Within 4 minutes of breaking the shrinkwrap on the box, we were backing up our files. Itis THAT simple.
CMS has a real winner of an idea on their hands with the ABSplus, a self-contained backup drive that automatically starts backing up when you plug it in. We tested their FireWire unit (thereis also a USB-based model), which is bus-powered, making this a “one cable does all” experience. The drive comes with software that installs quickly (and, thankfully, without the need for a reboot in Mac OS X). Once installed, it monitors your computer for that magic moment when you plug in the drive, and it starts backing up. You can customize it, of course, but by default it backs up your entire drive, sans some temporary folders that it deems unnecessary (you can override if you like).
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