tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post8648370889336409007..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: Living with technology regressions in the post-performance eraJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-43105675941021753792010-01-23T22:51:44.332-06:002010-01-23T22:51:44.332-06:00I was using Retrospect Pro on Windows. The version...I was using Retrospect Pro on Windows. The version I'm on was pretty good - much better than Retrospect 6 or 8 for OS X. I didn't mind the complexity of Retrospect since i knew it pretty well. Most of all it had actually saved me several times, so I respected it.<br /><br />I've had many more bugs with Time Machine than with Retrospect/Win. So losing it is a regression for me. (JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-45994994963360768832010-01-23T16:03:18.877-06:002010-01-23T16:03:18.877-06:00Tech *should* be allowed to die.
Retrospect is a...Tech *should* be allowed to die. <br /><br />Retrospect is a great example. It's horribly antiquated software that, despite sold to home users, it never adequately targeted them. It is extremely opaque and essentially took a "home IT staff" to keep operational.<br /><br />That software was left behind because the market has evolved. Unlike 7 years ago, end-user backup is now a Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677327615914187000noreply@blogger.com