I have purchased an additional one for use around the office.
Has anyone used Carbonite (odd choice of name, or perhaps a good one for preserving indefinitely) or similar online backups? Any recommendations?
I used Carbonite for a PC about 4 years ago and it was okay, but I've heard complaints that some of the files are corrupted. There is one infamous screed about this out there.
Are you looking at whole computer backup or just a set of folders? I like Spideroak, but I've heard some complaints about how slow it is for large files. People seem to like Mozy (but I hated it when I tried it).
I LOVE Dropbox. But I only backup about 3 GB on the service, but Dropbox is the absolute bomb.
I liked Jungle Disk when I used it, but I found Amazon's pricing system (3 years ago) difficult to understand, this may have changed. Jungle Disk uses Amazon's S3 system.
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Last week we asked you to share your favorite online backup tools and then we rounded up the five most popular options for a vote. With nearly half the vote at 42%, Dropbox takes home the trophy for favorite online backup tool. It doesn't offer the volume of storage or computer-wide backup that Mozy (21%) and Carbonite (11%) offer but the ease-of-use factor is high and readers loved the simple file syncing.
For more information on the winner and runners up, check out the full Hive Five.
We're using Mozy. Haven't had to retrieve any files from it yet, but it works pretty unobtrusively in the background.
Thanks for the feedback.
We use dropbox on the recommendation of an incredibly computer-savvy friend.
dropbox keeps files for x days after you delete them. that's all I needed to know and you know, I've had to retrieve a deleted file about bimonthly.
I'm thinking about getting an iPod Touch. Does anyone have the current (3rd generation) one, and if so, what do you think about it in terms of video playback and internet-ability?