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Nice blog and article. All valid points you make but I would like to defend Retrospect to your readers. I have been a faithful Retrospect user for over 10 years. I have not tried many other back up systems because Retrospect has never let me down and the company (Dantz) is one of the best I have come across in 17 years of Mac computing. I especially like their technical support and that they keep their software up-to-date without the unnecessary upgrades so many companies use as cash cows. I would not consider the program easy to use or intuitive but now that the learning curve is over, there is nothing to quibble with. I just recently moved over to OS X (see how cautious I am) and updated Retrospect. I am very pleased to see it has not been needlessly changed just to look fresh and new.
Now a word about back ups in general. As far as I am concerned, a back up strategy that does not have regular, scheduled offsite backups is not much of a strategy at all. I back up our two computers (home business) to DAT tape and have 3 sets that I cycle. One is always at an offsite location and the other two in the house (one by the computer for easy access and one in a fire proof box). Can this plan be foiled? Of course! But having any offsite (at a relative’s house, the bank safe deposit, stashed in the back yard inside a tree hole, etc.) is, IMHO, exponentially safer than having no offsite at all. So, do yourself a favor and develop a backup plan with a regular offsite location. Just some friendly advice from an old man.