DesignAday

My name is Jack Moffett. I am an Interaction Designer with over ten years of experience. According to Herb Simon, that makes me an expert, so I must have something worth sharing. I have started this venture as an exercise to spur critical thinking about my chosen profession. I hope that others may find it thought provoking as well.

DesignAday will present a brief thought about Design every weekday.
Jan 15
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Time Capsule

I’ve been planning for some time now to put together my “ultimate” back-up system. I have Time Machine, part of Mac OS X Leopard. When Steve Jobs originally demoed it, he said it would work with a drive connected to an Airport base station. I figured I could back up all three Macs in my house. I was disappointed to find that feature missing when Leopard finally released. My plan was to buy the new Airport with 802.11n ($180) and a 1 TB drive (about $370).

As usual, Apple is one step ahead. During yesterday’s keynote, Steve introduced the Time Capsule, a combination Airport base station and 500 GB or 1 TB drive. It’s designed specifically for use with Time Machine. I’ll have one device instead of two, it will involve two less cables, and the price is right ($500 for 1 TB). It’s a perfect product, demonstrating once again the power of a cohesive vision for an end-to-end solution.