Intego Personal Backup X4 Compared to Apple’s Time Machine

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard includes a new feature called Time Machine, which backs up files automatically to an external hard disk. While this feature is interesting, it is very limited compared with Intego Personal Backup X4. The following is a comparison of the two backup tools, showing why Intego Personal Backup X4 is as important as ever, in spite of Apple’s including its own backup solution in Leopard.

• Personal Backup works on Mac OS X Jaguar, Panther, Tiger and Leopard (10.2.8 or later). Time Machine runs only on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.
• Personal Backup works on Mac computers with a PowerPC G3 processor. Time Machine only runs on Leopard-compatible Macs, which have G4 processors at 867 MHz or faster.
• Personal Backup enables you to back up your files onto a CD or DVD, to a network volume, or to any kind of removable storage device, such as a USB key drive or an iPod. Personal Backup can also back files up to a .Mac iDisk. With Time Machine, you can only back up to a hard drive or a network volume. Your Time Machine hard drive or volume needs to be connected permanently for your backups to be done.
• Personal Backup gives you flexibility as to which files you want to back up and when you want the backup to be performed. It can even backup the result of a Spotlight query. Time Machine backs up almost every file and does this hourly. If you’re working on big documents, such as videos or HD photos, the hourly backup may affect the performance of your Mac and could quickly fill up your backup disk.
• Personal Backup enables you to create bootable clones of your startup disks or partitions. Time Machine does not allow you to start up your Mac from the backup disk.
• Personal Backup lets each user on the Mac define their own backup scripts. While one user may want to backup their music library, another user may not want to back it up as it contains only podcasts. With Personal Backup, everyone can be different. Time Machine backs up all user accounts, and all the files they contain.
• Personal Backup lets you define a different backup disk for each backup script. This is practical if you need to backup large files from multiple locations. With Time Machine, you can only use one backup disk at a time.
• Personal Backup lets you choose which types of files you want to back up. You can choose to exclude certain files by type, name, extension, path, size, etc. Time Machine backs up all files, and offers limited choice of exclusions: you can exclude specific files and folders, but only by choosing each one individually.
• Personal Backup enables you to synchronize two Macs. If you have a desktop Mac and a laptop, Personal Backup’s synchronization features ensure that each computer has the latest versions of all documents. Time Machine offers no synchronization function.
• Personal Backup keeps the latest version, or a predefined number of versions, of each file in the backup destination. Time Machine keeps a long history of files and will fill a backup disk more quickly
• Personal Backup does not require a fast graphic card to restore backups. Time Machine’s restoration interface is graphic-intensive, and may not be ideal on older Macs.

FileGuard X4 Best in Show at London MacLive Expo

Macworld UK has announced its Best in Show awards for the MacLive Expo, which started today in London. We at Intego are very pleased to see that our newest program, Intego FileGuard X4 was honored with this distinction.

FileGuard X4 creates virtual safes that provide unbreakable protection for sensitive files. Users can create as many safes as they need for different types of files; send sensitive files to others with no risk; and store safes on servers or external disks with full security.

Here’s the Intego crew celebrating this award:

We’re having a great time at the show. If you’re in London, stop by and see us at booth 615.

Get VMware Fusion with Intego DP Software - Special Offer

During the London MacLive Expo, Intego has a really special offer. The company is offering three special bundles containing its Dual Protection (DP) suites together with VMware Fusion (regular retail price £50) at a special price. While these Dual Protection suites already offer phenomenal discounts compared to the regular prices of the programs they contain, each of these bundles offers an additional discount of up to £38 compared to the regular retail prices of the products purchased separately.

During this special offer, Intego VirusBarrier X4 DP + VMware Fusion is available for only £69.95, ContentBarrier X4 DP + VMware Fusion for only £59.95, Intego Internet Security Barrier X4 Antispam Edition DP + VMware Fusion for only £89.95.

This special offer is only available from Intego at the MacLive Expo, booth 615, from October 25-27, at the Olympia Exhibition Centre, Kensington, in London. After the show is over, these bundles will be available from Intego’s web site for residents of the UK only. Quantities are limited, so these bundles are available only as long as supplies last.

Today Only: Get Intego Personal Antispam for $25

MacUpdate has a special offer today only for Personal Antispam: at 50% off the regular price, Personal Antispam can be yours for $24.95.

Personal Antispam X4 works in conjunction with Apple Mail and Microsoft Entourage to filter spam so users can keep their inboxes spam-free. It is the first intelligent program for fighting spam and phishing e-mails. Intego Personal Antispam X4 learns from the e-mail users receive, and regular monthly updates to the program help keep their inbox as spam-free as possible. The program filters spam and phishing e-mails, protecting users from spam glut and scams.

So, keep your inbox spam-free, and save money too! But hurry; the offer only lasts for one day.

Are You Ready for Leopard?

Wherever you are, Friday, October 26, at 6 p.m. local time, Leopard will be available. If you’re one of the Mac faithful, you may line up at your local Apple store, or you may have already ordered Leopard from Apple’s online store, so you can be among the first to install the newest version of Mac OS X.

But, first, you should make sure that you’re ready to run Leopard. You’ll need a G4 867 MHz processor in your Mac, or better. You’ll need a Mac with a DVD drive, to install the OS, and about 9 GB of hard disk space (though you’d better have more than that if you want to do anything with your Mac). Apple says you need a minimum of 512 MB of RAM, but we all know that you need at least twice that for OS X to work smoothly, if you’re planning to use multiple applications, or any programs that hit the memory.

Also, make sure you update all your Intego software. Intego’s software is all Leopard-compatible, so just run NetUpdate and get the latest versions of your programs, if you haven’t done so recently. Check again just before installing Leopard in case there are any late-breaking changes.

But most important, back up your Mac before updating. Use Intego Personal Backup to make a full clone of your startup disk, and to back up any other volumes you have. You never know if installation may go wrong. If you do have a problem, you’ll be able to restore your clone immediately and start again.

Tune in here on Friday to find out more about Intego software and Leopard. We’ll be telling you why Personal Backup is still important, in spite of Apple’s Time Machine, and we’ll give you an overview of the features that make Intego ContentBarrier far more effective at protecting your kids than Apple’s built-in parental controls.

New Security Features in Leopard

With Mac OS X 10.5, Leopard, due out this Friday (October 26), information is starting to circulate about its features. Beyond the feature list on Apple’s web site, which includes a number of security features, an article in TidBITS examines the many changes to Mac OS X that affect security.

This article is just an introduction, as we await the final release of Leopard. But we can already say that while Time Machine is an interesting backup solution, we think that Intego Personal Backup is much better. Check back as soon as Leopard is released to see a detailed comparison between the two, and you’ll see why you need Personal Backup more than ever.