Despite your best effort, accidents happen, losing a MacBook or seeing your Mac simply die for no reason. You can take the sting out of any mishap if you have a backup. Much like flossing, backing up ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: My backup laptop is essentially identical to my current laptop except it’s 1 year older. I presently XCOPY my ...

TL;DR: A fully functional MacBook Air for $199.97 (MSRP $999) makes the perfect backup laptop (or budget upgrade) — light, fast, and dependable. Every household needs a backup laptop—the one you grab ...

Does anyone here keep an updated synced backup laptop ready to go at all times?<BR><BR>I had the idea for a backup laptop last year, when I upgraded to the newer MBP, and realized that the ...