thecrumb.com

There has been a lot of discussions lately about backup and using online backup services like Mozy.

Unfortunately Mozy isn’t available for Linux (Windows and Mac only).

Today Information Week has an interesting article: Ubuntu Linux Vs. Windows Vista: The Battle For Your Desktop comparing the two popular desktops. It’s a good comparison and I’d suggest reading it if you are considering moving to either Vista or Ubuntu.

One page 7 of the article they compare the backup utilities of both and they come to an interesting conclusion:

A tie, but only because both platforms fall short in some ways. Vista’s roster of backup features aren’t available in every SKU of the product; Ubuntu doesn’t have anything like Vista’s shadow copy system and its user-friendly backup tools are pretty rudimentary.

I’ve been using rsync to backup my data to another physical hard drive in my box as well as to another computer on my home network. It’s quick and really fast. Next I need to investigate doing an additional backup somewhere off-site.

I originally saw the Information Week article mentioned on Slashdot and will be monitoring that to watch the comments. Always entertaining!

Update:

For a more humorous ‘review’ check this out: Operating System Showdown
Ubuntu Vs. Vista